Wine Recommendations
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According to LCBO... one of the best selling wines over the past year has been Yellow Tail. Three reds available... Shiraz... Merlot and Cabernet.
http://casellawines.com/wines.asp?bID=23
http://casellawines.com/wines.asp?bID=23
All of the Yellow Tail wines are fabulous, without breaking the bank. Some other recommendations might be:
'LES COURS DES PAPES' CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2000 - $37.95
BROKENBACK SHIRAZ 1999 - $29.95
CHATEAU DOMAINE DE L'EGLISE 1999 - $49.94
All of these can be found at Vintages. I can't recommend anything at a hight price because I won't spend any more money than $50 on a bottle (and that is for a very special occasion), I usually spend around the $12-$15 dollar range. Don't let the prices be the judge, there are a ton of reasonably priced GREAT wines. Happy hunting.
'LES COURS DES PAPES' CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2000 - $37.95
BROKENBACK SHIRAZ 1999 - $29.95
CHATEAU DOMAINE DE L'EGLISE 1999 - $49.94
All of these can be found at Vintages. I can't recommend anything at a hight price because I won't spend any more money than $50 on a bottle (and that is for a very special occasion), I usually spend around the $12-$15 dollar range. Don't let the prices be the judge, there are a ton of reasonably priced GREAT wines. Happy hunting.
If you're a little more serious about wine... Aussie Reds have been huge for the past few years. You can't go wrong with Wolf Blass and they've been expanding their portfolio to fit almost every price category. If it's a real special occasion... go for the Black Label Cab/Shiraz... you only live life once. 
http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/ProductResultsController
http://www.wolfblass.com.au/brands/wolfblass/index.asp?region=can
http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/ProductResultsController
http://www.wolfblass.com.au/brands/wolfblass/index.asp?region=can
Your wine selection will depend on the food served. What is an excellent wine with one meal will be a disaster with another meal. No meal? Will there be hors d'oeuvres? I am not an expert, but if I were you, I would go to an LCBO Vintages store and tell the very knowledgable staff there what you are planning. They can make an excellent recommendation.Garrett said:
BINGO. Of course some people will be less interested in the qualities of the wine, and more interested in the cost. They will only be impressed if the wine is $50+. For the same reason there are some terbites who won't look at an SP unless she charges $350 an hour. To each his own, of course, but there are lots of wonderful ladies out there for a lot less.a 1 player said:
go to these three sites for some help. But remember wine is your choice. Most people don't know the difference in expensive and less expensive wines.
www.wineaccess.ca
www.nataliemaclean.com
www.tonyaspler.com
www.wineaccess.ca
www.nataliemaclean.com
www.tonyaspler.com
I'm not a wine drinker but Yellow Tail & the other Aus brand with the peiguins were being promoted during an overseas flight, most enjoyed it. Affordability and aggressive marketing may also be factors.calloway said:
What to buy, what to buy
Wine is very personal and subjective. At last count LCBO carries 1200 red wine labels acrooss the current stock.
If you can get to the Summerhill LCBO, they have a tasting tower with over 100 selections by the glass. Very knowledgable staff and the largest Vintages in the province.
As others have recommended, go armed with:
Are these cellar gifts for friends who know wine?
Going to be served with food, and if so what?
Meant to be drunk now or kept?
Price does not always equate to quality. Just like hobbying on TO: Too many choices, not enough time or $$'s.
Wine is very personal and subjective. At last count LCBO carries 1200 red wine labels acrooss the current stock.
If you can get to the Summerhill LCBO, they have a tasting tower with over 100 selections by the glass. Very knowledgable staff and the largest Vintages in the province.
As others have recommended, go armed with:
Are these cellar gifts for friends who know wine?
Going to be served with food, and if so what?
Meant to be drunk now or kept?
Price does not always equate to quality. Just like hobbying on TO: Too many choices, not enough time or $$'s.
If you can find it try Cape Mentelle Cabernet, or Shiraz. I think the Cabernet is sold out but CM is a very good Aussie winery. The cost is approx $45-50 per bottle. The Cab can also be put down for up to 7 years, not sure about the Shiraz. Or phone Goober he is the biggest winer I know.
