September 24, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: High Scores

As we go head first into the busy holiday season, here's my top wine picks from the September 24, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release. The feature of the release is titled "High Scores", and like all other releases this year, there is no mini-feature. All of the wines in this release should be in stores across Ontario by Saturday. The Online Exclusives (OE) wines included as part of...

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Jean-Max Roger Cuvée Les Caillottes Sancerre 2019 and Cuvée Genèse Sancerre 2020 (Loire) - Wine Reviews

Tonight's wine reviews are a pair of perennially excellent white Sancerre wines crafted with Sauvignon Blanc from Loire that arrived at the LCBO recently as part of the September 10 LCBO VINTAGES Release.These lovely wines are produced by Jean-Max Roger, one of my favourite producers from the Loire Valley. The Roger family descends from a long line of winegrowers from the...

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LAVAU Vacqueyras 2018 (Rhône) - Wine Review

For Rhône wine lovers (like me!), tonight's red wine review is this lovely Vacqueyras that arrived at the LCBO last weekend as part of the September 10 LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Maison LAVAU, one of my favourite Southen Rhône producers. Maison LAVAU was founded in the Rhône Valley in 1964 by the Lavau family that had been involved in winemaking from Bordeaux...

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Monte Creek Living Land Series Chardonnay 2020 (British Columbia) - Wine Review

I enjoyed the 2017 Monte Creek Ranch Cabernet/Merlot a couple of years ago, and tonight's wine review is a lovely Chardonnay made by the same producer in British Columbia. This new wine is coming to the LCBO this weekend as part of the September 10 LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Monte Creek Winery, which is owned by a local B.C. family and supported by a trusted team...

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September 10, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Local Love

As we leave Summer and head into the Fall and Winter gift-giving season, here are my top wine picks from the large September 10, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release. There are a whopping 173 wines in this release and theme focuses on the local wines from Ontario. With this release, the LCBO also returns to its normal bi-weekly in-store releases, and I am expecting large releases right...

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Trinity Hill Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 (New Zealand) - Wine Review

Tonight's red wine review is a lovely Pinot Noir from Marlborough that makes its debut at the LCBO this weekend as part of the upcoming September 10 LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Trinity Hill, a winery that was established in the 1990's on a stony site in the Hawke's Bay wine region, which is located on the North Island of New Zealand. It was founded by Robert and...

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Rémy Ferbras Terre de Mistral Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2018 (France) - Wine Review

After the enjoying the lovely 2017 Rémy Ferbras Terre de Mistral Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône-Villages in Spring of last year, for tonight's red wine review I'm delighted to see the next vintage come to the LCBO next weekend as part of the September 10th LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Rémy Ferbras, a range of wines that pays tribute to the first cellar master of Maison...

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