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$17 Best Buy French White
VILLA BLANCHE 2025 VIOGNIER
Fresh, Bright, Pear-Citrus-Melon **+ (89-points)
Only $17.00 - In 200+ regular LCBO Stores - #32017
Viognier is an indigenous French grape. It has a light straw colour with ripe, wintermelon-apple-pear fruit aromatics that jump out of the glass. Dry, refreshing and medium bodied, the gently spicy, melon-pear fruit flavours are followed up by a lingering smooth finish. Well-priced and ready-to-drink, this crowd-pleaser pairs perfectly with almost anything - from vegetarian dishes, mussels, spicy chicken wings and even Mexican tamales.

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Vintages & Classics Hidden July Markdowns
NOW 30% OFF on 265 Vintages items
It started last month on July 8. Unfortunately the LCBO did not provide the public with the huge list of 270+ items (Classics & Vintages) being discounted by 20%. Unfortunately when I searched two items that are discounted (see below), only the regular price appears on the LCBO website. You have to actually go to the LCBO store and see if a RED hand-written discount price appears on the display bin tag at that store. No LCBO stores with discounts are revealed online or anywhere else. These MARK-DOWN discounts were only at Flagship store #149 at Bloor West & Royal York
I spotted that my recommended Hidden Bench GAMAY 2023 was on sale at store 149 for only $24 vs $29.95. This discounted in-store $24 price does not appear anywhere on the LCBO website. In fact, the website still had it listed $29.95 at this store when I purchased it. As of JULY 23 all remaining 265 Vintages releases were reduced another 10% to a 30% discount. Definitely some great buys - check it out first-hand.

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Thursday August 13 at Dymon Wine Cellar
An amazing success!

Tasted with sommelier master Ludovic Garnier
Dix-Neuvième Chardonnay 2021 ($60) – 93.5-points BEST BUY Oxyde Riesling 2020 ($45) – 92-points BUY
Roselana Rosé 2025 ($35) – 93-points BEST BUY
Madeline Cabernet Franc 2016 ($100) - 92.5-points TRY
L'Homère Merlot, 2020 ($60) – 93-points BEST BUY !

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