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…
Vintages Picks
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…
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…
LCBO Vintages Portuguese Red Pick #3
byFOR THE LOVE OF SMOOTH & SPICY If my job was to get you drinking Portuguese reds, I’d drag you around the Alentejo region…
LCBO Vintages Portuguese Red Pick #2
byLIFE IS GOOD DAO Dao reds are often called the Pinots of Portugal, and there is a likeness as the wines usually express an…
EXCELLENT PORTUGUESE REDS AT LCBO VINTAGES
byLCBO Vintages department has just offered three Portuguese reds with distinct regional characteristics. Something that’s getting rare in this era of wines to please…
BUY A CASE OF SPRING
byTraditionally, Vinho Verde was a blend of several grapes, but some wineries are starting to highlight single varieties. Verdes made from the Loureiro grape…
CELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICA
byWORLD RUGBY CHAMPIONS & ZERO CARBON WINE I first met Steven Campbell when he operated a Wine Bar in Hazelton Lanes, Toronto, and later…