LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2021

WINE

Connect the dots Jacob’s Creek Moscato Lower Sugar ( LCBO 19276, $13.75) has half the original’s sugar but the same pear and lemon burst.

Chill time A snowflake temperature

indicator on Matua Pinot Grigio ( LCBO 19255, $16.95) tells you when it’s ready to drink.

Discover more new wines on the summer hot list at lcbo.com/fdhotlist

Rhymes with piano Fiano, a southern Italian grape, produces nutty, aromatic whites like this stylish

Summer stock

Arché ( LCBO 13776, $11.95).

At long last, our favourite time of year has arrived, along with a bumper crop of fresh, new wines to fill our glasses as we get outside and soak up the sun. Here are our picks of what’s in store to celebrate the season.

Surveying this summer’s flock of new wine products is like spotting colourful plumage on exotic tropical birds. They come in red, white and every shade of rosé, from blushing pink to vibrant coral. They fizz, bubble and spritz as well as they smoothly sip. You can pour them frommagnums, drink them from sleek aluminum bottles and cans, and even drink like a rock star. Summer’s on!

By Charlene Rooke | photography by james tse

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FOOD & DRINK SUMMER 2021