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There are several rules of thumb when it comes to pairing foods with wine, and one that you will often hear is that Riesling wines are a sure-fire ringer with spiced foods, and you know what, it's true. Riesling actually comes in a few styles, but there are some essential traits in its structure that you can rely on: Acidity - High Alcohol - Medium 11.5% to 13% Sugar - Dry to Off-Dry Body - Light Fruit - Lemon, green apple, grapefruit, pear, peach, apricot Non-fruit - Honey, mineral With this tested profile, Riesling works with spiced foods for a few reasons, such as the below: The fruit on the palate provides a ripe feel that works well with spice. Many Rieslings are considered off-dry, but the high acidity gives the wine such seamless balance that you get a wonderful food marriage; the residual sugar for spice and the acidity to match, marry or compliment food texture. The high acidity works as a wonderful palate cleanser. Riesling Wine and Caribbean Food Pairings Riesling's makeup lands it in a fortunate position to be flexible in food pairings. That high acidity works as a palate cleanser and texture balancer but coupled with that fruit expression and sweetness on the palate, this wine holds a position as a consistent player at my table. Jerk Jerk chicken, pork, or shrimp all work well with this grape. In addition to the acidity and residual sugars we've discussed above, some non-fruit elements lay in the background that are herbed and nicely compliment the spices used in Jerk seasoning. You'll also find the honey noted in this wine to work well with allspice, nutmeg, and sometimes the cinnamon found in Jerk. Escovitch and other Fried Fish The acidity in Riesling makes for a wonderful partner to fried foods, as it lightens the weight of anything fried and breaks down any fat on the palate. The residual sugar also does not hurt when thinking about the Scotch Bonnet Pepper used in the Escovitch Fish dish. Pholourie Riesling is a winner with Pholourie for, by now you've guessed it, that acidity for texture and the ripeness on the palate for the accompanying sour. Quick Tips to Know What Riesling to Buy Riesling originated in Germany but now can be found around the world. Most Rieslings that we get in our market will be dry to off-dry and will come with healthy acidity, so you won't need to worry about the wines coming off as too sweet for yourself or your guests. If you are in doubt about the sweetness of the wine, in Germany, the wines will come with secondary descriptors, called Prädikat, that let you know how sweet it is. Still, more basically and universally, the alcohol percentage on the bottle is a great indicator. Anything 11% ABV or less will be, at minimum, off-dry and sweeter. Riesling's most significant go-to regions are Germany (the birthplace) and Alsace, France. Though the previous are the areas I can safely recommend for consistency, I will say that I have had stunning Rieslings from Ontario, northwest Italy, and Central Otago in New Zealand. As with everything, it is well worth it to try one grape from many regions; the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. Understanding the different expressions of a grape, depending on climate and winemaking, makes for an interesting and devourable study! I remain a Riesling fan and a loyal one, given not only its delicious nature but also its versatility in food pairing! Cheers

Is there such a thing as a Super Bowl Wine?? Well, if you consider the types of food that are generally likened to a big sporting event such as the Super Bowl, then I guess you can say "yes". Traditionally, Super Bowl food fare generally goes something like this, Nachos Pizza Wings Barbecue Chilli Potato Chips (who could forget that) Perhaps your menu includes a few more items than the above, but I will start with these to at least get you started on what you need to stock up on for Super Bowl pairing wines. Super Bowl Wines Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner is a dry white wine from Austria. It's got great acidity and ripe fruit on the palate, such as nectarine coupled with spicy notes of ginger, topped off with a touch of honey. Grüner will pair wonderfully with: Nachos Wings Potato Chips Sparkling Wine... of all kinds Adding sparkling wine to this list will come as no surprise to some of you because of its versatility. Sparkling wine gives you that palate-cleansing acidity, brioche notes, and depending on where it is from, apricot, peach, along with a consistent citrus burst. The bubbles found in this wine also work as a standup contender against almost any food texture you throw at it. Sparkling wine will pair wonderfully with: Nachos Wings Potato Chips Rosé Yep... I get that it is February and most of you think of drinking rosé only in the summer, but it really is something well worthy of drinking all year round. There are many styles of rosé wine in the market, and you are not forced to getter the paler versions often found out of Provence, despite how refreshing they may be. There are rosé wines made of sturdy extraction that provide incredible body and flavour on the palate. Consider a rosé made from Cabernet Franc or even a Rosato from Italy, for example. These darker types of rosé wines pair wonderfully with: Nachos Pizza Wings Barbecue Chilli Pinot Noir This beloved but difficult red wine is a no-brainer for a pairing when there are multiple dishes to be matched up. Its amenable light-body, red fruit, earth, and spiced notes make it a wonder at a party. For a food pairing, I would stay away from Pinot Noir with an ABV of above 14.5% to better manage the balance between food and wine. Pinot Noir will pair wonderfully with (best served at 15°): Nachos Pizza Wings Barbecue Chilli Cabernet Franc I am so thankful that people finally give Cabernet Franc the praise it deserves. This wine is bursting with energy and personality yet still gives a timidity to intensity on the body. It is aromatic and complex on the palate while still refreshing from its lively acidity, red fruit, and herb. Cabernet Franc will pair wonderfully with (best served at 15°): Nachos Pizza Wings Barbecue Chilli In the end, I suggest getting a few of the above wine styles and playing around with your pairings. After all, you do have three-hour sporting event, half-time entertainment included, ahead of you. You've got the time!

