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Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely, vegan-friendly, and predominantly Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend from South Africa that arrived at the LCBO in last weekend’s April 11th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Mulderbosch Vineyards, a winery that was founded in 1989 by Larry Jacobs, a former physician, and winemaker Mike…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest Post by Johnny Ho, Creator at Okanagan Wineries.   The Okanagan Valley stretches nearly 200 kilometres from tip to tail, and somewhere along those winding lakeside roads sit over 150 wineries. I know this valley well — well enough that I ended up building an iOS app called Okanagan Wineries…

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Vancouver Island is carving out a distinctive place in BC’s sparkling wine story, and Blue Grouse Estate Winery is right at the forefront. With its Charme de l’Île lineup, the winery captures the fresh, coastal energy of the Cowichan Valley in two styles: a vibrant, Beaujolais-inspired Rosé and a crisp, aromatic…

Tonight’s red wine review is an excellent follow-up to the lovely 2018 Château Plantey from Bordeaux that I enjoyed last April. This latest vintage arrived at the LCBO a few weeks ago in the March 21st LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Château Plantey is situated in the prestigious Pauillac appellation within Haut-Médoc on Bordeaux’s Left…

Long overshadowed by Rioja and Ribera del Duero, Bierzo is stepping into focus with wines that speak more clearly than ever of place Set in northwest Spain, in the province of León along the border with Galicia, Bierzo sits at a natural crossroads—between Atlantic freshness and inland warmth, between Castilla y León and Galicia. The…

Nothing better than an easy drinking patio wine that also pairs nicely with everything from spicy Thai to down home bbq fare. These are wines to share with friends that you know appreciate your good taste and quirky sense of humour. Wines for picnics and beach fires. Enjoy these wines at the beach, on the…

PRESSING MATTERS The debates, controversies, and mysteries that have shaped the world of wine ALAN RAMEY $39.00 available online About Pressing Matters People have been drinking wine for thousands of years. So by now we must have worked out the best way to grow, make, and appreciate it – right? In fact, if anything, our…

NV Brut Reserva Segura Viudas Torrelavit, Spain $16.99 Segura Viudas is well-known for delivering good-quality sparkling Spanish wines (cava), and this modestly priced Reserva proves the point.  Straw coloured with medium-light intensity.  Baked apple, citrus, brioche, wet stones, and dried tree fruit with undertones of yeasty lees on the nose.  Good balance with mouth-filling mousse. …

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, organic Grüner Veltliner from Austria that made its debut at the LCBO in the recent March 21st LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Weingut Urbanihof, an organic winery that has been run as a family business for over 400 years, passing down from one generation…