Megha Jandhyala

Boston, New York, Toronto

Freelance Wine Critic and Writer at Freelance

Wine critic and writer with a Doctorate in Law. I speak Hindi, Telugu, & some 🇮🇹 & 🇩🇪

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Buyer’s Guide to Vintages January 4th Release - WineAlign, Articles

Jan 7, 2025 | winealign.com | John Szabo MS |David Lawrason |Michael Godel |Megha Jandhyala

John Szabo’s Vintages Preview January 4: Smart Values even Smarter while HST on Holiday (If Smart at All)By John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Megha JandhyalaHow Smart are the Smart Buys? I have no doubt that sales statistics gathered by the LCBO over past decades indicate that shoppers gravitate to lower-priced products in the post-holiday spending hangover. Hence the annual January release of inexpensive wines.
Annual Fizz Guide 2024: Flat Bubbles - WineAlign, Articles

Dec 5, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo |Megha Jandhyala |Michael Godel

By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Megha Jandhyala and Michael GodelAnnual Fizz Guide 2024: Flat BubblesBy John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Megha JandhyalaIt’s Fizz Guide time! So, what’s new this year? On the one hand, this was the largest WineAlign Annual Fizz Guide tasting ever conducted at, with an enamel-stripping just-shy-of 150 bottles of bubbly submitted for consideration.
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages November 16th Release - WineAlign, Articles

Nov 18, 2024 | winealign.com | David Lawrason |Megha Jandhyala |Elsa Macdonald MW

Privatization’s Next Milestone – Price CompetitionBy David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala and Elsa MacDonald MW“Did you know that Costco is now selling wine [in Ontario]?”The question came from an LCBO cashier I have come to know as I shop every two weeks for samples of the Vintages releases — including the intriguing selection of excellent wines that we recommend below.
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages July 6th Release - WineAlign, Articles

Jul 8, 2024 | winealign.com | Michael Godel |Sara d’Amato |Megha Jandhyala

The Hail Mary Strike!By David Lawrason with notes from John Szabo, Michael Godel, Sara d’Amato, Megha JandhyalaWe are forging ahead with our review of the large July 6 Vintages release, which thanks to the LCBO strike, you can only order on-line, and wait two or three days for delivery. On July 19, if the strike is not settled, a few stores will be open on a limited weekend schedule.
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages April 27th Release - WineAlign, Articles

Apr 28, 2024 | winealign.com | Megha Jandhyala |Michael Godel

Bargain French & Curio Finds, Paso Robles, and Ontario’s New Alcohol “Privatization” ModelBy Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason, Megha Jandhyala and Michael GodelIt’s a juicy Vintages release this week with a significant number of spring-ready picks, and a great deal of recommendations from the WineAlign team in varying price points and from varying regions. What piqued our interests?
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages April 13th Release - WineAlign, Articles

Apr 15, 2024 | winealign.com | Megha Jandhyala |Michael Godel

Ontario Highlights, The Okanagan Freeze, Oregon Pinot Re-VisitedBy David Lawrason with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala and Michael GodelSo far, the spring of 2024 has been a weather potpourri, as spring is supposed to be in Ontario. It feels comfortably normal. Vintages April 13 magazine takes on this toothsome topic under the banner of perfect pairings with the various spring dining scenarios.
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages March 16 Release - WineAlign, Articles

Mar 19, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo |Megha Jandhyala

The Anxiety of Food and Wine Pairing; Opus One Special ReleaseBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Michael Godel and Megha JandhyalaThe Tyranny of Food and WineHow much do you fuss about wine and food matching? I’m guessing not very much. You probably think it’s something you should think about, that you should be consulting with, say, an expert wine friend before opening a special bottle, lest it be spoiled by the wrong food.
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES March 2 Release - WineAlign, Articles

Mar 5, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo |David Lawrason |Michael Godel |Megha Jandhyala

Exclusive Interview with Peripatetic Winemaker Paul Hobbs; Celebrate the Best of Ontario at Cuvée in Niagara FallsBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Megha JandhyalaIn this report: March 2 Vintages release highlights, including a Croatian delight with rare quintuple alignment, top Tuscan wines from women winemakers (the theme this week is Italian women in wine), and triple-aligned assyrtiko from Central Greece and white Bordeaux.
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES February 17 Release - WineAlign, Articles

Feb 20, 2024 | winealign.com | David Lawrason |John Kent Szabo |Megha Jandhyala

France Featured, South Africa on Sale, B.C. on WatchBy David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato, John Szabo and Megha JandhyalaVINTAGES February 17 mid-winter release is short on heavy hitters but supplies some very good value wines within its regional French feature, and a few elsewhere. While shopping for these wines at my local Kingsway LCBO store in West Toronto, I spied some crazy sell-offs of premium South African wines.
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES February 3 Release - WineAlign, Articles

Feb 5, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo |Megha Jandhyala |Michael Godel

Bordeaux Futures & Features, Chile and ArgentinaBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala, Michael GodelThis week’s Vintages release puts Chile and Argentina in the spotlight — an unusually robust feature with 25 releases, more than 25 percent of the total. Timing couldn’t be better to help these two struggling nations. The bleak economic and industry reports coming out of South America can be interpreted, selfishly, as good news for consumers.