By John Szabo MS

The big news this year at the annual ‘anteprima’, or preview tastings of the latest Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines to arrive on the market, was the official launch of the long awaited Pieve designation. These are essentially Riserva-level wines from one of 12 pievi (singular: pieve) or parishes within the DOCG, the latest and now top level category of wines for this historic ...more

We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the March 15th release, which one would it be and why?”

Bachelder Wismer Parke Pinot Noir 2022, Ontario, Canada
$54.95, Lifford Wine & Spirits (Select Wine Merchants)
Megha Jandhyala – My “only one” this week is once again a gorgeous Ontario wine that highlights, for those who are still agnostic, that our terroirs and winemakers can be ...more

U.S.A. Out, Canada In – Ontario Wineries Need to Be Nimble!
by David Lawrason, with reviews by Sara d’Amato and Megha Jandhyala

The Vintages catalogue for the March 15 release lists 15 American wines that are, of course, not available. The LCBO could not pivot quickly enough on the news March 2 that U.S. wines were being pulled from the shelves. It is fair to criticize the LCBO for not being a ...more