Wine Picks

Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.

LCBO Vintages: Beware!

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BEWARE OF HEFTY, “˜HIGH-SCORE’ REDS! Vintages is currently offering a selection of wines that have received high “˜scores’ from critics, who do that kind…

Italian Treasure

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DELICIOUSLY LIGHTHEARTED, FIZZY AND SEMI-SWEET Brachetto is an Italian treasure. A lighthearted, fruity, frizzy, low-alcolol wine for life’s little moments of joy. You could…

Sauvignon Saint Bris

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SAUVIGNON SAINT BRIS with OYSTERS The serious austerity and minerality of this Sauvignon has the perfect pitch for the seawater character of freshly sucked…

Recuperating!

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Drying out (sort of) after~  at County Wine Camp. Great people, lots of fun, 3 fabulous days. Thanks to all County peeps who made…

Bigger Pinot

Bigger Pinot

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This is a “˜biggie’ for Ontario Pinot. Certainly on the dark and manly side. Quite tannic, with woodsy, earthy flavours ““ shades of Barolo…

Burgundy-Style Pinot

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One of the things we are discovering with County Pinot is its ability to age along the same lines as Burgundy. As in developing…

The Paler Periquita

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LOVIN’ THE PALER SHADE OF PERIQUITA Last September our Lisbon group tasted Periquita White at the winery and were excited to hear it was…

Fab Sinky Pinot under $10

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Yep, here’s a FAB STINKY PINOT for less than $10 Stinky, farmyard aromas are a traditional characteristic of Pinot. They’re not for everyone of…