LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2017

WHAT’S NEW BY JULIA AITKEN  •  PHOTOGRAPHY BY VINCE NOGUCHI

A WORLD OF NEW PRODUCTS AT THE LCBO AND VINTAGES.

NIAGARA BOUNTY G. Marquis The Red Line Cabernet Sauvignon VQA  LCBO 473090, $13.95 The Red Line is the G. Marquis winery’s collection of 100-percent Ontario VQA wines that typify Niagara’s cool-climate viticulture. This, a classic Cabernet Sau- vignon, offers flavours of ripe blackberry with notes of cedar and chewy tannins. Lively acidity makes it a great food wine. Pair with spicy back ribs, pulled-pork sandwiches, grilled kebabs or piri-piri chicken.

CRISP SIPPER Casas del Bosque Reserva Sauvignon Blanc VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 974717, $14.95 A good backbone of minerality and zesty acid- ity make this new addition to the VINTAGES ESSENTIALS line a natural with grilled fish or seasonal salads, but it’s also the perfect aperitif. The cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc from Chile’s Casablanca Valley shows typical aromas of key lime, cucumber and sea salt with ginger, citrus and pepper in the mouth.

HARBINGER OF SPRING Capo Capo Aperitivo Rosso LCBO 493221, $24.95

Perfectly pink rhubarb conjures thoughts of spring and here it teams with bitter orange and alpine herbs to give stunning colour and sweet-tart flavour to a new Italian aperitivo. Produced by a family- run business in northern Italy that worked with a group of Toronto entrepreneurs to perfect the recipe, it’s a fresh Canadian twist on the Italian classic aperitivo.

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