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Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely Mencía from the DO Bierzo appellation in Spain that made its debut at the LCBO over the long weekend as part of the October 10th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Estévez Bodegas y Viñedos, a small, family-owned winery with a winemaking heritage dating back…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two pink sparklers, two different approaches to the Thanksgiving table. We poured Narrative XC Sparkling 2025 and the new XC Sparkling 0.5 alongside roast turkey, cranberry sauce and all the trimmings. Both are priced at $27.99. The 2025 XC Sparkling offers gentle bubbles and berry and citrus flavours at 11.5% alcohol,…

Garnet in color with a nice red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some soft red cherry notes … On the medium length finish the wine displays some mild tannins and acidity, along with some earthy notes, nice and dry. This wine is about half way between a fruit forward pinot and…

Reading Time: 6 minutes Three wines scoring 93 points or higher, led by a superb 94-point Syrah, make Township 7’s 2024 Interlude Series a collection worth exploring. The Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon both earned 93 points, while the approachable, Pinot Noir-led Interlude Red scored 91 and proved a delicious partner for pizza. Winemaker Mary McDermott…

A look at the methods and traditions behind Bordeaux’s pink wines, from fresh, dry rosé to the region’s deeper-coloured clairet and sparkling crémant For those who enjoy a cool glass of rosé wine, it seems to fit right between a crisp sauvignon blanc and a bright pinot noir. The colour alone can fall along quite…

Destined for Hong Kong Monday, October 5th: Tasted a wine that will be presented at the dinner in Hong Kong: Southbrook Estate Sol & Luna Merlot 2021 Deep purple in colour, holding to the rim; cedary, black plum bouquet with oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, richly extracted plum and black cherry flavours carried on lively acidity;…

Here are my top wine picks from the October 10, 2026 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here), where “Perfect Gifts, Ready To Go” is the title of the release. This is a fairly large release compared to what we have seen recently, with 108 SKUs included and more red wines than any other…

Happy Thanksgiving! Tonight’s red wine review is an excellent red from the Right Bank appellation of Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux that arrived at the LCBO in this weekend’s October 10 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. This red wine is produced by Vignobles Gonfrier, a prominent, family-owned wine producer whose journey began in 1962, when Paul…

Château Cheval Blanc: History and Portfolio Château Cheval Blanc begins as part of the old Figeac estate, but its modern history starts in 1832, when Jean-Jacques Ducasse bought the core of the property and began assembling the land that would shape the estate thereafter. Over the next two decades he enlarged it with parcels from…

The invitation read: Join us for an intimate lunch and tasting with José Zuccardi, Director of Familia Zuccardi and one of the leading figures behind Argentina’s rise as a world-class wine region. Discover the wines that have helped establish Familia Zuccardi as an internationally acclaimed benchmark for terroir-driven winemaking from Mendoza’s Uco Valley. In September…