WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: 20 wines under/ over $20 for the MAY 23, 2026 release.
By DEAN TUDOR, wine writer since 1968 and owner of Gothic Epicures Writing --- deantudor@deantudor.com. My "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of wine news items and RSS feeds, plus references to individual wines, beers and spirits, has been at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor since 1994. These notes (below) for TOP wines available through the LCBO Vintages New Releases (on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca or at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor -- no winery can buy their way into – or out of – my publications. Not all wines are available in every LCBO store.
What is a TOP wine? Terrific-Occasional-Personal--- A TOP wine can be expressed as 88+ points, or Silver/Gold Medal, or described as BETTER/BEST, or 4/5 ****/***** Stars (out of?) and other such categories [in the 1950s such categories were titled "dandy, so-so, punk and lousy"]. My evaluations are a combined MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Rhone wine should taste like Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace, above or below its price).
THEME • Summer-Worthy Wines
ROSE TABLE WINE [Recommended]
49069 SALENTEIN PORTILLO ROSE ARGENTINA 2025 $15.95
39974 FLAT ROCK PINK TWISTED ROSÉ VQA 2025 $17.95
32401 BAGLIETTI NO.1 ORGANIC ROSÉ 2025 720B 12 $15.95
TOP White Wines UNDER $20 in this release.
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25641 MIGUEL TORRES ÁNDICA RESERVA SAUVIGNON BLANC CHILE 2024 $17.95
49053 COLLAVINI SINGLE VINEYARD SIGNATURE COLLECTION PINOT GRIGIO $16.95
48105 AMATO SICILIA CATARRATO SICILY 2024 $16.95
48064 ANT MOORE A+ SAUVIGNON BLANC NEW ZEALAND 2024 $17.95
14199 INVIVO MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2025 $19.95
50358 CLUSTER FLOCK VERDEJO/SAUVIGNON BLANC/CHARDONNAY 2025 $17.95
14028 CUATRO RAYAS VENDEMIO NOCTURNA VERDEJO 2024 $14.95
166942 WAKEFIELD ESTATE LABEL SAUVIGNON BLANC AUSTRALIA 2024 $18.95
31534 DOMÄNE WACHAU TERRASSEN FEDERSPIEL GRÜNER VELTLINER AUSTRIA 2024 $19.95
TOP Red Wines UNDER $20 for this release.
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47899 PANAGIOTOPOULOS FACES (PROSOPA) CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT GREECE $17.95
606764 ARBOLEDA CABERNET SAUVIGNON CHILE 2023 $19.95
488015 QUINTA DO ESPÍRITO SANTO 2022 $14.95
49900 FINCA IRAL SINGLE VINEYARD MALBEC 2023 $16.95
41874 BIRD IN HAND TWO IN THE BUSH SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA 2024 $19.95
49332 DOMAINE DE BOURRAN CÔTES DU DURAS 2024 $15.95
39275 FEATHERSTONE GAMAY NOIR VQA 2022 $18.95
41734 PARAJES DEL VALLE ECOLÓGICO MONASTRELL 2024 $18.95
10121 DUCA DI SARAGNANO SIR PASSO 2024 $18.95
TOP White Wines OVER $20 in this release.
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47916 WINES OF ADAM F&F MALAGOUZIA 2024 $24.95
46295 WENDING HOME ESTATE VINEYARD EARTH SERIES SAUVIGNON BLANC VQA $27.95
50671 CHATEAU DE MALIGNY CHABLIS 2024 $39.95
42444 HUBERT BROCHARD SANCERRE 2024 $39.95
48892 CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES $34.95
49286 CANTINA TRAMIN T CUVÉE BIANCO 2024 $20.95
974527 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 $21.95
25231 ADEGA DE PENALVA MACERAÇÃO PELICULAR PORTUGAL 2023 $21.95
48204 LUBANZI ORANGE IS SKIN CONTACT CHENIN BLANC SOUTH AFRICA 2024 $29.95
47863 JOSÉ PARIENTE SAUVIGNON BLANC SPAIN 2024 $24.95
TOP Red Wines OVER $20 for this release.
