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Weird and Wonderful: Natural wines, the funky punk-rock stars of the wine world, are coming into vogue
Purists will love the idea of natural wines. They’re made from grapes that are grown using organic practices, for starters, but...
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Day Tripper: swap your stroll in the LCBO’s aisles for an outing to Prince Edward County
This month I’ll be driving two hours east of Toronto and filling my trunk with racy, elegant pinots, chardonnays and sparklers...
Bespoke Bottles: intriguing and less expensive Niagara wines that can only be found in Toronto restaurants
Here’s a secret: many of Niagara’s top producers have a range of what they call licensee wines, which are made specifically to...
Food & Drink
Kiwi Coolers: six bottles from New Zealand best sipped on summer nights
New Zealand’s moderate maritime climate produces refreshing wines made for summer sipping New Zealand has more than 700 wineries...
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Spring Fling: six bargain bottles of lesser-known whites
Now’s the time to experiment with fragrant, refreshing, lesser-known whites As the weather starts to warm I turn to...
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Serious Crush: 10 spots that deliver exciting wines and never-snooty service
The definition of a Toronto wine bar has morphed dramatically over the past few years. Classic wine-only bars are increasingly...
Food & Drink
The Reign in Spain: five bottles of garnacha to get you through what’s left of winter
Grenache, or garnacha, is like the white T-shirt of the wine world: low-priced, beloved, and it goes with everything Garnacha is...
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Sparkling Personality: the best bubblies under 50 bucks a bottle
There’s nothing like French bubbly for swank luxury, but for everyday enjoyment, these international labels deliver great fizz A...
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A Bottle for All Reasons: because every holiday event goes better with wine
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Small-Batch Wonders: gorgeous red wines that won’t break the bank
This party season, skip the show-offy bottles for reds with a little more nuance (and a lot less sticker shock) As the holidays...
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The Great White Way: five refreshing Mediterranean wines
Ultra-refreshing wines from the sun-baked eastern Mediterranean Toronto’s current love affair with cuisine from Lebanon, Greece...
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Pretty in Pink: six quality rosés to bring to the barbecue
Rosés are the thing to drink this summer—they’re dry, refreshing and a great match for the ’cue Now that rosé is...
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Along came a cider
Craft beer isn’t the only boutique industry in full swing. Dedicated producers are turning out delicious ciders, too Ontario is...
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Gourmet Travel Wines: six under-the-radar bottles from Prince Edward County and Niagara
Prince Edward County and Niagara are known for producing great wine, but plenty of vintners go under the radar. Here, six bottles...
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Spring Wine: five cool French whites that only taste like they cost a fortune
Spring dishes beg to be paired with delicate, aromatic and refreshing whites, and these days I’m looking to Europe to find...
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From Riesling to Pinot Noir, here are five can’t-miss new wines from Australia
In the ’80s, Australia’s vintners created a wildly popular, new style of red wine with their plush, chest-warming shirazes...
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Shiraz-mataz: the LCBO’s best five syrahs under $20
The wine most likely to make you forget it’s February Syrah, a.k.a. shiraz, is my winter wine—a seductive red with fiery...
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Five biodynamic wines worth buying now
After years of trial and error by dedicated winemakers, biodynamic bottles are finally coming into their own Like organic...
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Six splurge-worthy bottles that will create extra buzz around the holiday table
‘Tis the season to pop corks with abandon, so why not add some refinement to the usual rotation. It’s possible to up your...
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Five amazing bottles from Ontario’s new crop of big, bold red wines
Rising temperatures are remaking Ontario wine, producing grand reds never seen in our cool climate Big reds are booming. The...
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West Side Story: five Okanagan wines worth seeking out online
B.C. wines are getting better every year, but they’re still hard to come by at the LCBO. Here, five bottles worth a...
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Best Wines: six top New Zealand vintages from the LCBO’s latest release
The LCBO’s latest batch of New Zealand wines includes plenty of top-notch sauvignon blancs, which account for 70 per cent of the...
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Nine fortified wines to warm your core during the last, life force–sucking month of cold
Single malts and cognacs are great, but for cozying up by the fire with a book on a cold March evening, I prefer winter...
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Nine excellent bargains from the wine world’s most undervalued regions
Like championing an indie band before it goes mainstream, discovering a little-known wine region before the market catches on can...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024
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Deep Dives
Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted
Deep Dives
The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life
A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind
Deep Dives
Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse
The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular
Deep Dives
Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners
Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars
Deep Dives
The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood
Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on
Deep Dives
Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD
Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower
Deep Dives
Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries
From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home
Deep Dives
How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart
Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024
This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence
Deep Dives
How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel
In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life
Deep Dives
The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million
Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle
Deep Dives
The perilous lives of Canada’s international students
They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs
Deep Dives
My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about
After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality
Deep Dives
The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her
Cost of Living
City
This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”
City
This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?
“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”
City
This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”
City
This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years
The 2,700-square-foot home comes with a wine rack suspended in mid-air, 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a basement with nanny-suite potential
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery
The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.7 million for a whimsical custom-built home backing onto an Etobicoke ravine
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with a sauna, a hot tub, cave-like walls and nature all over
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.2 million for a new build by the Humber with a fireplace in a closet
The 3,900-square-foot property also comes with an elevator, a powder room with a swoosh sink and a playful blue laundry room