LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2026

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Alfresco Dinner Party Red or white, sparkling or rosé, wonderful Ontario wines are the perfect choice as a welcome aperitif and on into dinner, wherever you set the table.

Oh Goody! Rosé VQA LCBO 44231, $10.95 Niagara’s Palatine Hills makes this easy-going, fruit-forward rosé from 100 per cent estate grown grapes, giving zippy red berry and citrus notes.

Burnt Ship Bay Sauvignon Blanc VQA LCBO 517185, $15.95

Behind the extravagant bouquet of grapefruit and tropical fruit is a dry, nuanced wine of real quality and impressive length that works with all our dishes. Rosehall Run Pixie Sparkling Rosé VQA LCBO 492959, $19.95 A Prince Edward County bubbly made from Vidal and Pinot Noir that’s all charm and graceful balance. Look for citrus, red berry, herbs and rounded acidity. Château Des Charmes Gamay Noir VQA LCBO 57349, $17.95 Gamay is an Ontario star and this producer brings out its best— beautifully smooth and balanced, tasting of fresh, ripe red berries.

Dinner Party Menu

GRILLED EGGPLANT BOATS WITH BURRATA, ARUGULA & ANCHOVIES Smokey grilled eggplant canoes carry a rich cargo of creamy burrata and peppery arugula, spiked with anchovies’ salty tang.

SALMOREJO A Córdoba-style

SLOW-ROASTED SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED LEMON RELISH

gazpacho thickened with bread and olive oil and topped with ham and chopped hard-boiled egg.

The fish is so moist and succulent, delectably offset by a topping of fried lemon slices and crispy shallots.

Find these recipes at LCBO.com/drinklocal