Sauvignon Blanc

You can access the 109 wines that I reviewed as a text wine list with my complete tasting notes, scores, food matches. If you are a Paid Member, you can add my wine picks to your custom shopping list with one click and access that list on your smartphone to find the stock for each wine in your closest LCBO store. You can also see my wine reviews for June 27. These are just some of the benefits of supporting out wine community as a Paid Member. Inventory stock numbers are usually posted online a...

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Introduction Are wines named after a sports celebrity any good or is this just a marketing gimmickAre more gentle sports like golf better suited to marketing a wine than the more rough and tumble world of wrestling What does research tell us about the effect of celebrity endorsements on your wine-buying behaviourHow does your wine knowledge impact your interpretation of external cues, like celebrity endorsement, when buying wine In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m cha...

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Now that we’re officially into barbecue season, you may think of having beer with your grilled grub, but wine can also work. Whether you love BBQ seafood, veggies, chicken or beef, there’s a wine for that. Here with her tips for you is Natalie MacLean who offers Canada’s most popular online wine and food pairing classes at nataliemaclean.com/class. Welcome Natalie! Let’s start with lighter fare like grilled veggies and seafood. Which wines work well with those ...

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Introduction What are the hottest wine trends right now What’s the difference between natural wine and orange wine Are new drinks like blue wine and Pinot Freezio here to stay How does canned wine hold up to its bottled counterparts Why has Rosé been able to move from fad to mainstream In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Darren Oleksyn, journalist and author of Uncorked: The Definitive Guide to Albertas Best Wines Under $25. You can find the...

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On CTV Morning Live, Stefan and I chat about how this new wine label scanner app helps you in the liquor store… … from getting instant access to wine ratings and food pairings to tracking your favourites inyour virtual cellar. You can get the free app now before you go to the liquor store. Apple has just selected the app as one of the best Food & Drinks apps in the category of Wine & Cocktails … yay :) Wines Featured on CTV Morning Live Coli...

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Does the shape of a wine glass really matter On CTV’s The Social yesterday, we conducted the ultimate taste test with the hosts. Click on the arrow above to play the video. Wines featured in our tasting included: La Marca Prosecco, Veneto D.O.C., Italy Even after I started learning about wine, I’d always secretly believed that varietal-specific stemware was an unnecessary expense, fueled by snobs and glassware companies. Then one evening, a friend poured some Bordeaux f...

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By Rebecca Me�r-Liebman of Chef & Somm Im not a follower of hard and fast rules. Charts and wheels are fun, but the best experiences Ive had have been when I broke the rules. Applying the rules to wine and food pairing will deliver a decent experience, but for an exceptional pairing, its all about risks. Most charts insist that Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine for beef. But is it really Always But charts dont reflect our actual dining habits. Most guides list a single ingredient - chicken, be...

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Product Listings for Sauvignon Blanc - 2016