November 5, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Gifts to Celebrate

As we head into the busy holiday and gift-giving season, here are my top wine picks from the November 5, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release which is titled "Gifts to Celebrate" and includes many very fine, giftable options. All of the wines from the theme and main release should be available at LCBO outlet across Ontario by Saturday.We begin with the theme on "Gifts to Celebrate:...

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Castelli del Grevepesa Clemente VII Trio (Tuscany) - Wine Reviews

Tonight's wine reviews are a trio of delightful red wines from Tuscany that would make a lovely gift for the holidays as they arrived in a wooden gift box as part of the recent October 22nd LCBO VINTAGES Release.The wines are produced by Castelli del Grevepesa, a modern co-operative winery that was established in 1965 by visionary Sir Armando Nunzi together with an initial...

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October 22, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: California

The October 22, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release is a humongous release with almost 200 products! The main theme of this release focuses on premium wines from California. A segment of the release also offers a large range of wines for Gift Giving, as well there is an impressive collection of wines offered at Flagship outlets in-store and online. All of the products in this release...

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Château de Tréviac Corbières 2019 (Languedoc) - Wine Review

Tonight's red wine review is this lovely unoaked red from the Corbières appellation in Languedoc that arrived at the LCBO this weekend as part of the October 8th LCBO VINTAGES Release.Château Tréviac is located in the heart of the Corbières Massif, halfway between the cities of Carcassonne and Narbonne, in the Occitan region in the South of France. The name refers to three...

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October 8, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Italy

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are my top wine picks from the October 8, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release where the main feature of the release looks at wines from Italy's beloved wine regions. All of these wines, including those from the main release should be on shelves at LCBO outlets across Ontario by now. We begin with the feature on wines from Italy. At the top of the list is an...

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Dough Chardonnay 2019 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (California) - Wine Reviews

Tonight's wine reviews are a pair of delicious wines from the North Coast AVA in California that are coming to the LCBO this weekend as part of the October 8 LCBO VINTAGES Release.Dough is the foundation of bread, signifying new beginnings. Like making bread, thoughtful maturing creates positive change that rises from the simplest of actions. Dough Wines are rooted in purpose...

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Wine Art Estate (Greece) - Wine Dinner

At the end of August I had the pleasure of attending a Greek wine dinner at Petros 82 featuring the wines of Wine Art Estate.With a love for wine and passion to explore the vinification procedure, Yiannis Papadopoulos planted a small family vineyard in 1993 on the outskirts of Drama in the northeastern end of Macedonia in northern Greece and founded Wine Art Estate. Yiannis...

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