Be different
If you are like me, don't try to impress people with expensive bottles from some foreign country tht you will probably never go to. Now I didn't check where all the above mentions wines come from.
But since the wine industry is growing so fast in the world, almost everyone's grandma butcher is making them.
For expample I have "newfoundland" wine. Yes that is correct your read it right.( it is not made from grapes either) Also some Collinwood/wasaga beach winery's exsist, not to mention Quebec close to NB border. OF course I didn't buy them for taste I just simply bought it for name of province, return some jobs in NF and very few have them on their wine rack.
So what is my showoff: I have a NF wine bottle and you don't right?
Oh I learn from other people NEVER buy "Screw" bottle wine. IT really sucks and you spit. I am no wine expert but I really like to learn from other people bad experiences so I don't repeat them myself.
If you are like me, don't try to impress people with expensive bottles from some foreign country tht you will probably never go to. Now I didn't check where all the above mentions wines come from.
But since the wine industry is growing so fast in the world, almost everyone's grandma butcher is making them.
For expample I have "newfoundland" wine. Yes that is correct your read it right.( it is not made from grapes either) Also some Collinwood/wasaga beach winery's exsist, not to mention Quebec close to NB border. OF course I didn't buy them for taste I just simply bought it for name of province, return some jobs in NF and very few have them on their wine rack.
So what is my showoff: I have a NF wine bottle and you don't right?
Oh I learn from other people NEVER buy "Screw" bottle wine. IT really sucks and you spit. I am no wine expert but I really like to learn from other people bad experiences so I don't repeat them myself.
For those Terbites who enjoy wines... you've probably noticed the quiet evolution of wineries that are changing to screw caps. I believe it started in California and now it seems that most of the major wine making countries are following suit. On a recent visit to a LCBO specialty store... I was shocked to find at least a dozen high-end reds from Australia now in screw cap. It will probably become common fairly soon... even though I doubt the French will ever change their bottling techniques. After all these years of using a corkscrew... it sure will be strange. But the perception of only cheap wines using screw caps is about to change.
http://www.epicurious.com/drinking/wine/ewg/screwcap_wines
http://www.californiawineandfood.com/news/screw-cap-study.htm
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/rpcgwr/screwcap.htm
http://www.epicurious.com/drinking/wine/ewg/screwcap_wines
http://www.californiawineandfood.com/news/screw-cap-study.htm
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/rpcgwr/screwcap.htm
its what they call the New World Wines. The screw cap prevents the bottle of wine from being cocked. A term used to say the wine is bad now. You are right by saying the French would be the last to try screw on. But who knows one day. I for one still enjoy using a COCK SCREW!!
You may want to try some GTA wine. There are few GTA 'wine'. 1 winery in Scarb off Birchmount & Lawrence area.xix said:
If you are like me, don't try to impress people with expensive bottles from some foreign country tht you will probably never go to. Now I didn't check where all the above mentions wines come from.
But since the wine industry is growing so fast in the world, almost everyone's grandma butcher is making them.
For expample I have "newfoundland" wine. Yes that is correct your read it right.( it is not made from grapes either) Also some Collinwood/wasaga beach winery's exsist, not to mention Quebec close to NB border. OF course I didn't buy them for taste I just simply bought it for name of province, return some jobs in NF and very few have them on their wine rack.
So what is my showoff: I have a NF wine bottle and you don't right?
Was watching a French newsshow, there is a French brand considering it to match the demands of younger trendy market (U.K. export is big market.) Consumption with less worry of leftovers spoiled taste.Incall said:
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xix said:
Maybe this was true 10 years ago but not today.
Many high-end vineyards in California and Australia are moving to screw tops due to the shortage of good quality cork. There is also an increasing problem with wine becoming "corked" ( not cocked
) which is cause by a fungus in the cork .Wolf Blass for instance is using screw tops in it's gold label line of Cabs and Shiraz that sell in the LCBO around $30.
It's only a marginal improvement on saving leftover red as it's the air inside the bottle that spoils it. Good for 2 or 3 days at most if the bottle is half gone.