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22977 DOMAINE QUEYLUS RÉSERVE DU DOMAINE PINOT NOIR VQA 2021 $50.70
38093 VIGNERONS DE BEL-AIR BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2024 $29.95
28574 E. GUIGAL CROZES-HERMITAGE 2021 $45.95
48884 COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2022 $32.95
48021 COS TERRE SICILIANE ORGANIC FRAPPATO 2024 $36.95
121731 LUCIANO ARDUINI FONTANA DEL FONGO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO VENETO 2024 $22.95
50816 TENUTA FALEZZA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2020 $49.95
LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO’s Limited Time Offer selections...these are "better" value...on sale through May 24...better hurry...BUT!! there are more LTO values coming from May 24 to June 20...[see below]
W H I T E W I N ES
ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC
Awatere Valley, Marlborough,
South Island, New Zealand
225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00
FLAT ROCK RIESLING
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
43281 (D – 11 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY PINOT GRIGIO
Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
326090 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $17.95 Save $3.00
PIERRE SPARR GEWURZTRAMINER
AC Alsace, France
373373 (D – 14 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
STONELEIGH LATITUDE
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3.00
WAKEFIELD ESTATE LABEL CHARDONNAY
Clare Valley/Limestone Coast, South Australia
711556 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00
R E D W I N ES
BLEASDALE MULBERRY TREE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
South Australia
661892 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
CASTELGIOCONDO
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
650432 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $56.95
NOW $51.95 Save $5.00
CAVE SPRING PINOT NOIR 6
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable, vegan
417642 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA
Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
452789 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $15.95
NOW $14.95 Save $1.00
DANDELION VINEYARDS
LIONHEART OF THE BAROSSA SHIRAZ
Barossa, South Australia
167189 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $19.95 Save $1.00
EL GORU MONASTRELL/SYRAH/
PETIT VERDOT
DOP Jumilla, Spain
443945 (D – 4 g/L) 750 ml $14.95
NOW $13.95 Save $1.00
ENCIERRA PUQUILLAY CARMENÈRE
Valle de Colchagua, Chile
44679 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
LE VOLTE DELL’ORNELLAIA
IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
964221 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $31.95
NOW $28.95 Save $3.00
MITOLO JESTER SHIRAZ
McLaren Vale, South Australia
659607 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
BERONIA RESERVA
DOCa Rioja, Spain
50203 (XD – 2 g/L)
750 ml REG. $23.95
NOW $21.95
Save $24 on a case of 12
VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Valle del Maipo, Chile
18721 (XD – 4 g/L)
750 ml REG. $18.95
NOW $16.95
Save $24 on a case of 12
MONTE ANTICO
IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
69377 (D – 7 g/L) 750 ml $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand,
sustainable
590414 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
PENFOLDS KOONUNGA HILL
SHIRAZ CABERNET
South Australia
285544 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.45 Save $2.50
TENUTA FRESCOBALDI CASTIGLIONI
IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
145920 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3.00
ZONTE’S FOOTSTEP
CHOCOLATE FACTORY SHIRAZ
McLaren Vale, South Australia
396481 750 ml $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00
13TH STREET BLANC DE BLANC
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
traditional method
28420 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $29.95
NOW $26.95 Save $3.00
BOTTEGA GOLD PROSECCO
DOC Treviso, Veneto, Italy
621458 (D – 13 g/L) 750 ml $30.95
NOW $27.95 Save $3.00
CASA DI LUIGI ROSÉ KPM
Valle de Central, Chile
13732 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $13.00
NOW $12.00 Save $1.00
GIUSTI ASOLO EXTRA DRY
PROSECCO SUPERIORE
DOCG, Prosecco, Italy
47797 (D – 13 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00
KIM CRAWFORD ROSÉ
Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
650325 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00
MORE LIMITED TIME OFFERS
Save on these popular wines from May 25 to June 21, 2026
WHITE WINES and Rose
MALIVOIRE LADYBUG ROSÉ
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable, vegan
559088 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
FEATHERSTONE FOUR FEATHERS
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, vegan
341586 (D – 13 g/L) 750 ml $15.95
NOW $14.95 Save $1.00
KIM CRAWFORD CHARDONNAY
Marlborough/Hawke’s Bay,
East Coast, New Zealand
991950 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $17.95 Save $3.00
SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO
DOC Valdadige, Alto Adige, Italy, sustainable
