Sangiovese Grape: Your Next Purchase at the LCBO?
Let’s Take a Closer Look at the Sangiovese Grape. “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” ― Paulo Coelho, Brida And it’s easy to drink the whole bottle made from this grape! In fact, sangiovese is probably Italy’s most consumed grape. Recently it was scientifically proven that the montepulciano grape is actually the same grape, making it the most widely grown grape in...
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Affordable Wines at the LCBO Since we are all about saving money after the holidays I thought I would give some great wine at a great price available at the LCBO vintage section. All of these wines are part of their essential collection, which means they are available all the time at most LCBO. With Italian red wine in mind of course: Fontanafredda Briccotonda Barbera Region -Piedmont Vin#-72348 Price- 15.95 This is a great ready to drink wine. It has a blast of berry on the nose and has a nice full-bodied...
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Moscato- (aka Muscat) Moscato is a delicate, fruity wine. It has a pleasant aroma of pears and slight sweetness as well as a minimal sparkle. This grape is best known from the town of Asti. Formally called Asti Spumante. To you, the customer, look for Moscato d’Asti, this grape pairs nicely with fruit based desserts as well as crisp salads with oil and vinegar. Prosecco- Prosecco is from the northeast regions like Trentino, Veneto. Prosecco is named after a grape variety rather than a wine-producing...
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Primitivo di Manduria A brother of the Californian variety zinfandel. Primitivo is a big bodied red wine with higher alcohol. They typically have a very strong berry aroma with a big long finish. Negroamaro A commonly produced wine to the south of the region. It has a medium body and cherry/raisin style aroma. The variety is found in many of the DOC wines like Brindisi, copertino and salice Salentino. Salice Salentino The oldest of the DOC wines from Apulia located in the south end of the region produce a dark...
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Chianti
Let’s talk about Chianti Let’s first start by clearing up some of the confusion that surrounds Chianti. For most people when they think of Chianti, they think of a relatively flavourless wine that comes in a straw basket. Well that may have been the case a couple decades ago. But the DOC (the Governing group that controls Italy’s wine production) changed it all around. So now when you see a little rooster on the top of the bottle you will be more than likely drinking a nice wine. A...
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Sangiovese Sangiovese is probably Italy’s most consumed grape. Known in Latin as Sanguis Jovis meaning ‘the blood of Jove’. It is used to bulk up other grapes, blended or drank alone. Recently it was scientifically proven that the montelpulciano grape is actually the same grape. Making it the most widely grown grape in Italy. Probably the most popular version is Chianti. Which is grown in Tuscany. It is required to have at least 80% sangiovese and 20% whatever. It is allowed to be...
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