2023
2023
Castell 2023 Weiss & Grau
German White
Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris form this dry VDP.Gutswein from Franken. Williams pear, quince, nutty texture, herbal spice and fresh acidity define the established profile. Fermentation is mainly in stainless steel, with a smaller portion in wooden barrels. The vineyards around Castell are rooted in gypsum-keuper soils. Recommended service is eight to ten degrees Celsius in a white-wine or universal glass.
Tenuta Argentiera 2023 Poggio ai Ginepri Bolgheri
Italian Red
Black cherry, blackberry and plum appear with sweet spice, dark chocolate and a fresh profile. The palate is well structured, with soft tannins, and the aftertaste is long and filled with fruit and spice. The vineyard lies less than one kilometre from the sea on red aeolian sands, between twenty and eighty metres above sea level, with a western aspect in coastal Tuscany.
The Wine Umbrella 2023 Mm Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Strawberry, orange and tangerine define this dealcoholized rosé made from Merlot and Muscat. Vibrant citrus and red-berry notes accompany a refreshing, strawberry-toned palate with a convincing mouthfeel. Alcohol is listed at one percent by volume. Mireille Sauvé makes this Canadian rosé wine, and the range supports the BC Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier's scholarship fund.
Dorrance Wines 2023 Cinsault
South African Red
Violet, spice and purple-fruit notes sit in a medium- to full-bodied Cinsault with fine texture, firm but approachable tannins and a fresh, lingering finish. The grapes were left as whole bunches, without crushing or destemming, and fermented in open tanks. Seventy percent matured in stainless steel and thirty percent in old French oak; sulphur was the only addition.
Giacomo Montresor 2023 Gran Guardia Soave Classico
Italian White
White flowers, pear and almond appear with green apple, lemon zest and crushed stone in a dry Garganega. The wine has bright acidity, a fresh and fruity profile, and a delicate texture, with almond on the finish. Grapes receive a gentle press and brief skin maceration before fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Can Leandro 2023 La Lloma
Spanish Red
Monastrell and Bonicaire come from vines between fifty and seventy years old. Bonicaire is partly fermented with stems in clay amphora, while Monastrell goes into five-hundred-litre oak. Maturation lasts about six months. Red fruit, fruit compote, floral and balsamic notes accompany a light profile with a long, fruity finish; black fruit, sweet spice and a mineral note are also present.
Chaberton Estate Winery 2023 Estate Grown Zweigelt
Canadian Red
Sweet cherry, vanilla and a hint of spice appear with silky tannins. Cranberry, blackberry and cherry form the fruit profile, and the palate is medium-bodied. The blend is ninety-six percent Zweigelt and four percent Cabernet Franc. Maturation lasts fifteen months, using twenty-five percent new French oak and seventy-five percent neutral barrels that are mostly American. Alcohol is twelve-point-one percent, and the wine is vegan.
Thorn & Burrow 2023 Gamay
Canadian Red
Fruit comes from a young, one-and-a-half-acre Langley vineyard with alluvial soils. Half underwent seven days of carbonic fermentation in stainless steel; the other half received ten days of skin maceration. Maturation lasted ten months in neutral oak on primary lees. Flinty reduction and wild tart red fruit accompany sour red fruit, subtle black cherry and a delicate herbal finish. Production totalled one hundred ninety-two cases.
Maison Kuehn 2023 Les Caves de l’Enfer Riesling
French White
Lime and linden blossom appear in a dry profile with lively acidity. Residual sugar is two grams per litre, total acidity is 6.6 grams per litre and alcohol is eleven-and-a-half percent. Fruit for this cuvée comes from parcels around Ammerschwihr on mainly clay-limestone or alluvial soils. Pressing is pneumatic, and the wine spends several months on fine lees.
Cave de Chautagne 2023 Roussette de Savoie Vieilles Vignes
French White
Pale yellow with golden reflections, the wine shows pineapple, peach and hazelnut. A lively, balanced opening leads to an ample, creamy palate and a long finish. The old-vine white is made entirely from Altesse, a grape native to Savoie. It is classified as a dry white under Roussette de Savoie AOC. The release received a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris.
