Planeta Frappato 2019

Planeta Frappato Vittoria 2019 Price: $22.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: PlanetaCountry: ItalyRegion: SicilyAppellation: Vittoria DOC Grapes: FrappatoAlcohol by Volume: 13% Sugar Content: 3 grams per Litre Planeta is both one Sicily’s great pioneering modern wineries and one of its great innovators. Led by the late Diego Planeta, in the last quarter of the 20th century they planted international grape varieties and helped lead the movement that proved Sicily could produce fine…

Château Montfaucon Lirac

Château Montfaucon Lirac 2019 Price: $23.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Château MontfauconCountry: FranceRegion: Provence (Southern Rhône)Appellation: Lirac AOC Grapes: Grenache (60%), Syrah (30%), Cinsault (10%)Alcohol by Volume: 14.5%Sugar Content: 4 grams per litre The town of Lirac lies on the Right Bank of the Rhône more or less right across the river from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The soils, the climate and the grapes grown in the vineyards of Lirac are the same as…

Telmo Rodriguez LZ

Telmo Rodriguez Bodega Lanzaga LZ 2020 Price: $22.99 750ml (plus HST, bottle deposit, shipping, etc.)Channel: Lifford Wines & Spirits Producer: Telmo RodriguezCountry: SpainRegion: Rioja AlavesaAppellation: Rioja DOca Grapes: Tempranillo, Graciano, GarnachaAlcohol by Volume: 14%Sugar Content: N/A (dry to taste) Telmo Rodriguez is one of a handful of legendary new wave producers in Rioja, with many projects across the region. But the LZ, from his Lanzaga estate, is a homage to…

Brolio Chianti Classico

Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico 2019 Price: $23.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Ricasoli 1141Country: ItalyRegion: TuscanyAppellation: Chianti Classico DOCG Grapes: Sangiovese 80%, Merlot 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%Alcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre The Baron Ricasoli, otherwise known as Francesco likes to remind wine journalists that his is one of the oldest family businesses in the world. That may be, but the spirit in the wines being released by the…

Norman Hardie Vieux Chênes

Norman Hardie Sauvignon Blanc Vieux Chêne 2020 Price: $27.20Channel: LCBO or Winery Producer: Norman HardieCountry: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: VQA Grapes: Sauvignon BlancAlcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre Norm Hardie is famous for his Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but his love of French wine grapes extends beyond these two natives of Burgundy. In the case of the Vieux Chêne the homage is to the Loire and the wine expresses…

Radford Dale Vinum Chenin Blanc

Radford Dale Vinum Chenin Blanc 2020 Price: $19.95 750mlChannel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Radford DaleCountry: South AfricaRegion: StellenboschAppellation: Stellenbosch Grapes: Chenin BlancAlcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 5 grams per litre Ben Radford and Alex Dale’s eponymous winery ticks all the boxes of modern South African production, from sustainable environmental practices to give back programs to address social inequality. They also make sophisticated wines, at every price level, that reflect the terroir…