LCBO Vintages Saturday June 26
byTHE LOW DOWN: In whites, I found two lightheared, value-priced wines for summer drinking , a seafood partner, and one of the world’s little…
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LCBO Vintages Saturday June 12
byTHE LOW DOWN: A few very good and novel South African wines to get you into World Cup mood. And to enjoy all summer,…
A French Crowd-pleaser
byA crowd-pleasing white from the south of France! The New World gets all the attention, but the south of France is still a mecca…
LCBO Vintages May 1, 2010
byVintages Sat May 1/2010 THE LOW DOWN: Lacks the outstanding values of recent releases but there’s some good explorer wines. Such as a couple…
Ontario Chardonnay Heads to England
byLondon, England is one of the trendsetting cities for wine. A good place to launch a brand, or region. A few decades ago, London’s…
Damn Good Local Chards
byEvery day people tell me that they’ve stopped drinking Chardonnay. “Too rich, too oaky, too whatever.” Chardonnay has become the unfashionable white wine. Well,…
LCBO Vintages Saturday April 17
byLCBO Vintages Saturday April 17th Release THE LOW DOWN: A few years ago I met the folks from Monte Del Ffra winery in Italy’s…
Big Bottle of Party White
byChile is number one for value these days (and doing well for quality too). My first impression of the Gato Negro was that it…
LCBO Vintages Saturday April 3
byTHE LOW DOWN: Unfortunately, most of the Spanish reds offered in this release are super-rich/smooth ““ catering to the North American palate ““ but…