The Auswine Forum

While I have read the Red Bigot's informative piece on purchasing wine, that's just not how they do it in Ontario. Three or four times a year, the LCBO comes out with a Classics Catalogue of higher end/ more limited wine. Based on the descriptions*, you enter a lottery for what you want and a week o...

Thanks to Gavin and Simm for the kind welcome. I've lurked on this forum for a while, somewhat envious of the great wines that never make it up to Toronto. Although in fairness, I think that the LCBO does some of its best work in finding and purchasing Australian wine - more varied selection and muc...

I did an informal tasting of some 98 Australian Cabs with some friends about 3 months ago. The wines were: Murdock Grant Burge Shadrach Penley Reserve E&C Section 353 All wines were purchased in Toronto from Vintages or consignment. The Penley was the least favourite of the crowd - most found it...