Maison Kuehn 2023 Les Caves de l’Enfer Pinot Gris
French White
Golden yellow in colour, with smoke, dried apricot, vineyard peach, undergrowth, melon and yellow fruit. The palate is full, with apricot, a light honey note and freshness on the finish. Pinot Gris grows on clay-limestone slopes at Ammerschwihr with east and southeast exposure. Pneumatic pressing precedes several months on fine lees. Residual sugar is 13.2 grams per litre, and alcohol is twelve percent.
Matsu 2023 El Recio Tempranillo
Spanish Red
Ripe cherry-red in colour, with black fruit, spice, vanilla, clove, liquorice, pepper, cocoa and toast. The palate is juicy and fleshy, with abundant fruit and a persistent finish recalling macerated fruit. Tinta de Toro was hand-harvested from a low-yield vineyard planted in the early twentieth century. Fermentation took place in concrete, followed by fifteen months in French oak, without filtration or clarification.
Megyer 2023 Tokaji Dry Furmint
Hungarian White
Apple, mango, pineapple and herbs form the fruit profile. The dry white is spicy and firm, with moderately high acidity and a forceful finish marked by mineral character, bitterness and warmth. It is made entirely from Furmint grown in the Megyer vineyard. Maturation combines five months in oak with four months in stainless steel, and the vineyard is organically farmed.
Di Lenardo 2023 Father’s Eyes Chardonnay
Italian White
Smoky Chardonnay combines vanilla and hazelnut with creamy apple pastry, lemon meringue and graham-cracker flavours. The rich style remains bright and fresh through juicy acidity. Production includes partial fermentation, three months in new American oak barrels, maturation on fine lees and complete malolactic fermentation. The wine comes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and the bottling uses composite DIAM corks.
La Stoppa 2023 Trebbiolo Rosso
Italian Red
Bright red in colour, this blend offers cherry, balsamic herbs and subtle woody notes, with dark fruit, tobacco and coffee also present. The palate is round, harmonious and youthful. Barbera accounts for sixty percent and Croatina forty percent. Organic farming uses neither fertilizer, herbicide nor pesticide. Skin maceration lasts twenty days. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and cement tanks.
Emandare Vineyard 2023 Sauvignon Blanc
Canadian White
The Sauvignon Blanc vines grow on a south-sloping Cowichan Valley hillside in the rain shadow of Mount Prevost, overlooking Somenos Lake. The site includes some of Vancouver Island's oldest plantings of the variety. The wine undergoes natural fermentation without new oak. The estate stewards this Cowichan Valley property alongside nature and uses old-world, low-intervention cellar methods.
Vivezza Vineyard 2023 Petite Milo
Canadian White
This disease-resistant white grape was selected for British Columbia’s coastal climate. The winery is family-owned and operated on Salt Spring Island, where its estate vineyard was established after more than two decades of research into varieties suited to the region. This bottling belongs to the Modern Series, which focuses on resilient grapes and small-batch dry white wines.
Domaine Roc de l’Abbaye 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire
French White
Dry and fresh, with a clear, light and restrained profile, this Sauvignon Blanc is made under the Val de Loire IGP. It is suited to serving as an aperitif or with fish, fresh goat cheese and asparagus. At twelve percent alcohol, it has medium ageing potential and can gain complexity and finesse over time in the cellar.
Sage Hills 2023 Field Blend
Canadian White
Lemon, lime, green apple and white peach appear in a dry profile. The blend contains 70 percent Pinot Gris and 30 percent Gewürztraminer from an estate vineyard in Summerland. The fruit was whole-cluster direct pressed and co-fermented, then spent seven months on lees in stainless steel. Twenty parts per million of sulphur dioxide were added before bottling. The sixteen-year-old vineyard is certified organic and rooted in sandy clay loam over broken bedrock.
Lafazanis 2023 Geometria Malagouzia
Greek White
Ripe peach and apricot appear with preserved lemon and cut grass. The palate is broad. Balance and a persistent finish are also present. Made entirely from Malagouzia, the wine comes from semi-mountain vineyards in Corinthia at 400 to 500 metres. Controlled fermentation takes place at 14 to 16 degrees Celsius. Its colour is pale straw with green highlights, and the profile combines fruit and floral character. Alcohol is 12 percent.
