2022
2022
Sage Hills 2022 Gewürztraminer
Canadian White
Floral character comes with lychee, ginger, lemon and subtle spice. Gewürztraminer from the certified-organic estate was harvested in three separate pickings during October. Wild fermentation took place in neutral oak and stainless steel. The wine then aged on its lees for eight months, received minimal sulphites, and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. The finished white contains fourteen percent alcohol by volume.
Weingut Beurer 2022 Trollinger Trocken
German Red
Trollinger grows on Bunter Mergel and Kieselsandstein soils below the Pulvermacher vineyard. The old vines cover 1.2 hectares on a steep, south-facing slope. Most clusters are destemmed and given a cold maceration. After several days, some juice is bled for rosé and the remainder is warmed for fermentation. The wine receives a short élevage before bottling with minimal sulphur. The finished red is lighter-bodied and unoaked.
Castell’In Villa 2022 Gazzarina Toscana
Italian Red
This pure Sangiovese red is slender and tonic, with youthful fruit and freshness. The grapes receive a short maceration to preserve their lively character, and the wine can be served lightly chilled at thirteen to fourteen degrees. It comes from Tuscany under the Toscana IGT designation, contains 13.5 percent alcohol, and is bottled as a still red wine.
Little Farm Winery 2022 Pied de Cuve Chardonnay
Canadian White
Smoked lemon and grapefruit appear with spice, red apple and a hint of cherry. The palate is fresh and delicate, with pristine lemon fruit. Chardonnay from an organic vineyard in Cawston was fermented with a pied-de-cuve starter, divided between older barrel and tank, and matured on gross lees for ten months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulphur added at bottling.
Ovorra 2022 Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Chilean Red
Blackcurrant, ripe plum and dark cherry form a concentrated aromatic profile. Vanilla, cedar and warm spice are also present. The Cabernet Sauvignon spends a year in French oak. It is intense and structured, while the palate is powerful and composed. The tannins are firm and polished, and the finish is long and expressive. Fruit comes from the Maipo Valley in Chile.
Domaine Duseigneur 2022 Yamakasi Rouge
French Red
Red fruit and herbs appear in a fresh, lively profile with supple tannins. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault form the blend. Indigenous yeasts drive natural fermentation, and no sulphites are added. The wine is certified organic and made under France's Vin Méthode Nature framework, with minimal cellar intervention. The finished wine is dry and carries thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Fattoria Selvapiana 2022 Chianti Rufina
Italian Red
Crushed cherry and red currant appear with red flowers, orange rind and crushed stone. Tart acidity accompanies fine, long, dry tannins and a lighter-bodied profile; a bitter-edged saline finish follows. Sangiovese is joined by small amounts of Canaiolo, Colorino and Malvasia Nera. Native-yeast fermentation and maceration last twenty-five days in stainless steel, followed by twelve months in large French casks.
Domaine de Naisse 2022 Mâcon-Villages Travers
French White
Chardonnay comes from twenty-year-old vines in the Naisse locality around the estate. The parcel lies on a northwest-facing slope, and the vines were planted on Riparia rootstock. The wine arose from a collaboration with a Paris restaurateur and wine merchant, with artwork by illustrator Matthias Bourdelier. Vineyard work follows sustainable, lutte-raisonnée practices in the Mâconnais.
Maison Smith Montpetit 2022 Muse
Canadian Red
Red and blue fruit appear in a full-flavoured, lively profile with freshness and fullness. Cabernet Franc and Merlot form the blend. Thirty percent matures in two-year-old French oak, while seventy percent rests in neutral French oak. Barrel maturation lasts twelve months. Fining is used, while filtration is not. The fruit comes from Cawston in the Similkameen Valley.
Maison Smith Montpetit 2022 Tempranillo
Canadian Red
Blueberry and blackberry appear with black licorice and hazelnut wafer. The palate has broad tannins, gentle acidity and a long, slowly fading finish. Production totalled one hundred cases from six barrels. The wine spent twelve months in neutral French oak. Tempranillo from Cawston in British Columbia's Similkameen Valley reaches fourteen and a half percent alcohol. The profile is bold and structured.
