Selection
Selection
Elios 2020 Modus Bibendi Rosso Nero d’Avola
Italian Red
Fresh red fruit appears with cherry, blackcurrant, liquorice, roasted almond and clove notes in this Italian red. The acidity is present, while the tannins are soft and delicate. Made entirely from Nero d'Avola, the wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol. The grapes are organically farmed in Sicily, and the wine is classified as natural.
Cascina Tavijn 2021 68 Rosso
Italian Red
Barbera and Ruchè are used in equal proportions. The wine spends thirty days macerating in plastic vats, then matures in stainless steel before unfiltered bottling, with twenty milligrams per litre of sulphur added. Blueberry fruit appears with sweetness, liquorice and spicy tannins. This Natural red wine comes from Piedmont and contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol.
Quinta do Poço do Lobo 2012 Reserva Bairrada
Portuguese Red
This red Bairrada wine blends fifty percent Touriga Nacional, thirty-five percent Baga and fifteen percent Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a violet colour, with spice, red berries, floral notes and field tones. The profile is balanced and lively, with marked acidity and persistent tannins. The estate covers about thirty-five hectares and was acquired by Caves São João.
Fort Berens Estate Winery 2023 White Gold Reserve Chardonnay
Canadian White
Half the Chardonnay was whole-cluster pressed. The remainder was crushed, destemmed and left on skins for four hours before pressing. Cold fermentation used natural yeast, followed by seven months in French oak and partial malolactic fermentation. Lemon zest, stone fruit, roasted nuts and honey blossom appear with a rich, buttery mouthfeel, fresh acidity, integrated oak and a long finish.
Moric 2019 Hidden Treasures No. 3 Balaton Riesling Furmint
Hungarian White
Riesling and Furmint are used in equal proportions for this dry white wine from Hungary's Balaton region. Floral notes, white and yellow stone fruit and a faint herbal note appear with intense fruit, balanced acidity, minerality, darker saline tones and length. Fermentation is spontaneous, and maturation takes place in stainless steel and Hungarian oak. The wine contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Absentee Winery 2019 Pink Carignan Rosé
American Rosé
This California rosé is made entirely from Carignan grown at Poor Ranch Vineyard under practicing-organic farming. The vineyard lies in Mendocino County. Whole clusters undergo carbonic maceration in newly sealed barrels. The wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur. It is dry and slightly savoury, with strawberry and watermelon notes, a rich texture and a mineral finish.
Absentee Winery 2019 Elephant Syrah
American Red
This California Syrah contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol. Raspberry and blackberry fruit appear with strawberry-buttercream and cinnamon notes. The profile has acidity, richness, weight and intensity, and the wine remains approachable. The fruit comes from an organically farmed vineyard in Mendocino County. Bottling takes place without filtration, sulphur or other additives of any kind.
Laurent Saillard 2021 Grenache du Gard Syrah du Vaucluse
French Red
Grenache from the Gard and Syrah from Vaucluse were destemmed and fermented separately on skins for five days. The fruit was pressed into tank for five months of élevage, with ten parts per million of sulphur added at bottling. This red wine has moderate tannins, slight bitterness and depth, while remaining accessible. It contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Bodegas Luis Pérez 2020 El Triángulo Tintilla
Spanish Red
Made entirely from Tintilla, the fruit comes from vineyards in Balbaina, Corchuelo and Carrascal, each with distinct soils and microclimates. Harvest is by hand at night into small boxes holding no more than fourteen kilograms. Sixty percent of the grapes remain undestemmed. Vinification takes place in stainless steel and open barrels for about thirty days, with little pumping over, followed by roughly five months in used wood and fifteen months in tank.
French Door Estate Winery 2025 Rosé Okanagan Valley
Canadian Rosé
The aromas include wild strawberry, cherry and rose petals. The palate has watermelon, redcurrant, bright fruit and crisp energy, with a clean, savoury finish. Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Pinot Noir were direct-pressed and fermented separately in stainless steel at cool temperatures. The wine remained on gross lees for one month, was blended, and spent four months in tank before bottling.
