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August 30, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Big Scores
Here are my top wine picks from the August 30, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (click here for digital edition). Wines with Big Scores is the feature story of the release, while the Styles of Sake is the mini-thematic. It is a small-ish release with 86 products offered, with Greece and Italy notably shining…
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Restaurant 1
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Restaurant 2
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Restaurant 3
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Restaurant 4
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Restaurant 5
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Let’s look at some maps Last week I was in the middle of writing a post about how great this year was turning out. I thought, just as long as growers can avoid something disastrous, this could be a great vintage. Within 24 hours, the Pickett fire grew from a small blaze north of Calistoga…
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From B.C. to Niagara, the amazing story of the rare 1983 Hainle Icewine
By Rick VanSickle One long, breathtaking sniff was all I needed to realize that this was much more than a story about one of Canada’s rarest icewines. This is a multi-faceted and fascinating tale about the very beginnings of Canada’s world renowned sweet treat, the race to make the first icewine, the criminal lengths some…
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Exploring the white wines of the Côtes du Rhône
Diverse styles and native grapes redefine Rhône Valley whites for today’s wine drinkers Long known for their structured, fruit-driven red wines, the Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages are gaining fresh attention for another reason: their whites. While still accounting for less than 10 percent of total production, these wines stand out for…
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Rémy Ferbras Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2021 (Rhône) – Wine Review
Tonight’s red wine review is an excellent Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Southern Rhône Valley that arrived at the LCBO earlier this month in the August 2nd LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Rémy Ferbras at Les Grandes Serres. Rémy Ferbras is anchored in the Southern Rhône Valley, in the heart of a prestigious…