687558 (XD – 2 g/L) 375 ml $11.95
NOW $10.95 Save $1.00
THIRTY BENCH WINEMAKER’S
BLEND RIESLING
VQA Beamsville Bench,
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario
24133 (D – 16 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
VIGNERONS DE BUXY
BUISSONNIER MONTAGNY
AC, Burgundy, France
382879 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South
Island, New Zealand
316570 (XD – 4 g/L)
750 ml REG. $20.95
NOW $17.95, save $3
SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO
DOC Valdadige, Alto
Adige, Italy, sustainable
106450 (XD – 2 g/L)
750 ml REG. $21.95
NOW $19.95, save $2
WILLM RESERVE PINOT GRIS
AC Alsace, France
42495 (XD – 8 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
WITHER HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island,
New Zealand, sustainable
919514 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
RED WINES
CALVET RÉSERVE DES REMPARTS
SAINT ÉMILION
AC, Bordeaux, France
31898 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
CATHEDRAL CELLAR
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
WO Western Cape, South Africa
328567 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $16.95 Save $3.00
CONCHA Y TORO MARQUES DE CASA
CONCHA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Puente Alto, Chile
337238 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $19.95 Save $3.00
FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA
DOCa Rioja, Spain
976662 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $31.95
NOW $28.95 Save $3.00
LUCKETT THE OLD BILL RED BLEND
Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia
49656 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $32.95
NOW $29.95 Save $3.00
LUIGI BOSCA INSIGNA MALBEC
Mendoza, Argentina
452672 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
MONTE ZOVO SA’ SOLIN
VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO SUPERIORE
DOC, Veneto, Italy
650713 (D – 11 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
PÉREZ CRUZ GRAN RESERVA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Maipo Valley, Chile
694208 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA
CASTEL DEL MONTE
DOCG, Puglia, Italy
177295 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $26.95
NOW $23.95 Save $3.00
TESSELLAE OLD VINES
GRENACHE/SYRAH/MOURVÈDRE
AP Côtes du Roussillon, Midi, France
343517 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00
THE FOREIGN AFFAIR THE CONSPIRACY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
149237 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $16.95 Save $3.00
TOMMASI AMARONE DELLA
VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO
DOCG, Veneto, Italy
356220 (XD – 6 g/L) 750 ml $53.95
NOW $48.95 Save $5.00
TRIUS RED ‘THE ICON’
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
303800 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $27.95
NOW $24.95 Save $3.00
TWO HANDS GNARLY DUDES SHIRAZ
Barossa Valley, South Australia
660043 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $21.95 Save $3.00
VIGNERONS DE BUXY BUISSONNIER
CÔTE CHALONNAISE PINOT NOIR
AC, Burgundy, France
28284 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
FOR MORE SELECTIONS, GO TO -- https://www.lcbo.com/en/products#t=clp-products&sort=relevancy&layout=card&f:@lcbo_current_offer=[On%20Sale]
** Some New Wines I Tasted Over the Past Month ---
The Date and Time: Wednesday April 29, 2026, 1PM to 5PM
The Event: Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Grand Wine Tasting
The Venue: Liberty Grand
The Target Audience: hospitality and trade
The Availability/Catalogue: as with many trade fairs now, one needed a smart phone to access label data and prices and availability.
The Quote/Background: From 1987, Gambero Rosso has published a guide to Italian wine titled Vini d'Italia, which in a short time became the most influential wine publication within Italy. It is also published in English translation under the title Italian Wines. The Gambero Rosso wine ratings in Vini d’Italia are built up on the number of glasses (bicchieri) awarded to a wine, which is indicated in the wine guide with a number of stylized glasses next to the wine's name.
The highest rating is three glasses (Tre Bicchieri) and the wine guide only includes wines which are seen by the editors as "above average". The ratings are based upon blind tastings by independent experts. The guide is edited in Italian, English and German. The scheme of three glasses (extraordinary wine), two glasses (very good wine), and one glass (good wine) corresponds to one star, two stars, three stars, or, in words: GOOD, BETTER and BEST.
The Wines: I could not taste them all. Some fave wines I sampled right away included Monviert Friulano Collio DOC 2024, and Monviert Cabernet Franc 2022. Other major wineries that day included Arnaldo Caprai (Umbria), Bertani (Veneto), Bortolomiol (Veneto), Castello di Gabbiano (Tuscany), Coppi (Apulia), Cusumano (Sicily), Marchesi Frescobaldi (Tuscany), Umani Ronchi, Sorelle Bronca (Veneto), Spinelli (Abruzzo) -- as well as producers of sparkler Franciacorta and Fongaro Spumanti (Veneto).
