LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2025

SWEET SPOT

Sparkling Wine Pairings That Deliver

Take meal delivery up a notch with off-dry, food-friendly and bright sparkling wines that pair with everything from hearty South Asian food to diner-style smash burgers. These fizzy wines, with their rich personalities and complex profiles, deserve to be enjoyed on more than just special occasions.

BUTTER CHICKEN Bright, floral and lightly sweet wines like Australia’s Joiy Sparkling are the perfect foil to rich and indulgent meals like butter chicken. So, go ahead and add a side of garlic naan to your order; you’ve got this!

THAI GREEN CURRY Enjoy fragrant and spicy Thai green curry with the off-dry, lightly sparkling and peachy Nova 7 by Benjamin Bridge, a Nova Scotian wine that’s so unique it’s almost a national treasure.

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Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 Sparkling VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 256289, $24.95

Joiy Sparkling LCBO 486456, 250 mL, $5.45

Off-Dry Bubbles When in doubt, almost any meal pairs well with bubbles, largely because the robust acidity in sparkling wines can stand up to fat. That acid also means that fizz is a great candidate for a little extra residual sugar. Off-dry bubbles usually have a full body and are great for pairing with roast chicken, popcorn, barbecued ribs and nearly everything else that can be ordered to your door. Here are two good bets that go with just about anything.

MISO SOUP Nourishing and flavourful foods like vegan miso soup deserve to be enjoyed with traditionally made Niagara fizz, such as this one, a bright bubbly ideal for pairing with this salty, comforting soup.

SMASH BURGERS & FRIES Although your favourite child hood burger joint likely didn’t offer juicy Italian reds like this stunning Valpolicella, the beauty of adulting is that you get to have exactly what you want for dinner.

Toro Bravo Sparkling Secco White LCBO 16197, $12.95 This friendly and casual off-dry fizz is exactly what you want in your glass at your next backyard get-together, picnic or barbecue. It’s fresh and fruity and a little lower than others in alcohol.

Luc Belaire Rare Rosé Sparkling VINTAGES 395384, $35.95 Hailing from Provence, this rich, vibrant and berry-forward off-dry fizz is made with the classic grape combo of Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault, which is used to make this region’s famed rosé. Perfect on its own, but even better when paired with cheese.

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Monte Zovo Sa’Solin Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 650713, $24.95

Château des Charmes Brut Sparkling VQA VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 224766, $29.95

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