PIONEERING SPIRIT: A Chilean white and red wine for under $12
Chile’s Maule Valley provides the backdrop for Morandé’s Pionero range of wines. I’ve long been a fan of Chile’s Viña Morandé and its ability to...
A Quality Chianti Classico for Under $20
Next year marks a big fat 60th anniversary in Chianti country. It was June 21, 1965 that Sir Gualtiero Armando Nunzi united with a group...
Visiting Planet Marsala: A Brief Education on a Value-Packed Italian Dessert Wine
Do you like Madeira, vermouth, port or sherry, but haven’t tried Marsala? Then it’s worth the modest expense for Pellegrino’s Marsala Superiore ($13.80, but on...
HIGH FIVE: A Handful of Value Wines
It’s Labour Day—no better time to determine what’s worth spending your hard-earned money on and what’s not. Here are five to consider. Tommasi Le Rosse...
Get Your New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Before it’s Gone!
As Chris Waters noted in the Globe & Mail last week, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is headed for a big shortfall in the coming year. What...
A Terrific Tempranillo: Beronia Viñas Viejas
Beronia Viñas Viejas 2017 — La Rioja, Spain ($24.95) Releasing tomorrow at the LCBO is this splendid Tempranillo from a producer that consistently delivers great...
May Wine Reviews
Wakefield Clare Valley Merlot 2017 – South Australia ($19.95) Plenty of rich dark fruit, including distinctive blackcurrants. Violets, Christmas fruitcake, raspberry and dark chocolate undertones...
