Burrowing Owl Cabernet Franc, VQA Okanagan Valley, BC 2012 $43.95 Vintages 349019 Cabernet Franc is one of our favourite varietals – and Burrowing Owl is one of our favourite BC producers. Too bad we don’t see it more often here in Ontario, but we have it on good authority that there is plenty in stock...
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Chardonnay, California 2013 $9.95 LCBO 99408 This is a great little sipper – at an even better price! If you grab it before Sunday, you can take advantage of the $2 off sale, but next week, this California Chard (which actually has nearly 25% other white grapes in the final blend)...
Root 1 Carmenere, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2012 $12.80 LCBO 350546 A stunningly beautiful bottle .. which always makes us wonder where the investment went when we’re dealing with a wine that barely eeks into the double digit price tag. Happy to be proven wrong in this case, as this is a great value wine that drinks...
Kim Crawford Small Parcels “Rise and Shine” Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2012 $30 Vintages 35337 Kim Crawford winemaker Anthony Walkenhorst hosted a series of private wine tastings in Toronto this week, and Erin was lucky enough to score an hour of his time. Tasting through six of the iconic winery’s portfolio (yes, the...
The Foreign Affair “The Conspiracy” Red Blend, VQA Niagara Peninsula, 2012 $19.95 Vintages 149237 Rich, ripe and dense, this is exactly the kind of wine that chilly fall evenings demand. A Bordeaux blend, done in the ripasso style of Northern Italy, this is predominately Cabernet Sauvignon, with Cabernet Franc and a splash of Merlot. With...
Luccarelli Negroamaro, Puglia 2012 $9.94 LCBO 380972 This week’s Wine for the Weekend travels to Italy with a little-known grape called Negroamaro. Literally meaning “black bitter,” this wine is anything but, though it does offer soul-warming vinous comfort for what looks like will be a very autumnal weekend. With short ribs braising in the oven right now...