If you are looking for an everyday red wine to go with your chicken, pork, and even fattier fish dishes, the El Angosto La Tribuna 2018 is where you want to be. At only $13.95 in the LCBO Vintages section, it is a steal not to be overlooked. The El Angosto La Tribuna 2018 come, from the region of Valencia (the birthplace of Paella), which is found in South-East Spain. It enjoys a Mediterranean-tempered climate, allowing the grapes to ripen to enjoyable levels. The harvest season is usually lengthier than the rest of Spain. About El Angosto La Tribuna 2018 Aside from the entertaining label, this wine also gives a lot of layers on the palate as one would expect, knowing that it is a blend of the Monastrell, Syrah and Garnacha (Grenache) grapes! A wonderful ruby hue is followed by red cherry, tart raspberry, blackberry, currant, chive, and other herbaceous notes. Cherry, strawberry, blackberry, cocoa, dark chocolate, and anise are present on the palate. La Tribuna is ripe on the palate, but comes with crisp, medium plus acidity that makes it a food pairing gem. I paired this wine with grilled spicy sausages and cauliflower mash and was in heaven. Bodegas Angosto is a producer largely dedicated to biodynamics in the vineyard, and their La Tribuna 2018 is a vegan wine.

Pairing wine with chocolate is not a new or uncommon concept, but I really only think of the pairing at and around Valentine's Day, and every time I do, I wonder how this pairing came to be a 'thing' in the first place. We all know the story of how Valentine's Day came to be, right? Just in case you don't, it goes like this. In ancient Rome there was a festival called Lupercalia that happened on February 15th. It involved various questionable fertility rituals and also a matchmaking component. The date was later changed to February 14th to commemorate Saint Valentine, who was beheaded, on that date. Valentine (at this point, a priest in Rome) was beheaded because he was performing marriages in secret for young lovers after Emperor Claudius II banned all weddings and engagements. After his death, Valentine was sainted, and the 14th of February declared his day and a symbol of love. So how the heck does chocolate come into play? Valentine's Day took hold in Europe first and came to North America in the 1700s. At first little gifts and notes were exchanged, and then it went to flowers. There lay Cadbury, however, thinking of ways to monetize the holiday. In 1822, Cadbury released their first heart-shaped box of chocolate, and we've never looked back since. So where the heck does pairing chocolate with wine come from? The earliest mention I see of the pairing was from a non-fiction book The Amusements of Old London: Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century, Volume 2. I could not make up that title if I tried. The book describes London in the 18th Century and the various things that the gentry got up to, including food and drink narratives. Nonetheless, it seems natural that if the holiday was meant to exchange gifts to show one's affection or even like for a neighbour, gifts of wines of the finest pedigree would also be exchanged. And we've already established Cadbury's influence with the holiday, and now we have chocolate and wine playing key roles for the same occasion. Chocolate Pairing Pointers Pairing wine with chocolate can be a fun and also challenging task. Below are a few pointers to get you started. Beware of Tannins Both wine and chocolate contain tannin. Moreover, cocoa has a naturally bitter taste that can increase the sense of astringency on the palate when paired with some wines. That's why when pairing a red wine with chocolate, I gravitate to fruit-forward red wines: Example Wines Warm climate Pinot Noir Tempranillo Carménère Chocolate Can Make for Some Great Congruent Pairings You'll hear wine specialists use terms that make you think they are talking about chocolate. They'll (we'll) say things like "I get chocolate (cocoa/mocha) on the nose". It is not trickery. It is common to find these flavour profiles in wine. After fermentation, some of the compounds you find in chocolate can also be found in wine. As we actually taste through smell, there is