WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: 20 wines under/over $20 for the October 10, 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 RECOMMENDED 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.
RECOMMENDED White Wines UNDER $20 in this release.
=========================================
662775 D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB VIOGNIER/MARSANNE 2025 $17.95
356873 FLAT ROCK GOOD KARMA CHARDONNAY 2025 $17.95
527622 ZACCAGNINI TRALCETTO PINOT GRIGIO 2025 $18.95
531780 TASCA D'ALMERITA REGALEALI BIANCO 2025 $18.95
367771 INVIVO PINOT GRIS 2025 $19.95
64774 MIGUEL TORRES GRAN VIÑA SOL CHARDONNAY 202 $17.95
RECOMMENDED Red Wines UNDER $20 for this release.
========================================
50193 PEACOCK'S FAN COONAWARRA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2023 $16.95
11877 LAURENT PERRACHON ET FILS TERRES ROSES MOULIN-À-VENT 2023 $19.95
396382 ZACCAGNINI TRALCETTO MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO 2023 $18.95
51600 CARM RED 2023 $19.95
RECOMMENDED White Wines OVER $20 in this release.
=========================================
241182 CHARLES BAKER VINEMOUNT RIDGE RIESLING 2022 $39.95
695908 JEAN PABIOT ET FILS DOMAINE DES FINES CAILLOTTES POUILLY-FUMÉ $34.95
49034 CHÂTEAU DE MANISSY LIRAC BLANC 202 $24.95
302083 BACHELDER L'ARDOISE NIAGARA CHARDONNAY 2024 $26.95
369850 KIM CRAWFORD PINOT GRIGIO 2025 $21.95
35465 AVELEDA SOLOS DE XISTO ALVARINHO 2024 $24.95
RECOMMENDED Red Wines OVER $20 for this release.
=======================================
50840 DEMUERTE ONE RED 2023 $20.95
361816 BACHELDER LOWREY VINEYARD OLD VINES PINOT NOIR 2023 $65
437376 REDSTONE ESTATE SYRAH 2021 $40.95
47390 RAVINE GAMAY NOIR 2023 $24.95
666628 CHÂTEAU TANESSE CADILLAC CÔTES DE BORDEAUX 2022 $20.95
942094 ROCCA DELLE MACÌE SANT'ALFONSO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2022 $24.95
ROSE et al
49432 CHÂTEAU CORRENSON TAVEL 2025 $21.95
729392 FOSS MARAI EXTRA DRY PROSECCO 360 $19.95
45850 SENSI 18K PURE GOLD BRUT PROSECCO $23.95
LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO’s Limited Time Offer selections...these are the "better" value wines...on sale through October 11...
W H I T E W I N ES
BANFI PRINCIPESSA GAVIA GAVI
DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
250696 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00
FLAT ROCK CELLARS CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
286278 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 ml $23.95
NOW $21.95 Save $2.00
KIM CRAWFORD MARLBOROUGH
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
35386 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
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
STONELEIGH LATITUDE SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South
Island, New Zealand
40137 (XD – 4 g/L)
750 ml REG. $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3
WESTCOTT ESTATE CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
424507 (XD – 6 g/L) 750 ml $31.95
NOW $29.95 Save $2.00
RED WINES
CLARENCE DILLON
CLARENDELLE RED
Bordeaux, France
28837 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA
Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
452789 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $15.95
NOW $14.95 Save $1.00
DUCA DI SARAGNANO
ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO
IGT Puglia, Italy
636613 (M – 17 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $19.95 Save $3.00
FEATHERSTONE CABERNET FRANC
VQA Niagara Peninsula, vegan
64618 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00
LA MASCOTA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Mendoza, Argentina
292110 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
MONASTERIO DE LAS VIÑAS
GRAN RESERVA
DOP Cariñena, Spain
82024 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
ROCCA DELLE MACÌE
RISERVA CHIANTI
DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
111641 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
UMBERTO CESARI LIANO
SANGIOVESE/CABERNET SAUVIGNON
IGT Rubicone, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
225086 (D – 11 g/L) 750 ml $29.95
NOW $24.95 Save $5.00
VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Valle del Maipo, Chile
18721 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
LE VOLTE DELL’ORNELLAIA
IGT Toscana, Tuscany
964221 (XD – 3 g/L)
750 ml REG. $31.95
NOW $28.95 Save $3
BENJAMIN BRIDGE
NOVA 7 SPARKLING
Nova Scotia, Charmat method
256289 (S – 71 g/L) 750 ml $25.95
NOW $23.95 Save $2.00
MALIVOIRE LADYBUG ROSÉ
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable, vegan
559088 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
WHITE WINE
CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
304469 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $42.95
