Top 5 Father’s Day Drinks

Choosing just the right bottle is crucial for celebrating Father’s Day the right way. Here, our top drink picks for pops:

for toasting: Nothing’s more brunch-y than bubbly. Sparkling, elegant and French, Bailly-Lapierre Pinot Noir Brut Crémant de Bourgogne AOC offers notes of citrus and brioche and works like a charm with oysters, crab, srimp or smoked blinis. www.lbvinternational.com

for savouring: From Spain, sharing a glass of 2014 Telmo Rodriguez Basa Rueda DO with dad before dinner is a gift in itself. Add cheese, olives and almonds and watch this vibrant zesty white come alive. www.telmorodriguez.com

for the epicurean: Crowned No. 1 in blind tastings across Canada, Italian-made 2011 Castello Gabbiano Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva is a great pick for the world’s No. 1 dad. Pair it at dinner with tomato-based pasta, osso buco or bistecca alla fiorentina. www.castellogabbiano.it

for the grill: Cliché, but dads and barbecues go hand in hand. This Sunday, pair salmon, tuna, chicken, ribs or burgers with a 2011 Marlborough Pinot Noir from New Zealand’s Dog Point Vineyard. www.dogpoint.co.nz

for keeps: Sourced from century-old vines grown in Eden Valley, Australia, a bottle of Henschke Cellar’s 2012 Mount Edelstone Shiraz 60th Anniversary Vintage, with concentrated notes of black pepper and blackberry, will reward your dear papa in eight-plus years. henschke.com.au

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