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<title>mixtboy</title>
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as a toronto boy who left for greener pastures about six years ago, i find it astounding how little torontonians realise just how badly they're butchered on the cost of wine... and alcohol in general. which brings us to quality... as price almost universally dictates this... i live in the uk where wine is amongst the cheapest (to buy, not quality) anywhere on the planet... and what would be a $40+ bottle at the LCBO in toronto can easily be had on sale for about 5-7 pounds sterling... about 15 bucks max. in restos, it is a bit worse, but not nearly as extortionate as in toronto eateries. shame. in spain or france or italy... the price drops even more, while the quality seems to go up at the same time!!! i think europeans visiting canada must think "what a bunch of suckers" (en francais, spanish, italian etc) when they order plonk in with a meal. it truly sucks when a government mandates the accessibility of quality (wine) by taxation/monopoly. nice wine should be something that is relatively affordable... a true simple pleasure.]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:12:20 PST</pubDate>
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<title>cindy</title>
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Love their wine...It is soo easy. All you have to do is order the juice (the house blend or premiumm like merlot) and they will bur it for you. It takes about 4-5 weeks. Then they call you and you pick it up. Super easy. They also have state of the art equipment if you want to bottle at their location. They have a new location on Dufferin and a newly renovated location on Ossington. Check them out!!!!]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:14:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Steph</title>
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Seven Numbers has Grevepesa Chianti as their house for 27$ a bottle and 18$ for the half litre?  Really good text book Chianti,  plus they have three or four obscure organics that are worth trying under 40$]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 10:44:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Derek</title>
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A little update and response to Paul regarding Libretto's $20 bottle.  I was just there last night, and they've changed the red from Morretoni to Toser Merlot, which is nowhere near as good.  The one they used to offer was really similar to a Chianti, but the Toser is a lot like the homemade wine I used to drink when I was 17.  Ah well, there's still some great stuff at the $30 mark.    ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c605049</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 21:20:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kelly</title>
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RE: keven

I second Angel's Gate. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 19:51:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>megan</title>
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I know you're doing corkage on a seperate list, but JAM Cafe on Carlton (just west of Parliament at Ontario Street) doesn't have a corkage fee on Sundays.  

We love the food there, so we go with our own bottle of wine and fill up on appetizers and drink our wine of choice. We quite like it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c603939</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:55:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Feldwebel Wolfenstool</title>
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At the end of the day, it's all rotgut.  Enjoy your hangover.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:49:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Paul</title>
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I think the cheap house red at Pizza Libretto is awful, actually.  I went with friends and after tasting it we complained to the server, who took it away and off the bill because they know it's bad (of course they probably just sold the open bottle by the glass afterward).]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:45:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Joshua</title>
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Some great Ontario wineries have already been mentioned, but I'll add Henry of Pelham. They do amazing things with their baco noir (especially in years when they make the reserve). But they just launched their Sibling Rivalry label, which features a blend of whites and a blend of reds (in different bottles, of course). The white was so-so, but the red was very, very good and I think $14. Comparable to the 2007 Trius Red, which at $22 is slightly overpriced.

Also, a lot of restaurants will pour half glasses (they just may not advertise it). That cuts down on the price and makes it easier to pair a wine with each course without going over budget.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:19:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin</title>
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Hey Derek

Not sure if you have finished your research on BYOW restaurants yet, but check out Bloom in Bloor West, $5 corkage Tuesdays & Wednesdays.  Somewhat splash, but good value.

Cheers]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:35:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Darlene</title>
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So glad you featured Tati. Aside from the great wine selection, their menu is comforting, creative and wonderfully executed (as a bistro menu should be) and the portions left us hobbling out the door 2 hours later in semi-comatose glee. Fantastic value. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c602990</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:16:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chester Pape</title>
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There are a bunch of reasons why we don't and won't see 4 dollar wine here. Even in a post LCBO scenario with wine in grocery stores there is a lower limit we can see of about $6.50 a bottle. Some of this is about economies of scale, some of it is about input costs (it costs somewhere over two bucks for the winery to wholesale the bottle/label/cork and capsule, sometimes well over) some of it is sin taxes.

If you want to buy Ontario wine as a rule you should try to get it directly from the winery rather than the LCBO, most of the wineries will deliver as long as there is someone over 19 available to sign for the delivery (and you get some fun surprises, when I ordered some stuff from Malivoire, Martin Malivoire himself showed up at me door with the wine) when you do this the winery gets to actually make a profit off the wine, as a rule when you buy from the LCBO they get the profit and the winery gets shafted. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c602976</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Loozrboy</title>
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I'm hardly a wine connoisseur, so I'll drink Naked Grape, but I think it's not really "Ontario wine" in any real sense. The label says something to the effect of "cellared in Canada from imported and domestic wines", which I take to mean they dumped a bunch of Chinese bin ends into a big vat and swished it around.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Paul</title>
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I m french and it s really killing to spend up to 30$ in an average bottle of wine... 
In France you can have a really good bottle for something like 10 dols :'(]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:36:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>W. K. Lis</title>
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The phony "Bring Your Own Wine" program here in Ontario should have allowed using your own bottle at non-LCBO establishments (ie. McDonalds).

At least if you haven't finished the bottle, you can take it home with you, if you can recork it. If you can't recork it, you can not bring it home, and must be drunk or poured down the drain.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c602942</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:17:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>keven</title>
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re: Ontario wines.

I'd recommend a new vineyard from Niagara region.  It's called Angel's Gate.  Very good.

Trius as previously mentioned is also one of my favs from our region.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:58:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Becca</title>
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re: Ontario wine

Naked grape Shiraz is pretty tasty in my opinion, and cheap! And comes in a box as well!!]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:32:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Dawn</title>
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...and a really great atmosphere too!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c602919</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:32:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Elle</title>
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Ontario Wines:

Try Trius... the blends or single grape are quite nice. 

There are some amazing vinyards if you go down highway 81 that borders the escarpment.  If you drive along here and stop in for free tastings, you will find some really nice treasures at good prices.  I believe east of St Catherines are where majority are.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/toronto/2009/05/15_places_to_drink_wine_on_the_cheap/#c602907</link>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:01:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Derek</title>
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Re: Corkage. Look out for that to be featured in another post.  A lot of the places that offer a cheap/affordable wine list don't do the corkage thing, so dividing them seemed to make sense...]]>
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<category>Toronto, Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:01:13 PDT</pubDate>
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