Casale del Giglio Satrico 2020 (Lazio) - Wine Review

Tonight's white wine review is a lovely, eclectic white wine blend of three varietals that arrived at the LCBO today as a Smart Buy in the January 7 LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Casale del Giglio, whose story begins in 1914 when three brothers - Emidio, Isidoro and Antonio Santarelli - established "Berardino Santarelli & Figli", a company named after the founding...

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Piazzano Ventoso Sangiovese 2019 (Tuscany) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is a lovely Tuscan red wine made with Sangiovese. A new arrival, it comes to the LCBO as part of the upcoming January 8th LCBO VINTAGES Release and is featured as a Smart Buy and a $17 solution as a great-value wine in this release.Fattoria di Piazzano has been in the Bettarini family since 1948, when Otello Bettarini, who had a great interest in astronomy...

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Trio of LCBO General List Wines (Dec. 2021)

Happy Holidays! Tonight's wine reviews are a trio of General List wines I received several months ago and finally got around to tasting. Both red wines are new arrivals to the LCBO and available in standard 750 mL bottles, while the white wine from Abruzzo comes in a 1.5 L large format magnum bottle. All of the wines are readily available at LCBO outlets across Ontario.Tasting...

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