The Perfect Dry White Wine
byI never drink the same white wine all evening, but if I did it might be this one. Bressades hits all three spots on…
Vintages Picks
Nova Scotia the New Champagne?
byCOULD NOVA SCOTIA BE THE NEW CHAMPAGNE? Scores of wine regions now produce very good sparkling wine that comes close to Champagne, or offers…
Inniskillin Merlot-Cab ‘Vintage Ink’
byThe relatively cool-climate, north east part of Italy produces a style of Cabernet and Merlot that’s different from the rest of the world. Less…
Union Squared Red
byUnion (a virtual winery) has tossed all the popular grape varieties into the pot to create Squared Red. Very bistro-ish and French country feeling….
Tawse Riesling
byOntario Riesling cannot be likened to any other. It’s definitely our signature white, and our great contribution to the Fresh Category. Tawse wine is…
Local Deluxe Chardonnay
bySeptember and October are “˜local wine’ months at the LCBO so it’s a good time to explore what’s out there. Or at least the…
Check Out This Tawse Chard
byHERE’S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD LOCAL CHARDONNAY FOR LESS THAN $20 Value for money has always been an issue with premium Ontario wine. As…
A Blast of Red Burgundy
byAs you know Burgundy is the home of Pinot Noir and unfortunately they like to charge for the stuff. However, the odd, quality bottle…
Spirit Medicine
byDON’T FORGET TO TAKE LOTS OF SPIRIT MEDICINE1 I believe that every bottle of sparkling wine contains ten dollars of “˜spirit medicine’. The thing…