Some other wines I enjoyed at the trade show included Conti Zecca (Puglia) who had included a full range of Aglianico, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Chardonnay Malvasia, and Fiano. These were rapidly followed by Pietramara Etichetta Bianca Fiano de Avellino Riserva 2025, Terrantica Greco di Tufo DOCG Riserva (both red and white), and Terzotratto Taurasi DOCG Riserva.
Fongaro Spumanti seem to have led the way with its half dozen sparklers made with all Durella grapes. And various labels were made with a variety of aging on lees. Bianca Vigna makes 14 different proseccos, and even a grappa di prosecco. Another major sparkler producer at the showmincluded Montina with its range of some eight Franciacorta sparklers -- Brut, Extra Brut, Rose Demi-Sec, Rose Extra Brut, Saten, Millesimato Brut, Dosage Zero, and Riserva Quor Nature (mostly Chardonnay). And as you can read in my notes, I was concentrating on sparkling wines.
I was impressed with the following wines:
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 68 Sparkler
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 232 Extra Brut
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 181 Prosecco
-Sorelle Bronca Difetto Sui Lieviti Brut Nature Prosecco
-Sorelle Bronca Rosecco Treviso Brut Rose
-Monviert Ribolla Gialla Fruili Colli Orientali 2022
-Monviert Chardonnay Friuli Colli Orientali
-Monviert Pinot Grigio Friuli Colli Orientali
-Monviert Sauvignon Blanc Friuli Colli Orientali
-Tenuta del Meriggio Campania Falanghina IGT
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Coda di Volpe
-Tenuta del Meriggio Fiano di Avellino
-Tenuta del Meriggio Greco di Tufo
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Aglianico
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Campi Taurasini
-Tenuta del Meriggio Taurasi Riserva Colle Dei Cerasi
-Bertani Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2016
-Bortolomiol Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore Extra Brut Millesimato Rive di Col San Martino 70th Anniversary
-Bortolomiol Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Ius Naturae Brut Millesimato Organic
-Bortolomiol Riserva del Governatore Extra Brut Millesimato Pinot Nero
-Bortolomiol Il Mormoro Cabernet DOC Piave
The Food: cheeses-- gorgonzola, pecorino di tartufo, asiago, caciotta taleggio, all followed by a meat platter of prosciutto, salamis, dried sausages, and ventricina piccante, capocollo, et al, along with breads, biscuits, crackers, breadsticks, angioletti dolci, olives, plus cannellini bean puree. Other accompaniments were caponata. And even Pizza Nova arrived...
46 stands of wineries showed some of the 300 wines included.
The Downside: the masterclass (Taste of Lombardy-- Regione Lombardia) was sold out on Wednesday as well as the Consorzo Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo.
The Upside: enough room to walk around and visit and to re-visit stands.
The Contact Person: silvestri@sogood.it
The Event’s Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 93.
By DEAN TUDOR, wine writer since 1968 and owner of Gothic Epicures Writing --- deantudor@deantudor.com. My "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of wine news items and RSS feeds, plus references to individual wines, beers and spirits, has been at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor since 1994. These notes (below) for TOP wines available through the LCBO Vintages New Releases (on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca or at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor -- no winery can buy their way into – or out of – my publications. Not all wines are available in every LCBO store.
What is a TOP wine? Terrific-Occasional-Personal--- A TOP wine can be expressed as 88+ points, or Silver/Gold Medal, or described as BETTER/BEST, or 4/5 ****/***** Stars (out of?) and other such categories [in the 1950s such categories were titled "dandy, so-so, punk and lousy"]. My evaluations are a combined MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Rhone wine should taste like Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace, above or below its price).
THEME • Summer-Worthy Wines
ROSE TABLE WINE [Recommended]
49069 SALENTEIN PORTILLO ROSE ARGENTINA 2025 $15.95
39974 FLAT ROCK PINK TWISTED ROSÉ VQA 2025 $17.95
32401 BAGLIETTI NO.1 ORGANIC ROSÉ 2025 720B 12 $15.95
TOP White Wines UNDER $20 in this release.
