Dearest subscribers, just like that, it’s rosé season again! In this issue, I’ll share my top picks among the 2019/2020 vintages, along with some favorites from past issues.

Despite being home to literally thousands of indigenous and international grape varieties there’s a shocking lack of diversity of Italian white wines available at the LCBO which often has me lamenting, “Not another Pinot Grigio!”

In honor of Women’s History Month I have prepared this special edition of SWP to celebrate some remarkable women in wine. From winemakers, winery owner-operators, oenologists, sommeliers, authors, and entrepreneurs.

In a world where sweats pass for workwear, a Clubhouse is actually an app, and travel is only possible in one’s mind, I am here, in my official capacity, as sommelier, to give you permission to call wine + chips a meal.

It’s important to remember, not all that sparkles is Champagne! In this issue I also include a few expert tips to help you better understand what’s in your bottle of bubbly!

If 2020’s had you feeling like you’ve been on Santa’s Naughty List all year long, I’ve got just the wine to make your spirits bright!

Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la! This is the Holiday Issue, baby!

Is there anything more romantic than a flute of something bubbly? A greater aphrodisiac than Muscadet and oysters? In this issue I’ll share my tips for picking the perfect date night wine.

At its best Burgundy is gripping, ethereal, addictive. To embark upon it is a multi-sensorial journey of discovery with nearly unparalleled joys in the realm of food and drink.

Whether you’re buying your wine by the bottle, glass, or even the can, the quality indicators you need to look for are the same.

Champagne and fried chicken anyone? How about a glass of Third Growth Bordeaux with your Big Mac?

Whether you’re serving up street food or haute cuisine I’ve got a wine for you!

Every Rosé Season I like to share this PSA, not all rosé is created equal.

Because we’ve all been there…

“Sometimes , to follow an ideal, one must have the courage to face more difficult paths.”

I am a hedonist at heart who believes wine is one of the single greatest pleasures of the natural world.

Not every wine I drink demands a decade-plus of aging, nor should it. 

Santa baby, slip a Sassicaia under the tree for me. Been an awful good girl.

Sometimes a girl just wants to take a whirl around the Eastern Euro section at the LCBO and try something new.