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David Lawrason
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The LCBO’s best bottles of wine for $15 or less
Need a good bottle for this weekend that's not gonna break the bank? We've got you covered
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Taste your way through Portugal with these five white wines
Five excellent brancos to add to your LCBO shopping list
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Five before-dinner drinks to serve before a holiday feast
Meet the main meal's opening lineup
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There’s something so civilized about buying wine at your local farmers’ market. Grab one of these bottles for Thanksgiving (and pick up pie while you're at it)
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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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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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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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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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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 Ontario sparkling wines that are twice as good as champagne for half the price
I will not be buying champagne for my New Year’s celebration. You can’t beat French bubbly for ostentatious luxury, but for...
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David Lawrason’s Weekly Wine Pick: an impressive Italian blend at a great price
Zenato 2009 Rosso $11.25 | Veneto, Italy | The hills of Veneto in the vicinity of Verona are home to fresh, light valpolicella on...
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Nine wines to build an unbeatable cellar, chosen by our critic David Lawrason
I recently spent an evening with my cousin pouring over-the-hill wine down the sink, about 10 bottles in all. We tasted each one...
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The New Guard: the best of the bunch from the LCBO’s fall release
Fashion is fickle, even in wine. There are occasional stampedes toward trendy brands: Argentina’s Fuzion and Australia’s...
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David Lawrason’s Weekly Wine Pick: a rich Ontario baco noir from an especially fulsome vintage
Henry Of Pelham 2010 Reserve Baco Noir $24.95 | Ontario | For the next two weeks, the LCBO and Vintages are rolling out an Ontario...
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Gamay Days: David Lawrason picks nine of his favourite gamays, from France to Niagara
Gamay is often known as the grape that makes lowly beaujolais nouveau, the gassy juice that’s sold only weeks after the grapes...
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Casing Prince Edward County: five fabulous, under-the-radar wines
(Illustration of Lawrason: Jack Dylan)
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Nine vibrant, refreshing rieslings that make for perfect patio sippers
There’s nothing quite like the crack of a crisp riesling on a bright spring evening. That bolt of vibrant, citrusy...
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David Lawrason’s Weekly Wine Pick: a Niagara red from the region’s best vintage to celebrate Canada Day
Trius 2010 Red $21.95 | Niagara Peninsula | If you want to celebrate Canada Day with a homegrown wine, this Ontario red is the...
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David Lawrason’s Weekly Wine Pick: a sprightly, award-winning Niagara riesling
Vineland Estates 2009 St. Urban Riesling $19.95 | Niagara Escarpment | The Ontario Wine Awards were announced in...
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David Lawrason’s Weekly Wine Pick: a classy Austrian white
Bründlmayer 2010 Kamptaler Terrassen Grüner Veltliner $19.95 | Kamptal, Austria | While The Donald was cutting the ribbon...
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
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Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
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Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
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The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
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The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
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“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions