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2007-2008


• January 26, 2008
2005 A Miracle Vintage ~
Tumultuous Week of Highs and Lows


• January 19, 2008
Looking for Value? ~
Wines from Argentina to the Rescue


• January 12, 2008
Looking Back - Looking Ahead ~
Spanish Wines Looking Up


• January 5, 2008
New Year Bargains

• December 29, 2007
Having a Sparkling New Year's Eve

• December 22, 2007
Sumptuous Sippers ~ For days with Slippers

• December 15, 2007
Wine Awards Canada -
Charting 339 of Ontario's Best ~ Toasting Ontario's Best Sparklers from Brut to Gently Sweet


• December 8, 2007
A Sparkling Vintages Release ~ But buy carefully

• December 1, 2007
Holiday Gifting ~ The twin pack is the way to go

• November 24, 2007
Eight Buys from Today's Vintages Release

• November 17, 2007
Introducing the Signature Selection

• November 10, 2007
2005 Burgundy ~ The wine gurus like it!

• November 3, 2007
Magic in Montreal ~
Le Marché an Inspiration for Local Wineries


• October 27, 2007
Scary Times at Vintages ~ From Tricks to Treats

• October 20, 2007
Best of the West

• October 13, 2007
Today at Vintages ~ Bordeaux and Much More

• October 6, 2007
Wine Auction Fever ~ Confessions of a Wine Auction Junkie ~ Forget Screaming Eagle and pass the Rum

• September 29, 2007
Southern French Accents

• September 22, 2007
Perfect for an Autumn day ~
Is that a bottle of spicy wine under your kilt?


• September 15, 2007
A Celebration of the Ontario's harvest ~
Faces behind great wines


• September 8, 2007
Reel Wines for Real Film Lovers ~
Can't snuggle? Here's what to smuggle! ~
Plus Ontario Recommendations


• September 1, 2007
Dust off your Lederhosen ~
Austrian Wines Finally Unleashed in Vintages


• August 25, 2007
Summer Twilight Selections ~ Spanish Synergy

• August 18, 2007
The Wines of Chile ~ Soaring to the peaks of the Andes

• August 11, 2007
Discovering Greece - a wine odyssey ~ Splendid Assyrtiko from Santorini

• August 4, 2007
Spain - From the Classics to the Cutting Edge ~
Revving up for Rioja


• July 28, 2007
Days of Wine & Roses no more! ~
Under $10 wines a rare breed


• July 21, 2007
Que Sera, Syrah ~ Big, Smoky and Beautiful

• July 14, 2007
Finding the best wine matches ~
Sizzling Seafood at Scaramouche


• July 7, 2007
Sizzling Sauvignon Blanc ~ Vintages Best Buy Whites

• June 30, 2007
In search of the Ontario Idol ~
Tracking down the best for Canada Day


• June 23, 2007
Vintages Price Hikes ~
Hitting the customer where it hurts


• June 16, 2007
Life After Yellow Tail

• June 9, 2007
Rosé Rules ~ From serious to casual, unearthing that ambidextrous rosé

• June 2, 2007
The ones that didn't get away! ~
Unearthing recent best buys - all under $20


• May 26, 2007
New Zealand’s Natural Gems ~ The best of whites

• May 19, 2007
Alsatian with that Crustacean?

• May 12, 2007
Paradoxical Portugal ~
Old World Grapes with New World Appeal


• May 5, 2007
Toronto's First Private Import Wine Fair ~ Private Imports Picking up Steam Despite LCBO Bullying

• April 28, 2007
Toasting Mom with France’s Finest

• April 21, 2007
Prime Time for California

• April 14, 2007
Victims of Vintages

• April 7, 2007
Delicious Ciders that won't break the Easter bank

• March 31, 2007
Racy Rieslings ~ Perfect Springtime Sippers

• March 24, 2007
Quest for the Best of Portable Potables ~
The Battle of the Boxes


• March 17, 2007
For the love of the Irish ~
A Greek wine for St. Patrick's Day


• March 10
VDN to the rescue ~
Sublime sweet bargains from southwestern France


• March 3, 2007
Canada's greatest pinot noir? ~ If you can’t find the best, try LCJ’s less expensive bargains

• February 24, 2007
Cuvée 2007 ~ Ontario winemakers whoop it up

• February 17, 2007
Pinot Noir Madness III ~
New Zealand takes another step forward


• February 10, 2007
Burgundy Comes to Town ~ Despite Limited Vintages Buys ~ The Good News is Virtual Buying

• February 3, 2007
Great Values South of the Equator ~
Both in Vintages & on the General List


• January 27, 2007
Napa a go-go ~ Wine Parties vs. Tastings

• January 20, 2007
Winemaker Niel Groenewald ~
Pushing the South African Envelope


• January 13, 2007
Montreal Passion Vin ~
Delivering Excellence on Every Level


• January 6, 2007
Off-the Beaten-Path Wines ~
Hard to Find in Today's Vintages Release


2008

• July 4, 2008
Taster’s Diary:
From Canada Day
to July 5th Vintages Release


• June 27, 2008
Spain Triumphant
Gearing up for Canada Day


• June 20, 2008
Today in Vintages
June 21st Release


• June 13, 2008
Books & BBQ Wines for Daddy
Tio Pepe – A Blast from the past


• June 6, 2008
Get Smart for Father's Day

• May 30, 2008
Olé Rosé

• May 23, 2008
New Zealand Wines at Vintages

• May 16, 2008
Victoria Day Weekend:
An Explosion of Flavours


• May 9, 2008
LCBO Destination Wines, New Zealand Wine Fair,
A Taste of Austria & A Gift for Mom


• May 2, 2008
Taster’s Diary

• April 25, 2008
April 26th Vintages Best Buys

• April 18, 2008
Liquid Assets:
Is $4,975 for a bottle of 2005 Petrus worth the risk?


• April 11, 2008
Vintages on a Roll

• April 4, 2008
Organic & Artisanal Vintages Best Buys

• March 28, 2008
Tomorrow’s Vintages Release Today!

• March 21, 2008
Great Easter Choices

• March 14, 2008
A taste of the real thing!
From the March 15 Vintages Release


• March 14, 2008
Ireland: The cradle of Whiskey

• March 7, 2008
Burgundy Recommendations
From the March Vintages Release


• February 29, 2008
Vintages March 1st Recommendations

• February 22, 2008
Oscar Libations

• February 15, 2008
Vintages February 16th Release

• February 8, 2008
Tracking Down the Best Buys
from the current Vintages Sale


• February 1, 2008
The 90+ Point Bandwagon
2007 Archived Articles

• October 23, 2007
- Terence Corcoran
Flaherty should tackle his own price gougers

• December 29, 2007

Having a Sparkling New Year's Eve
2008

• February 9, 2008
Organic Wine Fest

• March 15, 2008
$5,000 a bottle? Best take a pass