Margaret Swaine

Margaret Swaine
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Margaret Swaine has toured the globe many times over as a travel journalist, wine and restaurant critic and feature writer. She is the National Post’s wine reviewer, pens the weekly food travel column “Forks & the Road” for that newspaper, the bi-monthly “Global Gourmet” column for www.travelindustrytoday.com and the monthly spa column “Paradise Home & Away” for Best Health magazine.

She is a principal critic and partner with WineAlign and writes their monthly blog on spirits. She also writes for Canadian Foodservice Hospitality (Pouring for Profits), Ensemble Travel, NUVO, Air Canada Vacations, WestJet UP!, Chic, Hello! Canada, My Ontario, Baltic Outlook, Arrival and other magazines. Past credits include over two decades as the wine and drink columnist for both Toronto Life and Chatelaine magazines, restaurant columnist for Toronto Life and the Toronto restaurant critic for Gault Millau’s website gayot.com. She is a founder of the Wine Writers Circle of Canada and the Travel Media Association of Canada.

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www.margaretswaine.com

Latest Reviews (641 in total)

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Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri Chianti Classico Riserva 2008, Docg Bottle Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri Chianti Classico Riserva 2008, Docg
Tuscany, Italy

Review added: May 26, 2012
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$0.00 None
(0)
Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2010, Margaret River, Western Australia Bottle Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2010, Margaret River, Western Australia
Western Australia, Australia
903617
Review added: May 26, 2012
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$20.95 None
(0)V
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Rosé Bottle Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Rosé
Champagne, France
19661
Review added: May 19, 2012
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$104.15 High
(1000+)V
St Nicolas Rosé Crackling Cider, Quebec Bottle St Nicolas Rosé Crackling Cider, Quebec
Quebec, Canada
275362
Review added: May 19, 2012
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$19.95 None
(0)V
Astoria Prosecco Bottle Astoria Prosecco
Veneto, Italy
593855
Review added: May 19, 2012
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$18.20 High
(1000+)G
Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Durbanville Bottle Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Durbanville
South Africa
22251
Review added: May 12, 2012
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$11.95 None
(0)G
Six Hats Chenin Blanc 2011 Bottle Six Hats Chenin Blanc 2011
South Africa
266098
Review added: May 12, 2012
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$8.95 None
(0)G
Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2010, Wo Swartland  Bottle Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2010, Wo Swartland
South Africa
595280
Review added: May 12, 2012
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$13.95 None
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Tedeschi Capitel Nicalò Appassimento Valpolicella Superiore 2009, Doc Bottle Tedeschi Capitel Nicalò Appassimento Valpolicella Superiore 2009, Doc
Veneto, Italy
984997
Review added: May 05, 2012
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$17.95 None
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Monte Del Frá Tenuta Lena Di Mezzo Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2008, Doc Bottle Monte Del Frá Tenuta Lena Di Mezzo Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2008, Doc
Veneto, Italy
272500
Review added: May 05, 2012
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$17.95 None
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Canonica A Cerreto Chianti Classico Riserva 2007, Docg Bottle Canonica A Cerreto Chianti Classico Riserva 2007, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
275867
Review added: May 05, 2012
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$19.95 None
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Two Rivers Convergence' Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough Bottle Two Rivers Convergence' Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough
Marlborough, New Zealand
277707
Review added: April 28, 2012
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$29.95 None
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Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2011, Marlborough, South Island Bottle Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2011, Marlborough, South Island
Marlborough, New Zealand
277723
Review added: April 28, 2012
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$19.95 None
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Dog Point Vineyard Chardonnay 2009 Bottle Dog Point Vineyard Chardonnay 2009
Marlborough, New Zealand
238568
Review added: April 28, 2012
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$42.95 None
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El Dorado 21 Y O Special Reserve, Guyana Bottle El Dorado 21 Y O Special Reserve, Guyana
World
45450
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$139.75 High
(752)V
El Dorado 15 Y O Special Reserve, Guyana Bottle El Dorado 15 Y O Special Reserve, Guyana
World
705418
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$79.95 High
(1000+)V
El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum, Guyana Bottle El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum, Guyana
World
60608
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$54.95 High
(1000+)V
El Dorado 5 Year Old Rum, Guyana Bottle El Dorado 5 Year Old Rum, Guyana
World
894014
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$32.45 High
(1000+)V
Barbancourt 3 Stars 4 Yr Dark Rhum, Haiti Bottle Barbancourt 3 Stars 4 Yr Dark Rhum, Haiti
World
256321
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$24.95 None
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Appleton Estate 21 Year Old, Jamaica Bottle Appleton Estate 21 Year Old, Jamaica
World
452938
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$149.95 None
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El Dorado Single Barrel Ehp Demerara Rum, Guyana Bottle El Dorado Single Barrel Ehp Demerara Rum, Guyana
World
66001
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$99.95 None
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El Dorado 6 Years Old Deluxe Silver Demerara Rum, Guyana Bottle El Dorado 6 Years Old Deluxe Silver Demerara Rum, Guyana
World
147892
Review added: April 27, 2012
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$29.60 None
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Caves De Gigondas Le Dit De La Clapassière Séguret Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2009, Ac Bottle Caves De Gigondas Le Dit De La Clapassière Séguret Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2009, Ac
Rhône, France
652339
Review added: April 21, 2012
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$14.95 None
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Château Beausejour Fronsac 2009, Ac Fronsac Bottle Château Beausejour Fronsac 2009, Ac Fronsac
Bordeaux, France
264267
Review added: April 21, 2012
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$14.95 None
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Tyrrell's Brookdale Semillon 2011, Hunter Valley, New South Wales Bottle Tyrrell's Brookdale Semillon 2011, Hunter Valley, New South Wales
New South Wales, Australia
269316
Review added: April 21, 2012
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$24.95 None
(0)V
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