=========================================
25641 MIGUEL TORRES ÁNDICA RESERVA SAUVIGNON BLANC CHILE 2024 $17.95
49053 COLLAVINI SINGLE VINEYARD SIGNATURE COLLECTION PINOT GRIGIO $16.95
48105 AMATO SICILIA CATARRATO SICILY 2024 $16.95
48064 ANT MOORE A+ SAUVIGNON BLANC NEW ZEALAND 2024 $17.95
14199 INVIVO MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2025 $19.95
50358 CLUSTER FLOCK VERDEJO/SAUVIGNON BLANC/CHARDONNAY 2025 $17.95
14028 CUATRO RAYAS VENDEMIO NOCTURNA VERDEJO 2024 $14.95
166942 WAKEFIELD ESTATE LABEL SAUVIGNON BLANC AUSTRALIA 2024 $18.95
31534 DOMÄNE WACHAU TERRASSEN FEDERSPIEL GRÜNER VELTLINER AUSTRIA 2024 $19.95
TOP Red Wines UNDER $20 for this release.
========================================
47899 PANAGIOTOPOULOS FACES (PROSOPA) CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT GREECE $17.95
606764 ARBOLEDA CABERNET SAUVIGNON CHILE 2023 $19.95
488015 QUINTA DO ESPÍRITO SANTO 2022 $14.95
49900 FINCA IRAL SINGLE VINEYARD MALBEC 2023 $16.95
41874 BIRD IN HAND TWO IN THE BUSH SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA 2024 $19.95
49332 DOMAINE DE BOURRAN CÔTES DU DURAS 2024 $15.95
39275 FEATHERSTONE GAMAY NOIR VQA 2022 $18.95
41734 PARAJES DEL VALLE ECOLÓGICO MONASTRELL 2024 $18.95
10121 DUCA DI SARAGNANO SIR PASSO 2024 $18.95
TOP White Wines OVER $20 in this release.
=========================================
47916 WINES OF ADAM F&F MALAGOUZIA 2024 $24.95
46295 WENDING HOME ESTATE VINEYARD EARTH SERIES SAUVIGNON BLANC VQA $27.95
50671 CHATEAU DE MALIGNY CHABLIS 2024 $39.95
42444 HUBERT BROCHARD SANCERRE 2024 $39.95
48892 CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES $34.95
49286 CANTINA TRAMIN T CUVÉE BIANCO 2024 $20.95
974527 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 $21.95
25231 ADEGA DE PENALVA MACERAÇÃO PELICULAR PORTUGAL 2023 $21.95
48204 LUBANZI ORANGE IS SKIN CONTACT CHENIN BLANC SOUTH AFRICA 2024 $29.95
47863 JOSÉ PARIENTE SAUVIGNON BLANC SPAIN 2024 $24.95
TOP Red Wines OVER $20 for this release.
=======================================
22977 DOMAINE QUEYLUS RÉSERVE DU DOMAINE PINOT NOIR VQA 2021 $50.70
38093 VIGNERONS DE BEL-AIR BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2024 $29.95
28574 E. GUIGAL CROZES-HERMITAGE 2021 $45.95
48884 COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2022 $32.95
48021 COS TERRE SICILIANE ORGANIC FRAPPATO 2024 $36.95
121731 LUCIANO ARDUINI FONTANA DEL FONGO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO VENETO 2024 $22.95
50816 TENUTA FALEZZA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2020 $49.95
LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO’s Limited Time Offer selections...these are "better" value...on sale through May 24...better hurry...BUT!! there are more LTO values coming from May 24 to June 20...[see below]
W H I T E W I N ES
ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC
Awatere Valley, Marlborough,
South Island, New Zealand
225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00
FLAT ROCK RIESLING
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
43281 (D – 11 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY PINOT GRIGIO
Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
326090 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $17.95 Save $3.00
PIERRE SPARR GEWURZTRAMINER
AC Alsace, France
373373 (D – 14 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
STONELEIGH LATITUDE
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3.00
WAKEFIELD ESTATE LABEL CHARDONNAY
Clare Valley/Limestone Coast, South Australia
711556 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00
R E D W I N ES
BLEASDALE MULBERRY TREE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
South Australia
661892 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
CASTELGIOCONDO
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
650432 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $56.95
NOW $51.95 Save $5.00
CAVE SPRING PINOT NOIR 6
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable, vegan
417642 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA
Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
452789 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $15.95
NOW $14.95 Save $1.00
DANDELION VINEYARDS
LIONHEART OF THE BAROSSA SHIRAZ
Barossa, South Australia
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** Some New Wines I Tasted Over the Past Month ---
The Date and Time: Wednesday April 29, 2026, 1PM to 5PM
The Event: Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Grand Wine Tasting
The Venue: Liberty Grand
The Target Audience: hospitality and trade
The Availability/Catalogue: as with many trade fairs now, one needed a smart phone to access label data and prices and availability.