Birch Block Vineyard 2022 Salut Les Amoureux Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Pinot Noir comes from a small Kaleden vineyard overlooking Skaha Lake. Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777 grow on previously uncultivated land with sand, loam and glacial deposits. Chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and herbicides are not used. Vineyard work is organic and manual, while winemaking follows a low-intervention approach. The site has long summer days and cool summer nights.
Rust Wine Co. 2022 Three Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Medium ruby colour accompanies herbal, stemmy notes and a touch of volatility. The wine is dry, with medium-soft tannins, red fruit, a dash of soya, enough acidity and a dry finish. Pinot Noir comes from a southeast-facing vineyard in West Kelowna overlooking Okanagan Lake. Volcanic rock, clay, loam and iron-rich soils are found at the site.
Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2022 Etna Rosso
Italian Red
Pale red in colour, with tart cranberry and cherry fruit. The palate is supple, light and juicy, with little tannin and a slightly bitter almond finish. Nerello Mascalese forms most of the blend, with a small share of Nerello Cappuccio. The vines grow on volcanic soils between Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo, and the wine matures in oak for about one year.
De Martino 2022 Ungrafted Cinsault
Chilean Red
Fruit comes from ungrafted Cinsault vines more than forty years old in Guarilihue, Itata. No machinery is used in the vineyard. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel, then aged for six months in neutral French barrels. Red fruit and savoury notes are present, with moderate acidity and freshness. The vines are farmed without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides.
Domaine Cazottes 2022 Marcotte Rouge
French Red
Braucol, Duras and Syrah are destemmed and fermented separately in stainless steel. Each variety macerates for five days, with daily pump-overs before pressing into stainless steel. Indigenous yeasts drive a long, slow fermentation at 17°C. The profile includes fruit, spice and pepper. The vineyards are farmed organically with biodynamic practices, and the wine is bottled without filtration.
S.C. Pannell 2022 Basso Garnacha
Australian Red
Raspberry liqueur, red apple skin, autumn, dark spice and cinnamon appear with berry freshness and tea-like tannins. Hand-harvested Grenache fermented for fourteen days with a wild-yeast starter in stainless steel, including twenty percent whole bunches. Ageing lasted ten months in large French oak vats, with malolactic fermentation. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration. Thirty-year-old vines grow in Maslin Beach sand over red clay flecked with ironstone.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Loureiro
Portuguese White
Before fermentation, Loureiro receives twelve hours of maceration. Indigenous yeasts start a spontaneous fermentation at controlled temperature, followed by eight months on total lees with periodic bâtonnage. Vibrant mineral acidity appears with fresh fruit, herbal infusions, a round, soft palate and a saline, prolonged finish. A light tannic sensation and vegetal trace are also present. The vineyards lie in Lima Valley on clay-schist and granite soils near the Atlantic.
Luigi Giordano 2022 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Ruby with garnet reflections, this wine shows dried flowers, dried plum, red-fruit jam and light spice. The profile is full-bodied, balanced and drinkable. Nebbiolo and Arneis are co-fermented after soft pressing and crushing. Maceration lasts eight to ten days, and the wine spends three to four months in oak. Truffle, cherry, leather and vanilla are also present, with a long finish.
Tenuta Argentiera 2022 Villa Donoratico Bolgheri Rosso
Italian Red
Subdued aromas of dried blueberry, leather, espresso, oak and exotic spice accompany blackberry, graphite and liquorice. The tannins are lithe. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot make up the blend. The vineyard lies between 30 and 80 metres, with continental sands and flysch composed of limestone, marl, clay, sandstone and siliceous rock. The site is planted at 6,000 vines per hectare.
Olivier Rivière 2022 Rayos Uva Rioja
Spanish Red
Blackberry, raspberry, cedar, cherry in eau de vie and sweet spice appear in a generous, medium-bodied red with present acidity and discreet oak. The blend brings together Tempranillo, Graciano and Grenache from vines averaging thirty-five to one hundred years. Vineyard parcels are worked organically, while the finished wine contains fourteen percent alcohol and 2.1 grams per litre of sugar.
