LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2017

WHAT ’ S NEW

BIRTHDAY BREW

Sunnyside Session IPA LCBO 467019, 473 mL, $2.80

Canada’s isn’t the only birth- day this year. Great Lakes Brewery is turning 30, mak- ing it one of Ontario’s oldest craft breweries. GLB’s seasonal, unfiltered IPA takes its name from a ’hood in Toronto’s west end famous for its sweeping beaches. Heady with citrus aromas and flavours, it’s light and refreshing with lingering pineapple notes.

FROM B.C. TO YOUR BARBECUE

Mission Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 553321, $30.95 Great news for lovers of Canadian wines: more wines fromB.C. are now available in Ontario. For the ideal barbecue red, reach for this big Cab’ from Mission Hill, one of Okana- gan’s foundation wineries. Its red and black fruit flavours and chocolate and smoky notes teamwell with juicy steaks or gourmet burgers.

PERFECT PINK SIPPER Malivoire Ladybug Rosé VINTAGES ESSENTIALS 559088, $16.95 Nothing says alfresco entertaining like a frosty bottle of rosé. This popular Niagara pink was out of stock but—yay!—it’s back. The bone-dry blend of Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir and Cabernet Franc bursts with red berry flavours. A quintessential food-friendly wine, it goes well with shellfish, grilled fish, goat cheese and spicy Indian fare.

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