LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2024

SEASONAL Shift Into Spring

Move those heavier whites and reds to the bottom of your wine rack for now. Luscious, fruit-forward wines are ripe for spring since they’re well-balanced with bright acidity. They’re food-friendly, too, as the accompanying recipes on the following pages will demonstrate.

BY DICK SNYDER AND CHRISTOPHER ST. ONGE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAYA VISNYEI

flavours. Mediterranean cuisine, iconic Italian or Southeast Asian dishes all have the potential to pair with these beautifully. Juicy wines may be uncompli cated, but in no way are they simple. Their primary flavours make your mouth water and eyes brighten in anticipation of the next sip and the next bite.

Chances are you already enjoy wines that are fruit-forward, easy-drinking and delicious. But do you call them juicy? Juicy wines have bright acidity and lots of fruit, and little tannin or spice. Fabulous as sippers, juicy wines are remarkably food-friendly—especially when paired with dishes that have lively, uncomplicated

FOOD STYLING BY CHRISTOPHER ST. ONGE; PROP STYLING BY ANDREA McCRINDLE

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