REVISITING VALPOL
byRemember when Valpolicella was a popular go-to red? It added a hit of Italy to our Italian foods. Nobody ever raved about the wine…
Wine Picks
Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.
ANOTHER SUMMER STOCK
byRegular readers will know of my fondness for native Italian white grape varieties. Grapes that almost became extinct in the Chardonnay era. This week’s…
FOR YOUR SUMMER STOCK
byLast year I was away when Vintages released Picpoul, so I missed out. But not this year as the wine arrived early. So, what’s…
FIRST ROSE of the SEASON
byThe folks at Bacalhao are first out of the gate with their great value Rosé. Fruity, refreshing and not too far removed from the…
ROCK SOLID ROSE
byGran Feudo is an LCBO staple that seems to get better in each vintage. The 2018 is rock solid house Rosé ““ tasty, refreshing…
DELICIOUS RICH RED ON SALE
byUsually I avoid using the word delicious as I think it’s a lazy attempt at describing a wine. However, the wine below screams delicious…
UNCONVENTIONAL MERLOT
byThe conventional belief is that Merlot is a nice, easy red for folks who like that kind of thing. Californian wineries in particular love…
MY KIND OF RICH RED
bySpain is the new champion of crowd-pleasing, heavyweight reds with wines that often exhaust the palate after a single glass. But here’s an exception…
A 5.5% ALCOHOL RED!
byA LOW ALCOHOL RED THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD!! The folks at Torres have always been ahead of the game. Doing organic farming and…