LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2021

Fresita Orange Sunset Sparkling LCBO 18950, $13.95 “Fresita” means straw- berry in Spanish, and this flavoured-wine love child of berry and citrus deserves a sunset toast. Drink it with fruit kebabs or s’mores!

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Just right for summer These new “light” wines have all the full flavour and texture of your favourite bottles but with less than 9% alcohol by volume.

Jackson-Triggs Proprietors’ Selection Light Rosé LCBO 13907, $10.95 An off-dry wine with berry-patch aromatics and the flavours of ripe mango and passion fruit, it has enough body to pair with char- cuterie or mildly spicy dishes.

Kim Crawford Illuminate Sauvignon Blanc & Yellow Tail Pure Bright Chardonnay

Gato Negro Red Blend Light LCBO 18949, $9.95

Hot weather calls for light versions of two of the world’s favourite whites: lemon grass-bright New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc ( LCBO 18947, $19.95) and creamy, melon-soft Australian Chardonnay ( LCBO 18953, $12.95).

From the Northern Italian cradle of elegant almond- and-melon-tinged Pinot Grigio, this fresh white is made for summer nights lit by the “naked moon” This popular Chilean brand blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère and Syrah for a lusciously soft blackberry- vanilla red with just 5.5% alcohol. Try it lightly chilled.

This silky red from California with pome- granate and cherry flavours is low in sug- ar and alcohol but has a high-spirited label. Sunny With a Chance of Flowers Pinot Noir LCBO 18946, $17.95

Give the goodness of an Italian wine made with organic grapes that’s alive with fresh apple and fragrant blossom aromas, and a clean, dry finish.

Gifts with benefits Give bottles that de- liver warm feelings, along with delicious wine, when you pay them forward.

( luna nuda ). Luna Nuda Pinot Grigio LCBO 19773, $15.95

Oggi Organic Pinot Grigio LCBO 19853, $13.95

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