At the Toronto Auto Show, the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada chose the Volkswagen Golf GTI was chosen as car of the year. The a The full list of winners is below:

• CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR Volkswagen Golf GTI
• CANADIAN UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR Subaru Outback
• Best New Small Car (under $21,000) Mazda3
• Best New Small Car (over $21,000) Mazda3 Sport
• Best New Family Car (under $30,000) Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI
• Best New Family Car (over $30,000) Ford Taurus
• Best New Luxury Car (over $50,000) BMW 335d Sedan
• Best New Prestige Car Porsche Panamera
• Best New Sports / Performance Car (under $50,000) Volkswagen Golf GTI
• Best New Sports / Performance Car (over $50,000) Audi S4
• Best New Convertible Audi S5 Cabriolet
• Best New SUV / CUV (under $35,000) Subaru Outback
• Best New SUV / CUV ($35,000 – $60,000) Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel
• Best New SUV / CUV (over $60,000) Lexus RX450h

In March, the Toronto Wine & Cheese Show starts. The Summerhill LCBO had a preview of some of the display wines there, along with some hors d’ouvres.

Things must be slow at the LCBO, because this week there was yet another sale on vintages. I managed to pick up two bottles in both of my last trips there. A full list of their sale items is online.