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FOR THE LOVE OF LOCAL 35233 DISCOVER OUR LATEST COLLECTION, IN STORES AND ON LCBO.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 35233_Vin.Sep18_Covers EN.indd 1 2021-08-18 2:10 AM wines of the month Reds to fall for SPECK BROS. FAMILY TREE THE PADRÉ CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 18667 (D) 750 mL $19.95 2 Made by the Speck brothers as a tribute to their father, Paul Speck Sr., this big, bold blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot was aged 16 months in a combo of French and American oak, adding smoky shading to a core of ripe, dark fruit. Pour it with grilled steaks. Full-bodied & Smooth Featured in For the Love of Local LORNANO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 211599 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 2 TASTING NOTE: A fresh, fruity red with aromas and flavors of dark berries and cherries. Medium to full body, firm, silky tannins and a bright, beautiful finish. Drink or hold. Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) Medium-bodied & Fruity 35233_Vin.Sep18_Covers EN.indd 2 2021-08-18 12:06 AM welcomeseptember 18 pg.2 FOR THE LOVE OF LOCAL SHOP LCBO.COM Try Same-Day Pickup! See page 56 for details. plus... WHAT’S ON page 26 PRODUCT INFO & TASTING NOTES page 28 SHOPPING LIST page 49 FLAGSHIP EXCLUSIVES page 51 VINTAGES SPECIAL OFFERS page 54 * lcbo.com/vintages Product availability: Due to global shipping delays, the ongoing situation surrounding COVID-19 and printing lead times, availability of some products in this catalogue may change and may vary by store location. For the most up-to-date product availability, visit lcbo.com/vintages and click “shop our latest release,” or click “Vintages Latest” to sign up for our e-mail newsletter. C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 1 2021-08-12 6:36 PM FOR THE LOVEOF L CAL 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 2 2021-08-12 6:21 PM Healthy lands and purple hands at Pelee Island Winery. Explore a stellar new collection of Ontario wines and meet some of the talented, community-minded folks behind them. Nothing tastes better than local, and with the abundance of VQA wineries across Ontario, that means a wealth of delicious wine to choose from. Behind every great bottle you’ll find skilled and passionate crafters who not only know the land that grows the grapes, but who are intimately connected to their local communities. Here, we introduce you to some of them as they give us the inside scoop on their favourite spots and pastimes in Niagara, Lake Erie, Prince Edward County and Georgian Bay. Just a few dozen more reasons to love local. VINTAGES 3 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 3 2021-08-12 6:21 PM 13th Street Winery ST. CATHARINES “As a lifelong Niagara resident, my favourite thing about living here is the natural beauty and diversity of the area,” says 13th Street Winery president Doug Whitty, whose family has lived and farmed in Niagara for 113 years. “If a friend visits for the first time, I greet them with a glass of wine and then take them on a leisurely tour of the gardens, sculpture park, tasting bar, farm store, bakery and art gallery, all here at the winery. Afterwards, we might go on a nice drive through the many surrounding vineyards and tender-fruit orchards while enjoying beautiful views of Doug Whitty with his Grape King bling. BELOW: Wine- the Niagara Escarpment on our way to Lake Ontario. In Port Dalhousie, maker Jean-Pierre Colas. we would stroll on the pier and enjoy one of our spectacular sunsets.” The Expression Project (13thstreetwinery.com/ expressionproject) is part of 13th Street Winery’s Good Partners ongoing commitment to the arts and to the local community. A portion of the proceeds from all Expression Series wines are donated in support of Canadian artists. 4 VINTAGES 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 4 2021-08-12 6:22 PM 13th Street has an indoor art gallery and an outdoor sculpture garden. Shop this release on LCBO.COM Shop from the comfort of home and avoid store lineups. We offer three convenient delivery options: 1/ Home Delivery. Order from our full product selection. Pay a flat fee ($11.95 + tax) and get products at your doorstep in 3-5 days. 2/ Same-Day Pickup. Shop the inventory of 190+ LCBO stores. See page 56 for details. 3/ Store Delivery. Order from our full product selection and pick up at the LCBO store of your choice (delivery takes up to 2 weeks). 