something to be said about nosing mocha in your wine, sipping it, and then popping a piece of artisanal chocolate in your mouth. Example Wines: Right bank Bordeaux Tempranillo Measuring Sweetness The rules that apply to pairing wines with dessert apply here too. If your chocolate is more on the sweeter and richer side, you'll want to make sure your wine is also sweet. Pairing sweet chocolate with a dry wine will increase the perception of tartness on the palate and make the pairing seem unbalanced. Example Wines Tokai Ice Wine Port Wine Madeira Sparkling Wine and Salted Anything If you are like me and enjoy textured chocolates, like salted milk chocolate with a nut thrown in there, Sparkling Wine is going to be your pairing love. The acidity in sparkling wine works wonderfully with the salinity coming from the salt. An added bonus is that nutty taste you get from sparkling wine, given its wine making process, goes wonderfully with that nut! This is by far my favourite pairing Example Wines I like to use Prosecco DOCG for its freshness and ripeness on the palate, plus its affordability. The Great Divide - White Chocolate I love white chocolate but recently learned from an informal poll I conducted on the ever official Instagram that almost 50% of you DO NOT. I learned from this poll that white chocolate can be very polarizing. For those who enjoy white chocolate like myself, you want something with crisp acidity, ripe citrus and stone fruit. This combination will make the white chocolate feel almost like whipped cream in your mouth but with more intensity. It is crazy, and you must try it. Example Wines Riesling Pinot Gris Grüner Veltliner With whatever you get up to on this Valentine's Day, I wish upon you great pairing wines and merriment! Cheers

It’s finally here; Spring Into Spice where we pair the wines we love with the spices we love. Three culinary events where we explore ethnic foods and wine in the Greater Toronto Area May 9th - Patois Restaurant, Caribbean Food & Wine Pairing Dinner May 28th - Stact Market, Spring Into Spice The Social, Open Air Food & Wine Festival June 9th - Restaurant TBC, Thai Food & Wine Pairing Dinner MAY 9: Caribbean Food & Wine Pairing at Patois Toronto 4 COURSES PAIRED WITH 5 WINES: If you’ve not eaten at Patois or tasted the culinary mastery of Chef Craig Wong, then you are in for a treat. Chef Craig takes adventurous and crafted leaps with Chinese-Jamaican cuisine that keep you coming back for more. On May 9th, he’ll curate a 4-course meal showcasing Caribbean flavours, and we’re going to pair each course with wine. It will be a guaranteed unforgettable experience. Join us on May 9, 2022 to experience, first hand, the brilliance that is Chef Craig Wong and the Patois Crew! MAY 28: Open Air Food & Wine Festival at Stackt Market 30 FOOD TENTS + WINE KIOSKS What better way to spread the Spice Food & Wine Event experience than through an outdoor food and wine festival! Spring Into Spice - The Social is our chance to bring 30 ethnic food vendors, wineries and wine importers together in an open air environment. You’ll get a chance to walk around and munch on tasty cuisines such as Caribbean, African, Indian, Thai, Latin American and so much more. At the same time, venture over to a wine tent to try various wines with your foods. You’ll have countless pairing at your fingertips. ​ For those of you interested in digging deeper into food and wine pairing, take advantage of the deep dive seminars scheduled throughout the day! It’s guaranteed to be a fun day with music, food, wine and break out pairing seminars! JUNE 8: Thai Food & Wine Pairing 4 COURSES PAIRED WITH 5 WINES: We asked you to give us your thoughts on the cuisines you wanted to see at Spring Into Spice, and we listened. Thai food was voted second to only Caribbean foods and so our second private dinner is going to be at a Thai restaurant. We’re communicating with our short list of restaurants and hope to announce the venue in our upcoming post. Join us on June 8, 2022 for a very special Thai food and wine pairing dinner! You can get more information on all events, including the pre- Spring Into Spice virtual events here. Cheers and I hope to see you all soon!

