Price: $25.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: BachelderCountry: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: Niagara Peninsula VQA Grapes: ChardonnayAlcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre I’m not sure how he’s managed to do it, but Thomas Bachelder has slipped one of his celebrated boutique Niagara Chardonnays into the LCBO for under $30. The…
Price: $19.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Les Domaines du MontCountry: FranceRegion: Southern Rhône ValleyAppellation: Côtes du Rhône Grapes: Grenache (60%), Syrah (30%), Mourvèdre (10%)Alcohol by Volume: 14.5%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre Stéphane Vedeau makes some of the Southern Rhône Valley’s more prestigious wines, at Châteauneuf and Gigondas and the…
Pecchenino san Luigi Dogliani DOCGPrice: $23.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: PeccheninoCountry: ItalyRegion: PiedmontAppellation: Dogliani DOCG Grapes: DolcettoAlcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 4 grams per litre If I live to be one hundred years old, and if I am served a glass of Dolgiani on my birthday, I wouldn’t be surprised…
Famille Perrin Signature Côtes du Rhône 2021 Price: $19.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Famille PerrinCountry: FranceRegion: Southern Rhône ValleyAppellation: Côtes du Rhône Grapes: Grenache, Syrah (% not disclosed)Alcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre The Perrin family makes one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s most famous wines, Château de Beaucastel as…
Gérard Bertrand Réserve Spéciale Viognier 2023 Price: $16.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Gérard BertrandCountry: FranceRegion: LanguedocAppellation: Pays d’Oc IGP Grapes: ViognierAlcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre Let this Viognier open up and air out by pouring a glass 15 or 20 minutes before consuming. Or just get…
Font Sarade Les Terres Rouges Ventoux 2022 Price: $17.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Domaine Font SaradeCountry: FranceRegion: Provence (Rhône Valley)Appellation: Ventoux AOC Grapes: Grenache (50%), Syrah (25% ), Carignan (25% )Alcohol by Volume: 14.5%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre I nearly put the Font Sarade Ventoux in last week’s Substack,…