Selection
Selection
Suvla 2021 Boğazkere-Öküzgözü
Turkish Red
Medium purple in colour, this Turkish red combines BoÄazkere from Diyarbakır with Ãküzgözü from ElazıÄ. Sour cherry, hibiscus and freshly cracked black pepper appear together in the profile. The aromas are powerful, while the tannins are balanced. The palate is juicy and the finish is long and lingering. The wine contains 13.5 percent alcohol.
Cantina Giardino 2021 NA Vino Bianco
Italian White
Golden orange in colour, the wine is dry and structured, with floral notes, pure fruit, stone fruit, mineral character and a salty finish. The blend includes Coda di Volpe, Falanghina, Fiano and Greco. Fermentation is spontaneous, and no sulphur dioxide is added. This natural, skin-contact white comes from Campania in Italy and also shows tannin.
Musso 2020 Brua Barbera d’Alba Superiore
Italian Red
Bitter almond, violet candy and a hint of liquorice appear in the aromas. The palate is velvety, with red fruit, structure, body, light tannins and lively bitter notes. Grapes are destemmed and softly crushed before stainless-steel fermentation with maceration and frequent pump-overs. Ageing lasts about two years in large casks and five-hundred-litre tonneaux. The wine contains 15.5 percent alcohol.
Noelia Ricci 2017 Bro’ Bianco Forlì IGT
Italian White
Bright lemon yellow in colour, the wine brings fresh citrus with spicy mineral notes recalling seashells. It is dry, made from Trebbiano, and contains 12.5 percent alcohol. The vineyards lie around fifty kilometres from the Adriatic, while maturation takes place only in stainless steel. The profile is light, with apple, pear and white flowers also present.
Domaine Ostertag 2023 Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner
French White
Red apple and ginger spice meet a dry, saline profile with pear, white flowers and chalk. The vines are more than fifty-five years old and are farmed biodynamically. After harvest, the wine spends twelve months on its lees in stainless steel. It carries both organic and biodynamic certification, contains 12.5 percent alcohol, and fresh mineral character is also present.
Cantina Terlano 2025 Pinot Grigio
Italian White
Light straw yellow in colour, the wine carries grapefruit, white peach, lychee and floral notes. The palate is rounded and soft, with harmonious acidity, black-tea spice, melon, mango and fine minerality. Grapes are hand-picked and selected, then gently whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by about six months on fine lees in steel.
Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano 2022 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Bright red cherry, red plum, mint, cedar, tobacco, game, liquorice and rose petal shape a mid-weight profile. Acidity is bright, and the wine is fresh and concentrated. The blend is ninety-five percent Sangiovese and five percent Canaiolo. Oak ageing lasts eleven months, while analysis records 14.5 percent alcohol, less than one gram per litre of sugar and 5.35 grams per litre of acidity.
JoieFarm 2017 Chic Fille Pinot Blanc
Canadian White
Golden in colour, this dry Pinot Blanc is herbaceous, with salty mineral and citrus flavours and ample texture. Lemon meringue aromas meet a strongly textured palate, fine white-skin tannins and a juicy, sea-breeze finish. The small experimental release contains eleven percent alcohol and was produced in a run of forty-five cases from fruit grown in East Kelowna.
Cesare Bussolo 2023 Dolcetto d’Alba
Italian Red
Deep young red in colour, the wine carries ripe plum and cherry. The palate is full, with softness, fine acidity and tannins. It remains refreshing and firm through a long finish. Made entirely from Dolcetto in Piedmont, it contains thirteen percent alcohol, less than three grams per litre of sugar and 5.4 grams per litre of acidity.
Kechris 2023 Tear of the Pine Retsina
Greek White
Assyrtiko grows in Macedonia on clay-loam soils at 270 to 320 metres, from vines twelve to seventeen years old. Fermentation takes place in oak with selected fresh pine resin, followed by six months on fine lees. The dry white wine has 6.5 grams per litre of total acidity, 13.5 percent alcohol and 2.8 grams per litre of residual sugar. Viticulture is sustainable.
