Happy New Year! The biggest party night of the year is only hours away, and we here at The Wine Sisters HQ want to wish you all the best for a happy, prosperous and adventurous 2016. We also want to thank you for your support over the past year; we’re looking forward to bringing you even...
Alright, winos. The clock is ticking and the liquor store line ups aren’t getting any shorter. Time to get serious and stock up on your holiday wines – both for entertaining and offering as gifts. Earlier we offered our thoughts on impressive bottles for gifting, as well as great bubblies for toasting the holidays. Today,...
The other day Erin hosted her annual tree trimming party. Oh, what’s that? You want to see the finished product? Well, okay … Because we listen to our own advice, she always has a theme to keep the party on point. Last year, the theme of the late afternoon soirée was “Aprés Ski” – cheese...
This weekend is the final hurrah for the LCBO to push through glitzy and glamourous gift-worthy wines before Christmas. From bubbles to Bordeaux to Barbaresco, you will find something for every wine lover from our top picks from this week’s release. AUSTRALIA Pirramimma “White Label” Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2012 $23.95 Vintages 730374 We...
We’ve spent years planning parties of all sizes. In that time we’ve picked up a few hints for staying the belle of the ball long after the clock strikes midnight. 1. White, Bright and Not a Stain in Sight To stay flawlessly fresh, stick to white and sparkling wines for at least the first half...
Tis the season when we start getting emails and calls looking for suggestions on great bottles for the soon-to-be-inlaws, senior VP in charge of Big Promotions and the Jones’s. We’ll send out a few options for great bottles we think are nothing short of delicious (see our latest Vintages reviews here and here), and inevitably,...
This week our reviews centre on our favourite red wines hitting Vintages’ shelves this weekend. It’s not that we’re not interested in white and sparkling – because we most certainly are – but we missed the tasting where the whites were offered to wine media, so, alas, we can’t include them in this week’s review....
This is such a gorgeous time of year to be a shopper. (Bah-humbugers, take your leave now, we’re about to get festive.) Twinkling lights, shimmering ornaments from delicate to enticingly plump, and fat, velvety bows are everywhere. And that includes the LCBO, with walls of mesmerizing sparkling wine bottles lined up like bubbly little soldiers...
From Big Bottles to Bubbly, ’tis the season for celebrating This week’s Vintages release was so large the LCBO divided it into two tasting days for wine media. Usually, we only get one day to squeeze in the 100 or so wines being released every other week. Not this time! Now that we’re, what… six weeks away...
Pasta Puttanesca with Cabernet Sauvignon We know. Not the most obvious pairing in the world. Not even overly appealing at the initial thought of it. You’d think we’d go for something more classic, like a Chianti, to pair with this savoury, briny, salty, tomatoey pasta. Yes, you’d think we’d do that, but we didn’t. Related:...