When I mention Sauvignon Blanc, many of you wonder, mentally, to Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire, France, or Marlborough in New Zealand. We overlook some other areas, especially in France, where Sauvignon Blanc is more than just an afterthought. Places like Entre-Deux-Mers in Bordeaux and the rest of the Loire, and the Loire is where we find ourselves today. Our LCBO Find, Domaine Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020, comes from the Touraine AOP, in the region of Loire, France. This incredible sipper can be found at the LCBO for only $15.95 in the vintages section! The Touraine AOP in itself is a fascinating appellation. The weather and soils are so varied that you can travel west to east and discover vastly differing wine expressions. It's one of the reasons why this appellation rates highly for me. I can find something here for every wine palate. About Domaine Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020 The Domaine Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc is a stunning sipper and food pairing wine. Hues of light gold and green flecks provide an elegant view in the glass. However, it is on the nose that this wine really shines and shows you its complexity. Notes of lemon-lime, ripe citruses like clementine, green apple, honey, white flowers (acacia), gooseberry, and flint are present. Much of the same appears on the palate with the addition of passionfruit and herbs like fennel and chive. This is a balanced and wonderfully complex Sauvignon Blanc for only $15.95! Domaine Bellevue is a fourth-generation operation with hands in varieties like Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Chardonnay, Chenin, and of course, Sauvignon Blanc. An award-winning establishment that makes wines in sustainable ways and is HVE 3 certified. We owe this wine's affordability in part to the modernization in mechanical harvesting. The cost savings here are no doubt passed on to the consumer, and let's face it, as we said at the start, Touraine is not the appellation consumer flock to when seeking a Sauvignon Blanc for dinner. All of this plays into the wine's affordability, and I, and my pocketbook, are ok with that!

This may seem like the oddest 'What Pairs With' piece I have ever done to some. For those who have been around my food and wine journey, you know that one of the food items I have struggled pairing with is the unassuming cucumber. I am happy to report that I finally cracked the secret to pairing wine with cucumber, and I want to share that with all of you. I am a big fan of sliced cucumber with my main dishes and simple cucumber salads, and that has exposed me to how finicky this fruit can be with wine. For years I have asked others in the wine industry what to pair with cucumber, but their suggestions seemed to be more generic and related to the average salad, not considering how bitter the cucumber skin can be. As an aside, people take for granted how important it is to consume the skin of cucumber for fibre, so I never peel the skin off of cucumber as I need every ounce of health positivity in this turbulent time! All that aside, what is important to remember is that cucumber skin has an earthy and bitter taste present, so much so that it will clash with most wines. What Wines Pair with Cucumber Understanding that a cucumber's major flavour profile (its skin) is reminiscent of sweet rind and bitter, there are a few wines you can cancel out. Highly tannic wines will intensify the bitterness on the palate, and sweet wines will have to contain noticeable residual sugars to work with your cucumber, but that will not always do for the rest of the food on your plate. You will need a wine that will handle bitter and a bevy of potential other flavours as the cucumber will not be your meal's 'hero' item. The pairing wine you want is a white wine with body (preferably from phenolics), high acid, and ripe fruit descriptors on the palate. You may still be scratching your head on the wines required, but the previous describes the following wines, and these are your cucumber friendly vinos, with healthy phenolic bitterness for weight and structure: Pinot Gris/Grigio: great examples are found in France and Italy, but this grape is essentially grown worldwide now. Expect lemon, lime, pear, peach, some anise, pink grapefruit, saline qualities. Albariño: a white wine from Spain that is found on the coast. This is a refreshing white wine with lemon/lime, peach, pear, sometimes apricot, minerality that adds texture, and green vegetal notes that make it an exciting food wine and not just a sipping wine. Alvarinho: a white wine from Portugal, and it is the same grape as Albariño that we find in Spain. The tasting notes are generally the same. I have separated it, though, to discuss some misconceptions around this wine. In North American markets, most of the white wines we see labelled as Vinho Verde are made of Alvarinho, but it is important to remember that Vinho Verde is the wine region and not the name of the wine. A little over 14% of the wines produced in Vinho Verde are red wines. These wines are delicious with red fruit, crisp acidity, and earthy notes. Check out producer Vasco Croft for some lovely expressions of red Vinho Verde! Torrontés: a highly aromatic white wine from Argentina that either builds die-hard fans or die-hard enemies; it really is a personal choice. I find well-made Torrontés on a hot day, quite refreshing and highly quaffable. With this grape, you'll find lemon and other ripe citrus flavors, along with ripe peach, honey, melon, lavender, rose, and resilient minerality. Cheers to finally cracking the cucumber pairing conundrum. Happy pairing all!