The Quote/Background: From 1987, Gambero Rosso has published a guide to Italian wine titled Vini d'Italia, which in a short time became the most influential wine publication within Italy. It is also published in English translation under the title Italian Wines. The Gambero Rosso wine ratings in Vini d’Italia are built up on the number of glasses (bicchieri) awarded to a wine, which is indicated in the wine guide with a number of stylized glasses next to the wine's name.
The highest rating is three glasses (Tre Bicchieri) and the wine guide only includes wines which are seen by the editors as "above average". The ratings are based upon blind tastings by independent experts. The guide is edited in Italian, English and German. The scheme of three glasses (extraordinary wine), two glasses (very good wine), and one glass (good wine) corresponds to one star, two stars, three stars, or, in words: GOOD, BETTER and BEST.
The Wines: I could not taste them all. Some fave wines I sampled right away included Monviert Friulano Collio DOC 2024, and Monviert Cabernet Franc 2022. Other major wineries that day included Arnaldo Caprai (Umbria), Bertani (Veneto), Bortolomiol (Veneto), Castello di Gabbiano (Tuscany), Coppi (Apulia), Cusumano (Sicily), Marchesi Frescobaldi (Tuscany), Umani Ronchi, Sorelle Bronca (Veneto), Spinelli (Abruzzo) -- as well as producers of sparkler Franciacorta and Fongaro Spumanti (Veneto).
Some other wines I enjoyed at the trade show included Conti Zecca (Puglia) who had included a full range of Aglianico, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Chardonnay Malvasia, and Fiano. These were rapidly followed by Pietramara Etichetta Bianca Fiano de Avellino Riserva 2025, Terrantica Greco di Tufo DOCG Riserva (both red and white), and Terzotratto Taurasi DOCG Riserva.
Fongaro Spumanti seem to have led the way with its half dozen sparklers made with all Durella grapes. And various labels were made with a variety of aging on lees. Bianca Vigna makes 14 different proseccos, and even a grappa di prosecco. Another major sparkler producer at the showmincluded Montina with its range of some eight Franciacorta sparklers -- Brut, Extra Brut, Rose Demi-Sec, Rose Extra Brut, Saten, Millesimato Brut, Dosage Zero, and Riserva Quor Nature (mostly Chardonnay). And as you can read in my notes, I was concentrating on sparkling wines.
I was impressed with the following wines:
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 68 Sparkler
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 232 Extra Brut
-Sorelle Bronca Particella 181 Prosecco
-Sorelle Bronca Difetto Sui Lieviti Brut Nature Prosecco
-Sorelle Bronca Rosecco Treviso Brut Rose
-Monviert Ribolla Gialla Fruili Colli Orientali 2022
-Monviert Chardonnay Friuli Colli Orientali
-Monviert Pinot Grigio Friuli Colli Orientali
-Monviert Sauvignon Blanc Friuli Colli Orientali
-Tenuta del Meriggio Campania Falanghina IGT
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Coda di Volpe
-Tenuta del Meriggio Fiano di Avellino
-Tenuta del Meriggio Greco di Tufo
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Aglianico
-Tenuta del Meriggio Irpinia Campi Taurasini
-Tenuta del Meriggio Taurasi Riserva Colle Dei Cerasi
-Bertani Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2016
-Bortolomiol Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore Extra Brut Millesimato Rive di Col San Martino 70th Anniversary
-Bortolomiol Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Ius Naturae Brut Millesimato Organic
-Bortolomiol Riserva del Governatore Extra Brut Millesimato Pinot Nero
-Bortolomiol Il Mormoro Cabernet DOC Piave
The Food: cheeses-- gorgonzola, pecorino di tartufo, asiago, caciotta taleggio, all followed by a meat platter of prosciutto, salamis, dried sausages, and ventricina piccante, capocollo, et al, along with breads, biscuits, crackers, breadsticks, angioletti dolci, olives, plus cannellini bean puree. Other accompaniments were caponata. And even Pizza Nova arrived...
46 stands of wineries showed some of the 300 wines included.
The Downside: the masterclass (Taste of Lombardy-- Regione Lombardia) was sold out on Wednesday as well as the Consorzo Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo.
The Upside: enough room to walk around and visit and to re-visit stands.
The Contact Person: silvestri@sogood.it
The Event’s Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 93.
Dean Tudor, Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism
Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.comhttp://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
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