Domaine Jean-Michel Dupré 2023 Grands Cras Morgon
French Red
Cherry cola, red raspberry, red cherry and hibiscus appear with graphite and pencil shavings. Kirsch, liquorice and peppery flavours accompany a deep, fleshy texture. Gamay comes from roughly fifty-five-year-old vines rooted in clay at about 350 metres, with southeast exposure. The fruit was hand harvested and sorted, then received a ten-day whole-cluster maceration without added sulphur dioxide. Maturation lasted six to ten months in cement tanks.
Keenan & Zoë 2023 Pinot Noir Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Cherry, strawberry, rhubarb and vanilla shape the profile. The wine is juicy and crisply acidic, with enough body to carry across a meal. Pinot Noir was harvested in Summerland, then direct pressed and fermented in neutral oak barrels for twelve months. Minimal sulphites were added, and the wine was bottled without fining or filtration. The estate vineyard is certified organic.
Ercole 2023 Bianco del Monferrato 1 L
Italian White
Asian and Bartlett pear meet lime citrus, white flowers, green apple, white nectarine, herbs and flinty minerality. The palate is refreshing, and the finish is mineral. Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc form the blend. The wine is fresh, crisp and dry, with twelve percent alcohol. Fruit comes from Monferrato in Piedmont, where the farming is described as sustainable.
Dorrance 2023 Rosé
South African Rosé
Wild berries and fresh white peach meet a touch of spice and summer-fruit flavours. The palate is soft, and the wine remains easy to drink. Cinsault comes from a single vineyard in the Paardeberg. The fruit was fermented in stainless steel, then remained on its lees. The wine is dry, with 12.5 percent alcohol, 2.0 grams per litre of residual sugar and 6.9 grams per litre of total acidity.
Sage Hills 2023 Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Juicy apple, ripe pear and bright lemon sit alongside herbaceous complexity, lively acidity and a juicy finish. Fruit from the certified-organic estate vineyard was harvested by hand in three separate pickings. Two thirds of the bunches were whole-cluster direct pressed, while one third received six days of cold carbonic maceration. Wild fermentation took place in stainless steel and neutral barrel, followed by twelve months on lees. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphites.
Angeline 2023 Pinot Noir California
American Red
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, this dry California red offers cranberry, black cherry, plum and toasted oak. Acidity is present, the body is medium and the palate is generous, with the wood remaining discreet. The wine carries 13.8 percent alcohol and 3.6 grams per litre of sugar. Serve between fourteen and sixteen degrees Celsius. Beef fajitas, bacon-stuffed potatoes or Pinot Noir and blackberry poptails provide suitable pairing options.
Bardos 2023 Viñedos de Altura Ribera del Duero
Spanish Red
Tinta Fina forms most of the blend, with scattered Albillo Mayor and Garnacha Tinta vines. The vineyards lie above 950 metres around Alcubilla and Villálvaro in Soria, on sandy soil and fine gravel over iron-rich clay. The grapes are picked by hand. Fermentation and gentle maceration last two weeks, malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel, and ageing lasts twelve months in oak vessels of several sizes.
Les 3 Madones 2023 Fleurie
French Red
Bright ruby colour with purple highlights introduces ripe plum, fresh grape, violet and blackcurrant. The palate is fleshy and harmonious, with red fruit, mild spice and a mineral touch. Gamay from Fleurie undergoes semi-carbonic maceration before resting in stainless steel, preserving freshness and direct fruit character. Fine, silky tannins bring a supple texture to the dry red profile.
Clos Roussely 2023 L’Escale Sauvignon Blanc Touraine
French White
Fresh flowers and citrus lead a lively, balanced palate where acidity meets rounded texture and clear fruit. Sauvignon Blanc comes from twenty-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils in Touraine. Harvesting combines hand and mechanical picking. Fermentation proceeds slowly with indigenous yeasts, followed by ageing on fine lees. The vineyard is in conversion to organic farming, and the wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Donnafugata 2023 Sherazade Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC
Italian Red
Raspberry and cherry mingle with delicate spicy and balsamic notes. The colour is bright ruby with violet reflections. The palate is soft and fresh, with caressing tannins. Nero d’Avola comes from south-western Sicily, at 200 to 400 metres on clay-loam soils. After malolactic fermentation, the wine spends about four months in tanks and at least eight months in bottle.