It's that time of year where we sharpen our celebratory and ritualistic selves and get ready for New Year's Eve and the customary drinking of sparkling wine. The custom of drinking Champagne at midnight on New Year's just kind of came to be. In the 16th Century, the bubbly drink was only consumed by the aristocrats at celebrations and seen more as a high-brow beverage. However, in the 19th Century, the Champagne industry began to make advancements in production. These advancements led to lower production costs, and with that, the commercial price of Champagne was reduced. While prices were lowered, it was not to the point where the average citizen could afford to drink it on a daily basis, but it was priced rightly enough to be the symbol of an auspicious occasion for all, one of those occasions being the marking of the New Year. The Mid 19th Century was really the rise and mark of Champagne being our New Year's drink of choice. Though we're in the 22nd Century today, the same holds true on the pricing of Champagne. Not everyone is prepared to spend lofty dollars required to procure a bottle of Champagne, and here enter alternatives, such as the Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava! About Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava Cava is one sparkling wine that, by Spanish wine law, has to be made in the traditional method like Champagne. Here, second fermentation happens in bottle, just as it does in Champagne. Notable differences between the two will have to do with a combination of winemaking and aging leading to quality differences. Still, Cava, in its own right, is delicious too and a fantastic alternative for a celebratory bubbly. Ripe fruit, fine bubbles, and measured acidity make the Segura Viudas Cava a fun sparkling wine for any occasion. First fermentation lasts for three months, and then this wine goes through second fermentation in bottle for an additional 15 months. This brings lovely brioche notes on the nose and palate. The Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava is available at the LCBO for only $15.95! Grape blend - 50% Macabeo, 30% Xarel·lo, 20% Parellada Segura Viudas follows responsible farming and winery principles, is certified organic, and holds other biodiversity accreditation.

Wine laws and wine bottle labelling rules and regulations are definitely known for their difficulty. Before some serious wine Ed, I remember standing in the aisle at the liquor store in puzzlement of many wine bottle labels. The funny thing, though, is that when you finally get to understand the labels, you see how they can really help you ensure you are leaving your wine store with the wine you really intended. One of the things I have found wine labels immensely helpful with is sugar levels. There is nothing worse than taking home a German Riesling with the expectation of a dry wine with crisp and refreshing acidity but ending up with an off-dry wine with noticeable residual sugar. Off-dry Rieslings are excellent too, but NOT when I was really looking for something else, something dry and bursting with acidity. Residual Sugar Scale in Wine First, let's start with what Residual Sugar means. During the fermentation process, the natural sugars in wine are converted into alcohol. The sugars that remain are called Residual Sugar. The table below outlines how much residual sugar you can expect in your wine, should it be labelled as Dry, Off-dry, and so on. A good thing to note and to help put the table in perspective is that the average wine we consume has about 4 g/l residual sugar. Now, using the chart above, you'll have another weapon in your arsenal as you go about your day selecting delicious wines from your local store! Cheers

The wine region of Pfalz will always be one of my favourites for German wines with a twist. Being further south than the other regions, soils, climate, and production styles usually create something unique in the glass. Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, 2019 is no exception to the uniqueness rule. Villa Wolf Pinot Noir makes our LCBO Wine Find as it comes in at $14.95 CAD and is beyond delicious. Hand-harvested, hand-sorted grapes found in the flatlands of their Wachenheim sites go into this bottle. About Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, 2019 Light ruby red in your glass as one would expect with cool-climate Pinot Noir, especially with lower elevation. High aromatics of red cherry, cranberry, blackberry, violet, anise, and dark chocolate are present on the nose. On the palate, the complexity persists. Abundant cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, oregano, olive, liquorice, and sanguine notes guided from the minerality of the sites varied soil composition. With all that is happening in this bottle, it is hard to believe it can be yours at the LCBO (Vintages) for only $14.95! As of 1996, Weingut Dr Loosen owns and operates Villa Wolf. Despite the ownerships immenseness, Villa Wolf wines are still distinct. They've clearly let the climate and soils drive what they produce, and I appreciate that! Spätburgunder, German Pinot Noir, has its place in my books, and with such approachable pricing, more should be encouraged to give these wines a try.

