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The Lush Life The Best (and Best Values) in Wine, Travel and Golf

Welcome to The Lush Life

Travel, Wine and Golf—it’s a holy trinity when it comes to experiencing the finer things in life. From outstanding values to the lifestyles of the rich and famous, let The Lush Life be your guide. Using video, photography and regular blogs, we’ll walk you through your resort room, show you what the beach really looks like, share the coolest side trips, and guide you down the fairways of the most spectacular golf courses on earth.

And as a longtime wine & spirits editor, Ted McIntyre will review the latest vintages and introduce you to some of the world’s most accomplished winemakers and master distillers—all in plain English!

So welcome to The Lush Life—experiences of a better vintage.

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Golf

Timberland golf sunglasses and the Shot Scope Pro L2 rangefinder

Testing a New Rangefinder and Golf Sunglasses

I’ve been evaluating a couple of products on the golf front this past month—both of…

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Wine

THE ART OF THE BLEND – Wakefield Jaraman 2022

A step up from its Estate level of wines, Wakefield’s “Jaraman” name is derived from…

May 17, 2025Read More

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Travel

FANTASY ISLAND: Welcome to Laucala

COMO Laucala Island in Fiji. Travel writing has provided several amazing memories—but nothing like this…

January 12, 2024Read More

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Videos

The Canadian Museum of Nature

I went in blind for our visit at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Figuratively, that…

May 19, 2022Read More

The National Gallery of Canada

Had the chance to visit Ottawa a couple weeks back and finally got to the…

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The Charcuterie Board Workshop at Jackson-Triggs

It seemed like months that our friend Lily had been ardently encouraging my wife and…

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Recent Blogs

THE ART OF THE BLEND – Wakefield Jaraman 2022

THE ART OF THE BLEND – Wakefield Jaraman 2022

May 17, 2025

A step up from its Estate level of wines, Wakefield’s “Jaraman” name is derived from an Indigenous term meaning “seahorse”—a nod to the discovery of […]

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PIONEERING SPIRIT: A Chilean white and red wine for under $12

PIONEERING SPIRIT: A Chilean white and red wine for under $12

May 4, 2025

I’ve long been a fan of Chile’s Viña Morandé and its ability to offer interesting, savoury wines at great prices. Established in 1996, the winery […]

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The Prosecco Market is Sparkling!

The Prosecco Market is Sparkling!

March 30, 2025

Worldwide wine sales have been slipping the past few years, and it looks like the trend is going to continue as many coming-of-age consumers choose […]

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Think “Red & White” this February

Think “Red & White” this February

February 1, 2025

OK, they’re not Canadian, but at least these white and red wines among today’s new releases at the LCBO are not American. And they’re both […]

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18 HIGH-VALUE WINES

18 HIGH-VALUE WINES

December 27, 2024

Last week TheLushLife.ca published its annual Best Value Wines list. This week follows up of 18 more bottles featuring solid quality-price ratios, including a few […]

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BEST-VALUE WINES AT THE LCBO for 2024 — 40 Fabulous Buys for Under $25

BEST-VALUE WINES AT THE LCBO for 2024 — 40 Fabulous Buys for Under $25

December 19, 2024

We can all get a little crazy with our spending at this time of year, but fortunately the federal government has given us a two-month […]

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Two Christmas Present Ideas from Spain

Two Christmas Present Ideas from Spain

December 2, 2024

It’s holiday season at the LCBO, and here’s a perfect pair of gift ideas from Spain—one a splashy five-star wine for someone special, and the […]

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RIGHT ON THE EDGE—Missing Out on the CN Tower’s EdgeWalk, but Living to Taste the Balanced Wines of Alsace

RIGHT ON THE EDGE—Missing Out on the CN Tower’s EdgeWalk, but Living to Taste the Balanced Wines of Alsace

November 27, 2024

I missed a unique wine trade tasting last month—well, sort of. It was an Alsace Wines event at the CN Tower, which was to be […]

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Gearing Up for the 2024 Best Value Wines List

Gearing Up for the 2024 Best Value Wines List

November 10, 2024

I was invited to lunch last month at Capra’s Kitchen in Mississauga, where charismatic owner and chef Massimo Capra showed off a variety of his […]

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Riedel—and Why Matching Your Glass to Your Wine Matters

Riedel—and Why Matching Your Glass to Your Wine Matters

October 31, 2024

Why don’t all athletes have the same footwear? After all, you can golf in a tennis shoe, and you can sprint in a dress shoe, […]

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Here at The Lush Life, we value the finer things in life. That can mean a $2,000-per-night resort suite in Fiji, but also an undervalued $15 bottle of Ontario Cabernet Franc. It can be an unforgettable round of golf in the winds of Northern Ireland with your closest friends, or a transcendental open-air, moonlit experience alone at a spa in Scottsdale. Whatever the experience, the reviews are honest, informative and, hopefully, fun to to read, watch and listen to. If you love great wine, travel and golf, this is the place. And we want The Lush Life to be interactive, so let us know what you think.

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  • Ted McIntyre
  • The Lush Life
  • Oakville, ON
  • ted@thelushlife.ca
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