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Casing Prince Edward County: five fabulous, under-the-radar wines
(Illustration of Lawrason: Jack Dylan)
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Coming Up Rosés: nine great bottles of the ultimate summer dinner party wine
I recently hosted a dinner devoted entirely to rosé. It was on a terrace in Crillon-le-Brave, a small town in Provence, and I was...
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Spirit of the West: David Lawrason picks nine bottles from California’s booming crop
Last year, for the first time in history, the United States consumed more wine than any other country (even out-tippling France...
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Move Over, Malbec: David Lawrason picks nine lesser-known Argentine wines
Argentine malbec, with its huge flavour, lush texture and low price, was the official soother of the recession. At $8, Fuzion’s...
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David Lawrason picks nine great, affordable pinot noirs from around the world
Pinot noir is my desert island wine. It’s light and refreshing, and it pairs with just about any food. I adore it. For...
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Loonie goes up, Ontario wine goes down and the U.S. gets angry: a NAFTA story
Cross-border shoppers might be applauding the recent strength of the Canadian dollar, but according to an upcoming Bank of...
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David Lawrason offers nine reasons why garnacha makes for great barbecue wine
Backyard sommeliers bored with the usual summer reds (merlot, shiraz, zinfandel) should try fruity garnacha. It is more commonly...
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Nine West Coast wines that are flying off the shelves
California wine has always had a certain easygoing appeal, and the region’s big-ticket bottles have been a staple in...
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The sipper club: meet the city’s competitive cabal of top sommeliers
Will Predhomme belongs to a competitive cabal of top sommeliers who sniff, sip and spit their way through hundreds of bottles a...
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Of Great Import: The best wines from British Columbia
Finally, more of British Columbia’s premium bottles are available in Ontario. Here, the best of the west It’s boom time in...
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Can’t argue with results: wine biodynamics might be hocus pocus, but it doesn’t really matter
As consumer demand for organic wine grows, more and more wineries will be adopting the oft-contested growing method known as...
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Tiny bubbles: top picks from Prince Edward County’s first sparkling wines
Prince Edward County’s first sparklers are incredible: you’d swear you were drinking champagne The first three sparkling wines...
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Bonnie Brooks is singing along to the Black Eyed Peas
Bonnie Brooks, president and CEO of The Bay, is no stranger to the media, but we’re always hearing the same stuff about her:...
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Bio Picks: 10 top eco-wines
Eco-wines that taste so good your guests will never know they’re saving the planet I’m all for protecting the environment, but...
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Hope for the Cottageless: an insider’s guide to vacationing in cottage country
So you didn’t listen when everyone told you to book a rental back in January, and you haven’t yet managed to finagle an invite...
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Kiwi Magic: 29 standout New Zealand wines
New Zealand is famous for its sauvignon blancs. Now it’s wowing the world with pinot noirs You can’t help but admire New...
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Escape Plan: five amazing Ontario getaways
Five off-the-radar summer destinations where you can eat, drink, fish, farm, bike or meditate to your heart’s content Blue Fox...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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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Almost
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