FROM BUBBLES TO BIG REDS – Four wines worth the money
From a Rioja with decades-old vines to a Spanish red with chainsaw-level attitude, this week’s lineup doesn’t believe in playing it safe. Add a lively...
Just What Are You Trying to Pull Here?
It’s one thing to cellar good wine for years—even decades. But then you have to open the bottle. And removing a cork that has—like all...
A Toast to Enrico Serafino
Here’s a little story about the Nebbiolo grape, the name of which is derived from nebbia, the Italian word for fog (since harvest happens late...
When Smoke Meets Wine — and Two New (Smoke-Free) LCBO Releases
This summer, wildfires have brought an unsettling new note to multiple international winegrowing regions. Near Bordeaux, France, flames approached the region’s vineyards, and in British...
Two Value-Packed Rosés (And five fun facts)
If rosé has a season, it’s summer—where a light, crisp, savoury pink wine always has a place at the table—especially on the patio and poolside....
A Romantic Pair of Wines at a Value Price
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?” “The LCBO!” There’s a scene in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, where the Capulet servant invites Romeo to “crush...
A Tale of Two Value Reds: Lisboa vs. Bordeaux
A pair of red wines—both under $20—arrived on my doorstep from Majestic Wine Cellars earlier this month. Both are great values from regions that are...
Pink Ribbons and Polished Precision: Two Distinct, Quality Gins
Sometimes a tasting day unfolds like a serendipitous plot twist. A brief stop at the Cornwall Road LCBO in Oakville unveiled an English gin of...
Two Underpriced Red Wines
After a relentless workout leading into and out of Christmas, our credit cards deserve a break. So here are two reds—both from Chile’s Maipo Valley—that...
Top 40 Wines Under $25 (2025)
It seems everything is more expensive these days. But wine, in most cases, has hung tight. In fact, this year’s edition of the Top 40...