Birch Block Vineyard 2022 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Winemaking uses whole clusters, native fermentation and neutral French oak. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Leather saddle, pipe tobacco and vanilla pod appear with wild sagebrush, toasted spices, crunchy cherry and dried rose petal. The wine has soft, velvety tannins, zippy acidity, low alcohol and length. The estate vineyard is farmed organically without chemical pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides.
Manvi 2020 Arya Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Italian Red
The colour is bright, intense ruby, while the aroma is restrained. The palate is full-bodied, with hearty tannins and fruit that is very well integrated. Earthy tones are present, and the finish is creamy. This organically produced Sangiovese comes from Tuscany in Italy and contains fourteen percent alcohol. A cork is used for the closure.
Castello di Tassarolo 2023 Il Castello Gavi
Italian White
This dry white is made entirely from Cortese grown in Gavi, Piedmont. It contains thirteen percent alcohol and matures for five months in stainless steel. Organic certification comes from BIOS, while AGRIBIO provides biodynamic certification; the wine is also sustainable and vegan. A natural cork closes the glass bottle, and residual sugar is below five grams per litre.
Elian da Ros 2023 Le Vin est Une Fête Côtes du Marmandais
French Red
Abouriou, Cabernet Franc and Merlot form this red blend. Merlot and Cabernet Franc are destemmed and fermented in vats, while Abouriou is vinified in whole clusters with semi-carbonic maceration. Maturation lasts about ten to twelve months in foudres, older barrels and concrete before slight filtration. Red and dark fruit appear with spice, lively structure and an alcohol level of twelve-and-a-half percent.
Terravista Vineyards 2023 En Terre Cabernet Franc Okanagan Falls
Canadian Red
Raspberry and redcurrant appear with earthy undertones, ripe red fruit, dried herbs and spice. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with firm tannins, freshness and a long finish. Fruit was hand-picked from Rock Oven Vineyard, then destemmed, fermented for two weeks in a large oak barrique, held for a further week after fermentation and aged seventeen months in French oak.
Liber Farm & Winery 2021 REBIL Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
Whole-berry fermentation and extended maceration are used for Cabernet Franc cultivated on a gently sloping, west-facing mountainside. The wine spends sixteen months in French oak. Wild sage, berries and spice appear with raspberry jam, wet stone and cherry, while the structure is balanced and the tannins are supple. The wine comes from British Columbia's Similkameen Valley.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2021 Grenache Vin de France
French Red
Made entirely from Grenache, this medium-bodied dry red comes from fruit sourced in Roussillon and vinified at the Puzelats' estate. Whole clusters undergo semi-carbonic maceration, and the wine spends eight months in demi-muids. The wine carries a practising-organic classification, and its fruit was grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides. Its origin falls within France's Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Aasha Wines 2020 The Cape Chardonnay
Canadian White
Barrel fermentation and malolactic fermentation are followed by eight months in French oak. Coconut and vanilla bean appear with macerated pear, brûléed pineapple, crunchy honeycomb and rum-raisin ice cream. Bright acidity and sea salt are also present. Made entirely from Chardonnay, the wine contains 13.8% alcohol and comes from Mariposa vineyards in British Columbia's southern interior.
Krolo Winery 2016 Pošip Barrique Dalmatia
Croatian White
This dry Croatian white is made from Pošip and comes from the winegrowing area around Trilj in Dalmatia. The early-ripening grape is cultivated across both central and southern parts of the region. A Croatian restaurant wine list records thirteen percent alcohol. Pošip is the offspring of two distinct local varieties, Bijela Bratkovina and Zlatarska Bistrica.
Le Coste 2022 Rosso Lazio
Italian Red
Mostly Grechetto Rosso, a local Sangiovese clone, is joined by small amounts of Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Canaiolo and Vaiano. The grapes come from biodynamically cultivated volcanic soils in Lazio. Hand harvesting is followed by destemming, ten days on the skins and fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels. The wine then ages for one year in old Slavonian oak before bottling without filtration, fining or added sulphites.
