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Wine Picks <$35 from LCBO Vintages Release February 20 2021

Four wines from LCBO Feb 20 2021 Vintages Release.

The LCBO Vintages Release February 20 2021 is dominated by red wines with France, Ontario and Spain of particular interest. Terrific opportunity for a Pinot Noir tasting in this release, some French classics from lesser known regions and you will want to know about the Spanish Tempranillo that was awarded Best in Show at Decanter World Wine Awards of 2019.

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Wine Picks < $35 for LCBO Vintages Release Jan 25th, 2020

Four bottles of wine from Jan 25,2020 LCBO Vintages release

This release I have featured 3 grapes that many of us may be unfamiliar with. Since I have had the opportunity to join the media tasting lab for Vintages releases I would say my first major AHA has been how many lesser known grapes, especially Italian, are actually intriguing and very good value. So at the prices below you can afford to experiment!

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The Best and The Rest Jan 11, 2020 LCBO Vintages Release

Wine glasses filled for tasting

Here are the highlights of the wines that I sampled at the media tasting for this LCBO Vintages Release.  This is based on the sub-set of wines Vintages put on offer for review.  The Best are the highest scoring based on my tasting experience. The Rest are the remaining wines I happened to review and include wines of interest and value.

The January 11, 2020 LCB) Vintages is loaded with excellent value wines. There are 12 recommended here with 90+ points under $20, some well under. So..if you received an LCBO gift card for Christmas you are in luck. Consider stocking up!

There are 2 cru Beaujolais under $20 and many others just over the $20 mark.

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