It's getting to be that time of year where the holiday parties and merriment begin. We're all starting to think about celebratory festivities where it is customary to open a bottle of lovely bubbly!! Wait! Stop. It must be mentioned here that I am a firm believer in drinking bubbly all throughout the year, and just because you want to and not because it's a celebration. Ok, now back to the topic at hand. With all this talk of sparkling wine, it's common to hear people call all sparkling wine Champagne, and that's actually not the case. In this post, we'll walk through the different types of sparkling wine you'll likely encounter over the holidays, and that includes Champagne! A Quick Guide to Sparkling Wine Champagne The most important thing about sparkling wine is that for a wine to be called Champagne, it must come from Champagne, France. Champagne is France's most northern wine region, just Northeast of Paris. According to the region's wine laws, there are seven grapes that can make Champagne, but the most common are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Also particular to Champagne is the traditional method winemaking style where the wine goes through a second fermentation in a wine bottle. Here the wine spends extra time on lees, and carbon dioxide is trapped in the bottle and turns and dissolves into bubbles. When you see sparkling wines use the term 'Traditional Method' on the bottle, that means the wine was made the same way as Champagne, with that second fermentation done in bottle. Crémant The term Crémant is used in France to describe sparkling wines made outside of Champagne. It is important to note that while in Champaign only Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier can be used, with Crémants, the regions use the grape(s) they are known for. Crémants are all made using the traditional method style and are a great alternative to Champagne at a fraction of the cost. Prosecco Prosecco is Italy's answer to sparkling wine and the ones with DOCG designation are delightful! The wine is found in two Italian regions, Veneto and Friuli; however, the best is located in a little area in Veneto called Conegliano Valdobbiadene. Prosecco's of this quality come with zesty citrus, honeysuckle, pear, and melon with the trademarked fine bubbles and crisp acidity. When it comes to winemaking, Prosecco diverges from Champagne in that it is made using the Glera grape and the Charmat Method. The wines go through a second fermentation in a large pressurized tank in the Charmat Method. Not having to follow the production of second fermentation in bottle makes Prosecco cheaper and faster to produce. This is a fantastic sparkling choice as your house bubbles, given its freshness and affordability. Cava Cava is Spain's answer to sparkling wine, and unlike Prosecco, it is made in the traditional method, with second fermentation happening in bottle. You'll find Cava in the Penedès region of Catalonia, Spain, and it's a beautiful area. If you ever get the chance to go, you should. Cava is a blend of grapes with Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada the most used. You can expect high aromatics, crisp acidity, pear, golden delicious apple, and rich texture on the palate between the grapes and the winemaking. It is not uncommon to find higher-end producers pushing for quality and turning out wines with extended lees aging and some experimental extraction. Sparkling Wine Truthfully, you can find sparkling wine made in all wine regions. In the new world, winemakers decide if they want to follow traditional method style of bubbles production or charmat. The decision is really made based on access and affordability. Winemakers also get to decide what grapes they'll use, but to be as closely styled to the boss of bubbles, Champagne, they'll usually make it with the same grape varieties that go into Champagne. If you find a new world sparkling wine made using the traditional method and the same grapes found in Champagne, it won't hurt to pick it up and give it a try. The ones of this style that I have had, especially, from Ontario have been extraordinary. Now, you've got all you need to make a decision on the type of bubbles you will have dancing in your glass this holiday season. Cheers

We’re bringing FALL INTO SPICE back again… well, SPRING INTO SPICE, but you know what I mean, and we need your help! We’re at a divide on the last cuisine choice, and that’s where you come in. It would help to get your pick on what cuisine you want to see paired with wine at SPRING INTO SPICE. Please take 1 minute to gingerly answer the questions on the form directly below. Thank you for your feedback and helping us make Spring Into Spice a success!