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Triana Pedro Ximénez
Spanish Dessert
Dark mahogany with iodine reflections, the wine combines dried fruit, mature fruit, raisins and toast. Its palate is velvety, structured and dense, with plum and raisin flavours and a persistent finish. Made entirely from Pedro Ximénez, the wine reaches fifteen percent alcohol and comes from Jerez-Xérès-Sherry. The fruit is dried in the sun for several days before vinification.
M. Antonio de la Riva Manzanilla Fina Miraflores Baja
Spanish Fortified
Intense aromas of chalk and hydrocarbon notes sit above a saline palate marked by anise and basil. Palomino Fino comes mainly from the Casilla Verde vineyard in Miraflores Baja, around seven kilometres from the Atlantic, with a smaller share from neighbouring sites. The wine averages three to three and a half years under flor in a traditional criaderas-and-solera system.
Bodegas Barón Soluqua Manzanilla Pasada
Spanish Fortified
Pale yellow in colour, the wine has concentrated aromas with old casks, dried flowers, nuts and a delicate nuance from biological ageing. The palate is fleshy and very dry, with weight, acidity, slight bitterness and a pleasant finish. Made from Palomino, it averages twelve years of ageing and contains fifteen percent alcohol. The designation is Manzanilla–Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Bodegas Barón Micaela Palo Cortado
Spanish Fortified
Caramel and toasted nuts meet a light butter note, bitter orange, sea-breeze salinity and tobacco leaf. Dried herbs, gentle bitterness, vivid acidity and balance are also present. Made from one hundred percent Palomino and aged an average of twenty-five years, this medium-dry Sherry contains nineteen percent alcohol. Its Sanlúcar de Barrameda origin sits within Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
Château Suduiraut 2010 Sauternes
French Dessert
Harvesting ran from late September to early November in five vineyard passes. The blend combines ninety percent Semillon with ten percent Sauvignon Blanc. Maturation lasts twenty months, split evenly between new barrels and barrels used for one previous wine. The finished wine has fourteen percent alcohol, 145 grams per litre of residual sugar and 3.6 grams per litre of total acidity.
Poplar Grove 2021 Munson Mountain Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
Blackcurrant, cassis and vanilla appear with red cherry, blackberry and eucalyptus. The palate is rounded, with velvety tannins, bright acidity and a long, smooth finish. Cabernet Franc was hand picked and sorted, followed by a three-day cold soak. The wine matured for twenty-one months in new and older French oak and another twelve months in bottle. Alcohol is 14.9 percent.
Elena Fucci 2008 Titolo Aglianico del Vulture
Italian Red
Dark fruit, red cherry, raspberry and plum appear with spice, leather, balsamic herbs and crushed mineral. Bay, incense, camphor, juniper, anise and graphite are also present. The wine is dense, with lively acidity and a long finish. Aglianico grows at about 650 metres on volcanic soil containing lava and pozzolana. Malolactic fermentation takes place in oak. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Noëlla Morantin 2018 Marie Rose Pét-Nat
French Sparkling
Cabernet Sauvignon is pressed directly, then fermented in fiberglass before bottling with twenty-two grams of sugar. A secondary fermentation in bottle creates the natural carbonation. The wine spends twenty-four months sur lattes before disgorgement and is bottled without added sulphur, fining or filtration. The organically certified vines grow on clay, flint and limestone soils, and the wine is classified as Vin de France.
Cirelli Frizzante Bianco
Italian Sparkling
White fruit, citrus, melon and orange peel appear with white flowers, almonds and a saline note. The palate is light and delicate, with dominant acidity and no oak character. Trebbiano undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and sulphite additions are minimal. The wine is organically produced, naturally made and contains less than 1.2 grams of residual sugar per litre.
Weingut Beurer 2022 Spätburgunder Trocken
German Red
Dry in style, the wine matures in used barriques. Alcohol is 12.5 percent, with 5.9 grams per litre of acidity and 2 grams per litre of residual sugar. It carries organic certification under DE-ÖKO-006 and is sealed with a screw cap. Classified as Schwäbischer Landwein, it comes from Württemberg and sits within the VDP.Gutswein tier.
