Weekend wine shopping is easier when bottles you can actually find are separated from clearance curiosities. This shortlist favours useful store coverage, credible WineRipe scores and discounts that improve an already sensible purchase. It moves from everyday white and red options to bubbles, a Champagne splurge and one genuine treasure hunt, with the publication-time prices and stock preserved below.
How these deals were chosen
Regular picks require current stock at 25 or more LCBO stores and a trusted rating match. Clearance is identified separately and publication-time facts remain frozen.
- 01Best overall
Deinhard Green Label Riesling
White · Germany · Mosel · Riesling · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $11.95
- Regular
- $13.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 14.3%
- Score
- 76/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 483 stores · 8,682 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
$2.00 below the highest listed price WineRipe has observed since April 23, 2026.
Start here if you want one inexpensive bottle that is easy to find across Ontario. Deinhard’s Mosel Riesling combines a useful discount with one of the widest store footprints in this roundup. WineRipe’s observed history also puts the current offer below the bottle’s recent high. It is the low-friction choice for keeping a chilled white ready.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 02Best red under $20
Sella & Mosca Riserva Cannonau di Sardegna
Red · Italy · Sardinia · Grenache · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $16.95
- Regular
- $19.95
- Savings
- $3.00 · 15%
- Score
- 74/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 428 stores · 9,163 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
$3.00 below the highest listed price WineRipe has observed since April 23, 2026.
Choose this when you want an Italian red with a clear regional identity and an approachable sale price. Sella & Mosca’s Sardinian Cannonau, catalogued here as Grenache, is broadly stocked and carries a useful discount. The recognizable producer, specific origin and easy availability keep the recommendation grounded, making it a practical alternative to a generic bargain red.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 03Best white under $20
Anselmi San Vincenzo
White · Italy · Veneto · Garganega Blend · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $16.95
- Regular
- $18.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 10.6%
- Score
- 78/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 308 stores · 4,715 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
Anselmi San Vincenzo is the white to choose when you want something more specific than a generic bargain blend. Its Veneto origin and Garganega-based makeup give the bottle a clear identity, while the WineRipe score and broad LCBO availability make the recommendation practical. The markdown is not the list’s largest, but it improves an already accessible price.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 04Best sparkling
Blu Giovello Prosecco
Sparkling · Italy · Veneto · Glera · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $15.95
- Regular
- $17.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 11.1%
- Score
- 74/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 568 stores · 15,970 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
Blu Giovello is the practical answer when the assignment is affordable Italian bubbles. It is stocked across far more stores than most deals, so readers have a realistic chance of finding it without a cross-city search. The discount is straightforward rather than spectacular, but that is enough to make this widely available Prosecco a sensible weekend-hosting option.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 05Best bottle for a barbecue
Wits End Luna Shiraz
Red · Australia · South Australia · Shiraz · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $15.95
- Regular
- $17.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 11.1%
- Score
- 76/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 273 stores · 3,757 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
If barbecue is already on the calendar and you want a straightforward red, Wits End Luna Shiraz is the pragmatic pick. The South Australian bottle has useful province-wide stock and a discount that brings it into easygoing weekend territory. It earns this category through availability and value, making it a low-fuss choice when the grill matters more than the label.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 06Best crowd-pleaser
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon
Red · Chile · Colchagua Valley · Cabernet Sauvignon · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $20.95
- Regular
- $22.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 8.7%
- Score
- 78/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 469 stores · 9,409 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
Montes Alpha is the host’s choice for a table where preferences are mixed. Cabernet Sauvignon is a familiar proposition, this bottle carries one of the stronger WineRipe scores in the roundup, and its LCBO footprint is broad enough to make it genuinely useful. The reduction is modest, but it lowers the cost of a recognizable choice for a weekend dinner.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 07Best splurge
Piper Heidsieck Brut Champagne
Sparkling · France · Champagne · Champagne · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $67.45
- Regular
- $71.45
- Savings
- $4.00 · 5.6%
- Score
- 78/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 231 stores · 1,977 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
Piper-Heidsieck is for the occasion when ordinary sparkling wine will not quite do. The discount does not turn Champagne into an everyday purchase, but it trims the premium on a bottle stocked broadly enough to be a realistic option. Among the splurge candidates, this one makes the clearest case for paying more when the celebration itself justifies it.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 08Best clearance find
Freixenet Italian Sparkling Rose
Rosé · Italy · Other · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $17.95
- Regular
- $22.95
- Savings
- $5.00 · 21.8%
- Score
- 76/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 2 stores · 7 bottles
- Offer
- Clearance
- Size
- 750 mL
Freixenet’s Italian Sparkling Rosé is the roundup’s true treasure hunt: the markdown is compelling, but the stock is concentrated in only a tiny number of stores. The bottle is clearly identified and the discount is real, so it is more than a random clearance orphan. Check the live listing first; the deal is worthwhile only if pickup is genuinely convenient.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 09Most interesting bottle
Paco & Lola Albariño
White · Spain · Rias Baixas · Albarino · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $22.95
- Regular
- $24.95
- Savings
- $2.00 · 8%
- Score
- 78/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 312 stores · 6,131 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
When the rest of the shortlist feels familiar, Paco & Lola provides a useful change of direction. Albariño from Rías Baixas has a more distinctive regional identity than another international-variety standby, while broad availability keeps this from being novelty for novelty’s sake. The sale makes it an appealing step up for shoppers willing to move beyond the entry-level picks.
See current price and availability View this listing at the LCBO → - 10Best price-history story
Henry of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Baco Noir VQA
Red · Canada · Ontario · Baco Noir · 750 mL
Reviewed offer Jul 17, 2026- Price
- $24.95
- Regular
- $27.95
- Savings
- $3.00 · 10.7%
- Score
- 82/100 · All vintages
- Snapshot stock
- 307 stores · 4,403 bottles
- Offer
- On Sale
- Size
- 750 mL
$3.00 below the highest listed price WineRipe has observed since April 23, 2026.
Price history does real work for this recommendation. Henry of Pelham’s reserve Baco Noir sits well below the highest listed price WineRipe has observed, and it also has the strongest WineRipe score among these picks. The Ontario origin and less-common grape make it a genuinely local point of difference. If you want the shortlist’s clearest combination of context and quality signal, start here.
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Prices and availability are a WineRipe snapshot captured from LCBO data at publication time. Price-history language describes only the period WineRipe has observed.