NOW $40.95 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
FIELDING UNOAKED CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
164491 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
FLAT ROCK TWISTED WHITE
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable
1578 (D – 15 g/L) 750 ml $18.95
NOW $16.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY CHARDONNAY
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
326728 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $17.95 Save $3.00
PACO & LOLA ALBARIÑO
DO Rías Baixas, Spain
350041 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
TERRA VEGA SAUVIGNON BLANC KPM
Central Valley, Chile
156968 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $13.00
NOW $12.00 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 $19.95 Save $3.00
VINELAND ESTATES ELEVATION
ST. URBAN VINEYARD RIESLING
VQA Niagara Escarpment, Ontario
38117 (M – 31 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $19.95 Save $3.00
RED WINES
13TH STREET GAMAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula,
Ontario, sustainable
177824 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
CASA DI LUIGI PINOT NOIR KPM
Central Valley, Chile
16586 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $15.00
NOW $14.00 Save $1.00
DANDELION VINEYARDS
LIONHEART OF THE BAROSSA SHIRAZ
Barossa, South Australia
167189 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00
G. MARQUIS THE SILVER LINE
PINOT NOIR
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
258673 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
PORCUPINE RIDGE SYRAH
WO Swartland, South Africa
595280 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $17.95
NOW $14.95 Save $3.00
THE FOREIGN AFFAIR THE CONSPIRACY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
149237 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $16.95 Save $3.00
TRIUS RED ‘THE ICON’
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
303800 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $27.95
NOW $24.95 Save $3.00
WAKEFIELD JARAMAN SHIRAZ
Clare Valley/McLaren Vale,
South Australia
377036 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
JOSEPH DROUHIN-VAUDON CHABLIS
AOC, Burgundy, France
284026 (XD – 2 g/L)
REG. 750 ml $35.95
NOW $31.95
Save $48 on a case of 12
WESTCOTT ESTATE PINOT NOIR
VQA Niagara Peninsula,
Ontario, sustainable
427500 (XD – 3 g/L)
750 ml REG. $33.95
NOW $31.95
Save $24 on a case of 12
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 Season ---
Not many...My wife Ann and I have had various serious medical issues. Consequently, I missed the following tasting opportunities:
-Alto Adige
-Chianti
-Portugal
-Business France
-Profile Portfolio
-Nicholas Pearce Wines Portfolio
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 RECOMMENDED 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.
RECOMMENDED White Wines UNDER $20 in this release.
=========================================
662775 D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB VIOGNIER/MARSANNE 2025 $17.95
356873 FLAT ROCK GOOD KARMA CHARDONNAY 2025 $17.95
527622 ZACCAGNINI TRALCETTO PINOT GRIGIO 2025 $18.95
531780 TASCA D'ALMERITA REGALEALI BIANCO 2025 $18.95
367771 INVIVO PINOT GRIS 2025 $19.95
64774 MIGUEL TORRES GRAN VIÑA SOL CHARDONNAY 202 $17.95
RECOMMENDED Red Wines UNDER $20 for this release.
========================================
50193 PEACOCK'S FAN COONAWARRA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2023 $16.95
11877 LAURENT PERRACHON ET FILS TERRES ROSES MOULIN-À-VENT 2023 $19.95
396382 ZACCAGNINI TRALCETTO MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO 2023 $18.95
51600 CARM RED 2023 $19.95
RECOMMENDED White Wines OVER $20 in this release.
=========================================
241182 CHARLES BAKER VINEMOUNT RIDGE RIESLING 2022 $39.95
695908 JEAN PABIOT ET FILS DOMAINE DES FINES CAILLOTTES POUILLY-FUMÉ $34.95
49034 CHÂTEAU DE MANISSY LIRAC BLANC 202 $24.95
302083 BACHELDER L'ARDOISE NIAGARA CHARDONNAY 2024 $26.95
369850 KIM CRAWFORD PINOT GRIGIO 2025 $21.95
35465 AVELEDA SOLOS DE XISTO ALVARINHO 2024 $24.95
RECOMMENDED Red Wines OVER $20 for this release.
=======================================
50840 DEMUERTE ONE RED 2023 $20.95
361816 BACHELDER LOWREY VINEYARD OLD VINES PINOT NOIR 2023 $65
437376 REDSTONE ESTATE SYRAH 2021 $40.95
47390 RAVINE GAMAY NOIR 2023 $24.95
666628 CHÂTEAU TANESSE CADILLAC CÔTES DE BORDEAUX 2022 $20.95
942094 ROCCA DELLE MACÌE SANT'ALFONSO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2022 $24.95
ROSE et al
49432 CHÂTEAU CORRENSON TAVEL 2025 $21.95
729392 FOSS MARAI EXTRA DRY PROSECCO 360 $19.95
45850 SENSI 18K PURE GOLD BRUT PROSECCO $23.95
LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO’s Limited Time Offer selections...these are the "better" value wines...on sale through October 11...
