Three New Wines from Le Sommelier
The LCBO Vintages program currently features two of Le Sommelier’s fantastic reds, a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a Barbaresco to enjoy with friends, and a great value Ruby Port for under $20.
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Wine of the Week – 2006 Cossetti Clemente & Figli ‘La Vigna Vecchia’ Barbera d’Asti Piedmont Italy
The Barbera grape and the wines made from it in the Piedmont region of Northwestern Italy have a reputation for tartness. By custom, Barberas we made to be drunk young with rich rustic foods like braised meats (think osso bucco) – the fat would balance out the acidity.
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Young Blood Sommelier: Zinta Steprans
A few weeks ago we put Pizza Libretto/Enoteca Sociale Sommelier Lesa LaPointe through the wringer in one of our most popular articles thus far. We followed this with an interview with the Owner/Wine Geek of Parkdale’s Café Taste, Mr. Jeremy Day. This week we look into the mind of the lovely Zinta Steprans, Sommelier at Toronto restaurants L’Unita and Malena.
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State of The Nation: Australia
Isn’t Australian wine the great success story? Well… if the truth be told both Australian wine in our marketplace and the Australian wine industry as a whole are in a pretty difficult spot these days and there are myriad reasons for this. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not a freight train carrying 2 million cases of Argentianian Malbec…
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by Zoltan Szabo A fantastic multi-course meal was prepared by chef extraordinaire Albino Silva of Chiado the other evening for the kick off of this year’s Vini Portugal affair, a really smart trade seminar and...
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