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New Thanksgiving wines (and more!) – 2026 edition

Seriously, it’s Thanksgiving already? Yes, here in Canada, Thanksgiving is already next Monday! There have been telltale seasonal warning signs though – the nights are coming quicker than ever, the sun is still down when the alarm goes off in the morning, and the leaves are showing off their fall colours. I’m also starting to notice that more reds are filling my cart at the liquor store, rather than the whites and rosés I crave in summer.

In keeping with this changing of the seasons, it’s the perfect time for some Thanksgiving wine suggestions!

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Baumann-Zirgel Crémant d’Alsace – Your New Champagne Alternative #winophiles

This month the French Winophiles are delving into the sparkling world of Crémant d’Alsace, and I will be focusing in particular on two excellent examples from Domaine Baumann-Zirgel.

Last year I had the pleasure of tasting a myriad of samples from Alsace, thanks to the Alsace Digitasting. And while it totally rekindled my love for riesling, I was disappointed that due to sample bottling constraints, we weren’t able to try any Crémant d’Alsace, the famed traditional-method sparkling wine from the region. So I was thrilled when the Winophiles chose Crémant for this month’s topic, as it gave me a chance to make up for lost bubbly!

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Top Ontario sparkling wines to ring in the New Year

Hanukah and Christmas are over, but there’s still one major holiday left: New Years! As per usual, we have no plans. But one thing is for certain: there will be bubbly. And it will likely be Ontario sparkling wine this New Year’s Eve, to continue supporting our local wineries. Maybe we’ll just drink bubbly all night long by the fire. It’ll be a stark contrast to last year, when we rang in the New Year barefoot, watching fireworks from the bow of a catamaran (not ours) in Grand Case, in St. Martin.

I suspect this year will be slightly more subdued.

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