Sage Hills 2022 Barrel Fermented Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Buttery citrus and bright acidity shape this Pinot Gris. Estate fruit was harvested on October 23 and whole-cluster pressed. A combination of new light-toast French oak and neutral oak was used, with bâtonnage limited to the new-oak portion. The wine spent seven months on lees in barrel, received minimal sulphites, and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Rust Wine Co. 2022 South Rock Vineyard Syrah
Canadian Red
Juicy plum, dark cherry, tarragon, thyme and a hint of iodine appear with ripe dark fruit, wild game and fine-grained tannins. Black-pepper spice marks the finish. The fruit comes from South Rock Vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver, and fermentation uses entirely whole berries. The wine is rich and smooth, with a savoury core.
Gérard Bertrand 2022 Château de Villemajou Grand Vin Rouge Corbières-Boutenac
French Red
Deep garnet colour accompanies toast, liquorice and clove, with stewed fruit, sweet spice, leather and roasted notes. The blend brings together Syrah, Carignan, Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre. After traditional maceration, the wines are assembled following malolactic fermentation and mature for twelve months in 225-litre Bordeaux barrels. The bottled wine rests for another twelve months before release.
Château de Sancerre 2022 Cuvée du Connétable Sancerre
French White
Made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, this dry white comes from Sancerre. The cuvée selects fruit from the château’s leading parcels, including limestone and flint soils. The release was marked by noble oak and had capacity for further ageing. The estate’s vineyard covers fifty-seven hectares across four soil types, with vines averaging thirty years of age.
The Wine Umbrella 2022 Chardonnay
Canadian White
Ripe tropical fruit, candied lemon and freshly cut pineapple meet a mostly dry, fresh palate, with modest richness at the finish. Chardonnay from Oliver is partially matured in American oak. The release carries the BC VQA Okanagan Valley designation. These fundraising bottlings raise money for scholarships supporting women in British Columbia’s food and beverage fields through Les Dames d’Escoffier.
Else Wines 2022 Merlot
Canadian Red
Fruity and juicy, the wine blends eighty-five percent Merlot with fifteen percent Pinot Blanc. The grapes spend seven days on skins and ferment with wild yeast. Maturation takes place in stainless steel, and minimal sulphites are added. Alcohol is twelve-point-four percent. Pinot Blanc was included after organic Merlot became unusually expensive for this release, helping keep the finished bottle accessible.
Pietradolce 2022 Etna Rosato
Italian Rosé
Bright salmon colour accompanies wild red berry, strawberry, redcurrant and raspberry, with rose, sweet fruit and delicate spice. The palate is fresh, balanced and mineral. Nerello Mascalese grows on Etna's northern volcanic slopes between 600 and 700 metres. Grapes are harvested by hand and gently pressed, with traditional rosé vinification. The wine has fourteen percent alcohol.
Laurent Saillard 2022 Ça Se Discute
French Red
Fresh, fruity and juicy, with a light peppery thread that is fully integrated. Pineau d'Aunis from certified-organic, biodynamically farmed vines is used. The grapes undergo six days of whole-cluster maceration and mature in fibre tanks, with no sulphur added. The wine is classified as Vin de France, comes from the Loire Valley and has twelve percent alcohol.
Attilio Ghisolfi 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo Sbardajà
Italian Red
Nebbiolo comes from vineyards in Monforte, Monteu, Priocca and Treiso, set between three hundred fifty and four hundred metres. The sites face south and southwest, with marly, calcareous and clay soils. Skin maceration lasts five days at controlled temperature, and fermentation uses native yeast. Maturation takes nine to twelve months in small oak casks, followed by six months in bottle.
Château Maltus 2022 Lalande-de-Pomerol
French Red
Blackcurrant, coffee, graphite, oak and undergrowth define the aromatic profile. The dry, full-bodied palate is generous, with present acidity and balanced wood. Structure and a polished texture accompany spice, pepper, dense black fruit and rich tannins. The fruit comes from vines averaging sixty-five years of age, and maturation lasts eighteen months in wood. Merlot accounts for seventy percent of the blend.