Best LCBO Wines Vintages Release June 8

Vintages Catalogue June 8 2013Here are my top wine picks from the June 8 Vintages Release. I’ll be posting the rest of my recommendations by Thursday. You can also see my reviews for the May 25 LCBO Vintages Release.

You can add my wine…

Best LCBO Wines Vintages Release May 25

LCBO Vintages Catalogue May 25 2013Here are my top wine picks from the May 25 Vintages Release. You’ll find the rest of my wine reviews here. You can also see my reviews for the June 8 LCBO Vintages Release.

You can add my wine…

Wine of the Week: Gloria Ferrer Sparkling, California

Sale March 18, 2013

Shopping tip: you can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley. With the left-over cash, why not splurge on a bottle of bubbly?

Cheers,
Natalie

Sale Ends: May 26, 2013

Sale Price: $25.95 | Save: $1.00 (Usually $26.95)

Natalie’s Score: 90/100

Gloria Ferrer Sparkling Cuvee

Toasty…

Pan-Seared Halibut Recipe: Eat + Drink Canadia​n

Pan Seared HalibutAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada has worked with a Canadian chef to create some delicious recipes that can be made with all-Canadian ingredients!  Remember to look for the Canadian content or process statement on all the ingredients you buy!

Wine Magazine Video: Canadian Food + Wine Contest

Great Wine NewsIn the video below, I chat with Theresa, editor of Great Wine News Magazine, about The Great Canadian Wine Match, now in the last day for nominations for your favourite wines.

The competition has been fierce, but so has the fun as wine…

Ontario Wines Fight for First in Pairing Competition

In our second chat, Leanne and I discuss the economic value that domestic wines have in our economy, the dramatic rise of BC wines and how well Canadian wines pair with a variety of dishes, the focus of The Great Canadian Wine Match.

There’s still time to nominate and/or…

Wine Blogger Conference Comes to Canada

WBC carlton dinnerIn two weeks, the city of Penticton, BC will be flooded with intrepid wine bloggers swarming the area with glasses in one hand and iphones in the other, tweeting and instagraming the Okanagan Valley into Internet fame.

In case you haven’t heard of it,…

Canadian Wine Competition Heats Up: CTV News

In the first part of our chat on CTV News, Leanne and I talk about the great groundswell of support that The Great Canadian Wine Match has received across the country, as well as the regional rivalry between east and west coast wines.

Get some great wine picks and…

Wine of the Week: Cusumano Syrah, Italy

Sale March 18, 2013Shopping is the fine art of acquiring things you don’t need with money you don’t have. However, with this bargain bottle, you won’t have to worry about that … for a while.

Enjoy,
Natalie

Sale Ends: May 26, 2013

Sale Price: $9.95 | Save: $1.00 (Usually…

Grassroots Video for The Great Canadian Wine Match

Love this! Wine Blogger Joe Hache took the initiative to create this video about the 6 Prince Edward County Wines that he’s nominated for The Great Canadian Wine Match. It’s awesome to see the people behind the labels… however, you don’t have to live in wine country,…