Domaine Gauby 2012 Les Calcinaires Blanc Côtes Catalanes
French White
Grapefruit and plum appear with orange blossom, honeysuckle, nutty nuances and resin. The palate is ample, and the finish is persistent, fresh and mineral. The blend contains Chardonnay, Maccabeu, Muscat and Vermentino. Fruit was harvested by hand in boxes and sorted at the cellar. Whole clusters were gently pressed, indigenous yeasts were used without additions, and maturation lasted seven months in stainless steel and wood.
Tenuta Argentiera 2024 Eco di Mare Vermentino Toscana IGT
Italian White
Lime, grapefruit, toasted almond and wildflowers appear with lavender, white flowers and a light herbal note recalling wild sage. The palate is fresh and balanced, with pronounced salinity and minerality. Vermentino grows in Donoratico's red aeolian sands at twenty to eighty metres, with a western exposure. Grapes are harvested by hand; fermentation and fine-lees contact last fifteen days in stainless steel.
Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier 2023 Guer-Van Crozes-Hermitage
French Red
Smoked lard and speck appear with freshness in this Syrah. The structure is tight and velvety. The grapes were fully destemmed, and maceration lasted four weeks in concrete vats with regular pump-overs. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were carried out with indigenous flora in barrels. Maturation lasted twelve months in previously used barrels. The vines grow in brown and colluvial soils derived from metamorphosed granite.
Summerhill 2004 Cipes Traditional Cuvée
Canadian Sparkling
Honeyed yellow apple, caramel, toasted nuts and earthy umami accompany marmalade, ginger and key lime pie. Seashell minerality appears with a creamy mousse and mouthwatering acidity. The blend is eighty-seven percent Chardonnay, twelve percent Pinot Noir and one percent Pinot Meunier. Made by the traditional method, it spent at least eighteen years on its lees before small-batch disgorgement began.
Le Vieux Pin 2024 Désir Rosé
American Rosé
Very pale baby pink in colour, with strawberry sorbet, sour cherry, watermelon and violet. The Cinsault comes from Wahluke Slopes in Washington. After four hours on the skins, the juice was gently pressed. The wine spent five months in stainless steel. River stones, mandarin peel and fine spice are also present, together with a sleek, saline and slender profile. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Spearhead 2024 Dual Citizen Clone 777 Pinot Noir
American Red
Ripe black cherry, raspberry and pomegranate appear with floral notes, dried herbs and exotic spice. The palate is silky and dense, with balanced structure. Vibrant freshness continues through the finish. Fruit comes from Cherry Hill Vineyard in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills. The wine was made by Spearhead winemaker Grant Stanley from Oregon fruit as a replacement release.
Domaine La Paleine 2024 Saumur Blanc
French White
Apple, pear, white flowers and honey appear in a dry, medium-bodied Chenin with present acidity and a delicate texture. The wine has no oak character and contains less than 1.2 grams of residual sugar per litre. It carries Organic and Biodynamic classifications. The grapes are hand harvested, and fermentation uses indigenous yeasts in stainless steel; maturation lasts twelve months in stainless steel.
Comtesse de Malet Roquefort 2022 Bordeaux Rouge
French Red
Ripe red fruit and subtle spice accompany a supple palate, fine tannins and freshness. The blend is ninety percent Merlot and ten percent Cabernet Franc. Grapes are selected rigorously, with most sourced from family properties. The vines grow in sandy clay soils. The wine honours Countess Isabeau, the first Malet Roquefort owner of Château La Gaffelière in 1705.
Summerhill Cipes 2012 Blanc de Blanc
Canadian Sparkling
Golden yellow colour accompanies honey, apple, straw, citrus, mango and a hint of biscuit. The palate includes citrus, lemon cream, apple, pineapple, peach and melon, with abundant mousse and a medium-long finish. Brioche, key lime and lemon are also present. This sparkling white comes from the Okanagan Valley in Canada and carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Italo Cescon 2021 Cabernet
Italian Red
Intense ruby-red colour has violet reflections. The bouquet includes woodland, fruit, spice and herbal notes. Concentration accompanies dry tannins, fruit, oak and lively freshness. The blend contains seventy percent Cabernet Sauvignon and thirty percent Cabernet Franc from Fagarè, Vallonto and Fontanelle, where the soils are alluvial clay. Grapes are hand-harvested in late September, and the wine matures twelve months in oak followed by twelve months in bottle.