13TH STREET EXPRESSION SERIES CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula 89 points (winesinniagara.com) Full-bodied & Smooth 18880 (D) 750 mL $17.95 2 FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER ONLINE, SEE PAGE 30. VINTAGES 5 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 5 2021-08-12 6:22 PM Closson Chase HILLIER, PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY “To me, the best thing about making wine in Prince Edward County is the lifestyle,” says winemaker Keith Tyers. “Living close to Closson Chase allows me insight into the vineyard, as whatever is happening outside my window (weather-wise) is also occurring in the vineyard. But life, like wine, is all about balance, and PEC offers things to do all year round: hiking, cross-country skiing, bike riding, snowmobiling, and there’s always wineries, breweries, cider, plus amazing food and fantastic people. For anyone visiting, a day at one of our many beaches is a given! And a trip wouldn’t be complete without a bike ride on the Millennium Trail or a trip to Lake on the Mountain.” Keith Tyers samples the Pinot Noir. CLOSSON CHASE CLOSSON CHASE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2018 6 VQA Prince Edward County 93 points (winealign.com) Medium-bodied & Fruity 145888 (XD) 750 mL $36.00 2 FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER ONLINE, SEE PAGE 31. Good Partners Knowing the pandemic was tough on international vineyard workers (what with interrupted travel and requisite quarantines), Keith teamed up with Alchemy Artist Residency, Storehouse Foodbank and the local municipal government to provide workers with free, healthy, hearty meals made from ingredients grown on Prince Edward County farms. 6 VINTAGES 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 6 2021-08-12 6:22 PM Bella Terra Vineyards NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE “Bella Terra” (beautiful land) celebrates Niagara’s unique topography, soils and climate. PONDVIEW GOLD SERIES VIDAL ICEWINE 2019 6 With gift box, VQA Niagara Peninsula 93 points (nataliemaclean.com) Lusciously Sweet 390351 (S) 200 mL $19.95 2 Featured in Hand-Picked Gifts FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER ONLINE, SEE PAGE 28. In June, PondView Estate Winery changed their name to Bella Terra, an exciting new chapter for a producer whose legacy dates to 1974. (A small selection of Good wines remains under the PondView name.) Owner Lou Puglisi grew up on this Partners farm, and the connection to the ancient soils in the vineyard and to the people of Niagara is intensely personal for everyone at Bella Terra. “There are a lot of things that co-exist with the winery. Hospitality has always been important in Niagara,” Throughout the last year and a half, says Marcel Morgenstern, director of sales, “but now there’s a network of Bella Terra has been involved with . Over the decades, the restaurant distilleries, breweries and restaurants fundraisers for Community Care and scene has evolved along with the wineries; we have world-class wine and Habitat for Humanity, and Marcel world-class food. I began working in Niagara as a winery tour guide in 2000, started the Restaurants of Niagara and I can feel a real buzz in the region.” Marcel has plans to launch a website Facebook group: a vibrant online group (wheninniagara.com) “to make planning a trip to Niagara even easier; a way to that helped support the many small arrange everything you want to do in one place. And it will let visitors connect Niagara restaurants during the pan- with the staff and owners of the restaurants they’re going to visit, so when they demic. “The community rallied behind walk in the door, they’ll already know someone.” these businesses, and we were able to help keep them going,” says Marcel. VINTAGES 7 35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 7 2021-08-18 12:23 AM Pelee Island Winery KINGSVILLE A great harvest yields smiles all around. “There’s a rich winemaking history in this region, on both sides of the border, and for spirits and whisky too,” says Darryl MacMillan, vice-president, business development. “Winemaking on Pelee Island dates back to the 1850s, and the ruins of Canada’s first commercial winery, Vin Villa, which dates to 1866, can still be visited.” Vin Villa won a bronze medal at the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris; an early indication of the quality to come from both the island and Ontario. “Our modern winemaking story begins in the 1970s,” says Darryl. “By the mid-1980s, our wines were being sold in the LCBO. We developed rapidly through the ’90s and into the 2000s. You can’t talk about our region without talking about the influence of Lake Erie. We’re the southernmost region in Canada and the warmest in Ontario, which means we have no trouble ripening our Bordeaux varietals. We have a collaborative relationship with our winemaking neighbours in Niagara and PEC, and we all help each other out, sharing best practices. It’s special – we all want each other to succeed. Over the years, we’ve developed a relationship with the Stratford Festival that we’re very proud of and when the pandemic struck, we stepped in with our #LoveStratford wines packages.