Shunka Shusetsu Echizen Junmai Ginjo Sake (Japan) - Review

Tonight's review is an excellent sake from Japan that landed at the LCBO as a brand new arrival in the January 18th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection - with bottles still available for purchase.It is produced by Koshi No Iso Brewing, a small-batch, family-owned brewery that was established in 1909 in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Echizen in the Fukui Prefecture. After...

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Wine Picks LCBO VINTAGES Release May 26, 2018: Makers + Fizz + Sake

The next LCBO VINTAGES Release on May 26, 2018 comes to us with the major theme titled "Makers" and focuses on women in wine, while the two mini-themes focus on sparkling wines and sake. New wines will be on shelves across Ontario by Saturday. We'll begin with the main theme that features 16 women in wine that have made indelible marks in the wine world. There are 21 wines...

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VINTAGES Release May 13, 2017: Buyers' Best + New Zealand + Sake

The next LCBO VINTAGES Release on May 13, 2017 will be on shelves this coming Saturday and features an interesting theme as its main release - an introduction to some of the buyers at the LCBO and their best finds, which is also a collection of wines that are new to VINTAGES. The mini-themes are wines from New Zealand and Sake - the same as the first release of May last...

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May 14 VINTAGES Wine Release: Customer Favourites + New Zealand + Sake

New wines from the May 14, 2016 LCBO VINTAGES Release will be on shelves this coming Saturday and features Customer Favourites as it's main theme. The mini-themes of this release features wine from New Zealand and an assortment of Sake. Twenty-three wines are listed as part of the "Customer Favourites" theme and 6 made my list of wine picks. First up is a lovely rosé wine...

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