Campolargo 2017 Bical Barrica Bairrada
Portuguese White
Cinnamon, quince and green plum appear together in a perfumed profile with fresh fruit and acidity. The wine is light-bodied and it also has an almost oxidized character. Whole Bical grapes from clay-limestone soil are pressed and decanted before fermentation in used French oak barrels without temperature control. The wine remains in those barrels until bottling.
Château Le Grand Verdus 2015 Bordeaux Blanc
French White
A round profile and comparatively low acidity place particular emphasis on apricot and nectarine, while the overall character remains fresh and clean. Sauvignon Blanc makes up sixty percent of the blend, with thirty percent Semillon and ten percent Muscadelle. The wine is white, comes from the Bordeaux region of France and carries the Bordeaux Blanc appellation.
Fort Berens 2022 Reserve Cabernet Franc British Columbia
Canadian Red
Cedar, dark cherry and black raspberry appear with sweet spice, sarsaparilla, dill, smoke and savoury rusticity. The wine has a smooth, medium-plus palate, bold character and a shorter finish. Partial whole clusters were used, fermentation occurred with native yeasts, and maturation lasted fourteen months in wood. Made from Cabernet Franc, the wine carries the British Columbia VQA designation.
Progetto Calcarius Nù Litr Rosso Puglia 1 L
Italian Red
Red flowers and fruit, undergrowth, sweet spice and Mediterranean scrub appear in a savoury profile with delicate tannins and a persistent finish. The wine ferments spontaneously in open stainless-steel tanks with five days on the skins, then rests for six months in steel before bottling. This red comes from white limestone stones and calcareous subsoil in Puglia and is presented in a one-litre bottle.
Progetto Calcarius Nù Litr Bianco Puglia 1 L
Italian White
Bombino Bianco from younger vines in Gargano National Park produces a straw-coloured dry white. Lemon, pear and orange peel appear with fresh, savoury citrus character, an agile body and a precise finish. The vineyards lie on white limestone rock in the park and are farmed with biodynamic methods. This organic, natural wine contains eleven-and-a-half percent alcohol and comes in a one-litre bottle.
Envínate 2021 Táganan Tinto Tenerife
Spanish Red
Red fruits include sour cherry and cranberry, joined by blackcurrant, wildflowers, potpourri, liquorice, pepper, petrichor, smoke and volcanic mineral character. The palate is saline, savoury and richly flavoured, with firm but not grippy tannins and a long, tangy finish. Mixed red grapes from Taganana parcels ferment separately in concrete or plastic vats, then mature in neutral oak for eleven months.
Envínate 2020 Táganan Blanco Tenerife
Spanish White
Albillo Criollo, Forastera, Gual, Listán Blanco, Malvasía and Marmajuelo come from old parcels on Tenerife near the coast. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with natural yeasts and partial skin contact. Ageing continues on the lees in concrete and in 288- and 600-litre vessels, followed by bottling without filtration and with only a minimal dose of sulphur dioxide. The profile is salty, smoky, floral and nutty.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2020 Tutti Frutti Rosé
French Rosé
An experimental field blend brings together Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis, Chenin, Menu Pineau and Meslier. The grapes come from a 0.3-hectare parcel on flint clay and are purchased from organic growers. The vines are ninety years old, and the reported yield is twenty-five hectolitres per hectare. Fermentation and ageing last eight months in a Burgundy barrel.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2020 Melon de Bourgogne
French White
Organically grown Melon de Bourgogne comes from the village of Oudon in the Loire and is harvested by hand. The grapes are pressed and aged for about six months in neutral 500-litre barrels. The profile is pure and balanced, with roundedness from barrel ageing and bright acidity. Melon de Bourgogne was once common in Burgundy and is the variety used for Muscadet.
Claus Preisinger 2024 Puszta Blanca!
Austrian White
Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc and Muscat Ottonel form a 60/35/5 blend. The fruit comes from biodynamic vineyards in Burgenland on limestone and gravel soils. Fermentation begins spontaneously in stainless steel with seven days of skin contact, followed by seven months on the lees. Preserved lemon, honeysuckle, ginger, pomelo, yellow grapefruit and pineapple accompany a mineral, saline structure.