Zuccardi Apelación Vista Flores Malbec 2017 (Argentina) - Wine Review

For Valentine's Day celebrations, tonight's wine review is this lovely, brand new Malbec from Zuccardi Wines that will arrive in LCBO VINTAGES on February 22nd. It is also featured as the Wine of the Month in this Release and will be widely available at LCBO outlets throughout Ontario. Zuccardi is one of the leaders and most well-known names in Argentine winemaking. Current...

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Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2018 (New Zealand) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is a lovely Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand that will be arriving in LCBO VINTAGES on February 22. It is produced by the legendary Kevin Judd at Greywacke - his Marlborough label on the South Island of New Zealand. Greywacke is the fulfillment of a long-held dream, a name adopted by Kevin and his wife Kimberley for their first Marlborough vineyard located...

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Klippenkop Pinotage 2018 (South Africa) - Wine Review

Tonight's red wine review is a Pinotage from South Africa that newly arrived at the LCBO last month as part of the January 25th LCBO VINTAGES Release. It is produced by Robertson Winery, a large wine producer situated just outside the town of Robertson, in the Breede River Valley in southwestern South Africa. The winery was established in 1941 in a stone church that was built...

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February 8, 2020 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Sun, Soil & Soaring Heights

The upcoming February 8, 2020 LCBO VINTAGES Release is yet another mono-thematic Release, but this time focuses on the exciting topic of how the Sun, Soil, and Soaring Heights shapes the wines we love and enjoy. All the wines from the theme, as well as of the rest of the Release will be on shelves by this Saturday. The first concept from the theme is the topic of elevation...

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Tenuta Iuzzolini Cirò Rosso Classico 2017 (Calabria) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is a nice red wine made with a relatively unknown grape called Gagliappo. It is an indigenous varietal to southern Italy and grown mostly in Calabria. Wines from Calabria are rare to find at the LCBO, so I am delighted to see that this will arrive in LCBO VINTAGES on February 8th. Tenuta Iuzzolini was founded in 2004 by Fortunato Iuzzolini with his wife...

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TintoNegro Limestone Block Malbec 2015 (Argentina) - Wine Review

Following up on the lovely TintoNegro Finca La Escuela La Piedra Malbec that I enjoyed in October (and many still surprisingly available at LCBO), tonight's wine review is another lovely red wine by Argentina's TintoNegro. This lovely Malbec blend will arrive on LCBO VINTAGES shelves February 8th. TintoNegro, meaning black wine in Spanish, was borne out of a long-time friendship...

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Lakeview Cellars Serenity Baco Noir 2017 (Ontario) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is the companion red to the delicious Lakeview Cellars Serenity Sauvignon Blanc white I opened on Sunday. Like the Sauvignon Blanc, this red wine is produced by Lakeview Wine Co., a division of Diamond Estates Wine & Spirits Ltd., at their property in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Baco Noir makes up half of the Serenity Wines collection, which aims to...

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