Rock 'em, sock 'em oenology.

This article comments on wine culture in Canada and the competitiveness of those who collect wine. Traditionally, we think of wine appreciation as a gentlemen's hobby, not unlike pheasant hunting or lawn tennis. At Ontario's liquor stores, Saturday is game day--otherwise known as vintage-release day, when limited-edition wines are made available to the public. Often, when a small number of a particularly glamorous product is on offer (which invariably means that it earned a high score from the Sun King of the wine universe, Maryland-based critic Robert Parker), you'll find oenophiles lining up as early as 8 a.m., comparing notes on recent acquisitions, recounting tales of taste sensations past, and clutching dog-eared copies of the Wine Spectator for cross-referencing. (The truth is, there's nothing less relaxing than drinking wine with a wine geek.) At 5 a.m. that Saturday, he parked his construction trailer in the wine-store parking lot and paid his crew to line up in one-hour shifts.