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Aug. 31 Wine Picks: 90 Plus Wines + Champagne 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The next Vintages wine release will be on shelves at the LCBO on Saturday, August 31st . The main feature in this edition (which is done annually) focuses on wines from around the globe that scored 90...
Château Kamnik Temjanika 2011 (Macedonia) - Wine Review 16 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
This white wine is from the July 20 Vintages release. I was gifted this wine from a good friend of mine who is Macedonian. This was my first time tasting a wine from Macedonia, and I was quite pleasan...
Aug. 17 Wine Picks: Italy + Aussie Whites 12 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The next batch of wines will be on LCBO Vintages shelves this Saturday, August 17th . This edition highlights Italian wines off the beaten path from regions such as Calabria and Sicily from the south,...
Studert-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2007 (Mosel) - Wine Review 9 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Opened this on Monday to celebrate the recent birth of my first born. Purchased in March 2012 from a Vintages release that focused on food-friendly wines for Easter. This is a white wine that can be e...
Pierre Laplace Madiran 2009 (Southwest) - Wine Review 8 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
Purchased this red wine last December from the annual Vintages "Festive Season" release and opened it over the weekend. It's no longer available. PIERRE LAPLACE MADIRAN 2009 - AC, Southwest, France (...
Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat Shiraz Cabernet 2008 (Barossa) - Wine Review 30 Jul 2013 | 02:57 am
As promised in my most recent wine review post, the next wine I open would be a red wine. I can't believe it's been more than 2 months since I last opened a red wine at home! I purchased this wine ba...
Aug. 3 Wine Picks: Refreshing French Whites + Syrah & Shiraz 29 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
The next batch of wines will arrive on LCBO Vintages shelves on Saturday, August 3 . The primary focus in this edition is on refreshing white wines from France. It is a very good selection of wines fr...
La Ferme Du Mont Wine Tasting with Stéphane Vedeau 24 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
On July 12 , I attended a wine tasting luncheon hosted by Eurovintage Wines & Spirits that was held at Café Nicole, inside the Novotel Toronto Centre. The purpose of this tasting was to sample a portf...
Inniskillin Winemaker's Series Two Vineyards Riesling 2011 (Ontario) - Wine Review 22 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
My usual trend of opening wines at home is to switch between red and white wines, but looking back my recent tasting notes, including last night's wine, I see that I've now opened 4 whites in a row! I...
Peller Estates Private Reserve Chardonnay 2010 (Ontario) - Wine Review 18 Jul 2013 | 05:30 am
Last winter, during the Icewine Festival, I visited Peller Estates to redeem my "Dinner For Two" prize package. At the end of our lovely dinner, they offered me 2 wines that I could take home, complim...