W H I T E W I N ES
BANFI PRINCIPESSA GAVIA GAVI
DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
250696 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00
FLAT ROCK CELLARS CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
286278 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 ml $23.95
NOW $21.95 Save $2.00
KIM CRAWFORD MARLBOROUGH
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
35386 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
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
STONELEIGH LATITUDE SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South
Island, New Zealand
40137 (XD – 4 g/L)
750 ml REG. $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3
WESTCOTT ESTATE CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
424507 (XD – 6 g/L) 750 ml $31.95
NOW $29.95 Save $2.00
RED WINES
CLARENCE DILLON
CLARENDELLE RED
Bordeaux, France
28837 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA
Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
452789 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $15.95
NOW $14.95 Save $1.00
DUCA DI SARAGNANO
ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO
IGT Puglia, Italy
636613 (M – 17 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $19.95 Save $3.00
FEATHERSTONE CABERNET FRANC
VQA Niagara Peninsula, vegan
64618 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00
LA MASCOTA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Mendoza, Argentina
292110 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
MONASTERIO DE LAS VIÑAS
GRAN RESERVA
DOP Cariñena, Spain
82024 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
ROCCA DELLE MACÌE
RISERVA CHIANTI
DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
111641 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
UMBERTO CESARI LIANO
SANGIOVESE/CABERNET SAUVIGNON
IGT Rubicone, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
225086 (D – 11 g/L) 750 ml $29.95
NOW $24.95 Save $5.00
VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Valle del Maipo, Chile
18721 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
LE VOLTE DELL’ORNELLAIA
IGT Toscana, Tuscany
964221 (XD – 3 g/L)
750 ml REG. $31.95
NOW $28.95 Save $3
BENJAMIN BRIDGE
NOVA 7 SPARKLING
Nova Scotia, Charmat method
256289 (S – 71 g/L) 750 ml $25.95
NOW $23.95 Save $2.00
MALIVOIRE LADYBUG ROSÉ
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable, vegan
559088 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
WHITE WINE
CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
304469 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $42.95
NOW $40.95 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
FIELDING UNOAKED CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
164491 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.00
FLAT ROCK TWISTED WHITE
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
sustainable
1578 (D – 15 g/L) 750 ml $18.95
NOW $16.95 Save $2.00
OYSTER BAY CHARDONNAY
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
326728 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $17.95 Save $3.00
PACO & LOLA ALBARIÑO
DO Rías Baixas, Spain
350041 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
TERRA VEGA SAUVIGNON BLANC KPM
Central Valley, Chile
156968 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $13.00
NOW $12.00 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 $19.95 Save $3.00
VINELAND ESTATES ELEVATION
ST. URBAN VINEYARD RIESLING
VQA Niagara Escarpment, Ontario
38117 (M – 31 g/L) 750 ml $22.95
NOW $19.95 Save $3.00
RED WINES
13TH STREET GAMAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula,
Ontario, sustainable
177824 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
CASA DI LUIGI PINOT NOIR KPM
Central Valley, Chile
16586 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 ml $15.00
NOW $14.00 Save $1.00
DANDELION VINEYARDS
LIONHEART OF THE BAROSSA SHIRAZ
Barossa, South Australia
167189 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00
G. MARQUIS THE SILVER LINE
PINOT NOIR
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
258673 (D – 9 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00
PORCUPINE RIDGE SYRAH
WO Swartland, South Africa
595280 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $17.95
NOW $14.95 Save $3.00
THE FOREIGN AFFAIR THE CONSPIRACY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
149237 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 ml $19.95
NOW $16.95 Save $3.00
TRIUS RED ‘THE ICON’
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
303800 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $27.95
NOW $24.95 Save $3.00
WAKEFIELD JARAMAN SHIRAZ
Clare Valley/McLaren Vale,
South Australia
377036 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 ml $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00
JOSEPH DROUHIN-VAUDON CHABLIS
AOC, Burgundy, France
284026 (XD – 2 g/L)
REG. 750 ml $35.95
NOW $31.95
Save $48 on a case of 12
WESTCOTT ESTATE PINOT NOIR
VQA Niagara Peninsula,
Ontario, sustainable
427500 (XD – 3 g/L)
750 ml REG. $33.95
NOW $31.95
Save $24 on a case of 12
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 Season ---
Not many...My wife Ann and I have had various serious medical issues. Consequently, I missed the following tasting opportunities:
-Alto Adige
-Chianti
-Portugal
-Business France
-Profile Portfolio
-Nicholas Pearce Wines Portfolio
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
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures
