2024
2024
Caprili 2024 Ilex Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Cherry, liquorice, raspberry and spice define a dry, medium-bodied Tuscan red with present acidity and a generous mouthfeel. The wine shows deep ruby colour with violet reflections and ripe red fruit. Sangiovese is the principal variety. Natural fermentation proceeds without added yeast at controlled temperature, followed by ten days of maceration in stainless steel and continued steel storage until bottling the following year.
Orofino 2024 Few and Far Between Washington Series Marsanne
Canadian White
Pale gold with green reflections, the wine shows lemon, white peach, orchard blossom and beeswax. The palate is crisp and light-bodied, with a long finish. Marsanne from Ancient Lakes in Washington ferments and ages in stainless steel and French oak. Alcohol is 13 percent, residual sugar is two grams per litre, and production totals two hundred fifty cases.
Roche 2024 Artist Series Pinot Blanc
Canadian White
Pear and citrus meet a mineral undertone in this clean, refreshing Pinot Blanc. The fruit came from Winter's Hill Estate Vineyard in Dundee Hills, Oregon, after cold damage reduced the Okanagan harvest. The wine was made and bottled at the Naramata Bench winery. The project includes grower Russell Gladhart, and total production was three hundred twenty cases.
Clos du Soleil 2024 Washington Series Sauvignon Blanc
Canadian White
Grapefruit, ripe lemon and green apple are joined by honeysuckle, peach and lime leaf. Guava and white pepper appear with a concentrated, long palate and a soft, creamy mouthfeel. Hand-harvested Sauvignon Blanc receives a four-hour dry-ice skin soak, then ferments in stainless steel and French oak puncheons before five months on lees with weekly stirring.
Bodegas Portia 2024 Verdejo Sobre Lías
Spanish White
Boxwood, coriander and tomato leaf meet tropical fruit and lime in this Rueda white, with fennel, pear, mineral and almond notes also present. Fresh acidity accompanies a creamy, smooth mid-palate and a dry, pithy finish. Verdejo is harvested at night, cold-macerated before pressing and fermented at low temperature in stainless steel on its own lees.
Vite Colte 2024 San Nicolao Barbera d’Asti
Italian Red
Intense ruby colour carries violet reflections. Blueberry, violet, cherry and liquorice appear in a dry Barbera, with a soft texture and lively acidity. Maceration lasts about ten days at 25–28°C. Malolactic fermentation follows alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel, and maturation also takes place in steel. The grapes come from traditionally managed, low-yield vineyards in Piedmont.
Domaine La Rigouline 2024 Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Pale pink colour accompanies fresh red berries, mineral character and fresh acidity. The blend is fifty percent Grenache, thirty percent Syrah, fifteen percent Cabernet Sauvignon and five percent Rolle. Vines grow on clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested by hand into small baskets, selected manually and pressed without prior maceration. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel, and alcohol is twelve-and-a-half percent.
Le Vieux Pin 2024 Désir Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Strawberry sorbet, sour cherry and watermelon meet violet notes, tartness and a bright, vibrant character. The colour is very pale baby pink after four hours of skin maceration. The Cinsault comes from Washington’s Wahluke Slopes. The grapes are gently pressed, and the wine is aged entirely in stainless steel. It is made in British Columbia and carries thirteen percent alcohol by volume.
Lightning Rock 2024 Coyote Canyon Vineyard Albariño
American White
Mineral character sits with Asian pear, stone fruit, spring blossoms and nougat. The palate is layered and creamy, with vibrant acidity and a long finish of ripe stone fruit. Grapes are gently pressed, settled for forty-eight hours and fermented naturally in concrete eggs. The wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation, spends six months in concrete, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Les Quatre Tours 2024 Esprit Sud Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Vibrant peach and stone aromas accompany a bright, refreshing profile. Lemon zest meets a stony saline note, while peach and pear remain through the finish. The colour is pale pink. The cuvée is selected from the producer’s blends across its terroirs and receives a dedicated vinification. Alcohol is thirteen percent, and the wine comes from Provence.
Fort Berens 2024 Small Lot Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Pear, quince, melon and passion fruit appear with bright acidity and a mineral, stony character. The fruit comes entirely from Lillooet, including Dry Creek and Winch Spur vineyards. The grapes are destemmed and crushed; four hours of skin contact are used. Cool fermentation and four months on the lees take place in stainless steel. Pink grapefruit, lime blossom and tangerine are also present.
Meinklang 2024 Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Granny Smith apple, lime, peach and white pepper accompany a dry, light profile with lively acidity. Grüner Veltliner grows on sandy loam. The grapes are gently pressed into stainless steel, where fermentation and a short period of lees ageing take place. The wine is loosely filtered and bottled with ninety parts per million total sulphur. Alcohol is eleven-and-a-half percent.
Domaine Labbé 2024 Abymes
French White
Lemon, green apple and white pear appear in a pale wine with faint green highlights. The profile is dry and lively, with floral fruit, tangy chalky minerals and a stony finish. Jacquère comes from vines more than thirty-five years old on rocky clay-limestone soils. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks and foudres. Ageing also takes place in tank.
G.D. Vajra 2024 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Delicate ruby-red colour accompanies red fruit, sweet spice, violet and rosehip. The palate is energetic and lively, shaped by silky tannins. The blend includes Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Freisa, Albarossa, Slarina and Chatus. Grapes are picked by hand and sorted manually. Each block ferments separately for about twenty days. Maturation lasts approximately four to six months, mainly in stainless steel.
Lightning Rock 2024 Coyote Canyon Vineyard Counoise
American Red
Wild strawberry, raspberry, pepper spice, floral tones and a savoury edge appear in a light-bodied profile with lively acidity. Counoise from Coyote Canyon Vineyard in Horse Heaven Hills was harvested on September ninth and fully destemmed. A spontaneous fourteen-day fermentation took place in open-top fermenters, followed by ten months in neutral oak. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
Mission Hill 2024 Reserve Rosé Grown in California
American Rosé
Strawberry, watermelon and red fruit appear in a light pink-orange wine. The texture is creamy, with balanced acidity, a clean finish and subtle mineral notes. Merlot, Shiraz and Pinot Noir make up the blend. The fruit came from Petaluma Gap in California. This release joined the Reserve Series as the winery's replacement rosé for the season.
Frédéric Brouca 2024 Clair des Champs
French Rosé
Ripe raspberry, flowers, mineral notes and salt appear with a savoury, meaty character and light, grainy tannins. The blend combines Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Terret Blanc, and its pale colour sits between light red and deep rosé. Much of the schist-grown fruit comes from organically farmed vineyards in Faugères. This clairet-style expression marked the first release of the wine.
Lightning Rock 2024 Arete Vineyard Chenin Blanc Pét-Nat
American Sparkling
Citrus blossom, green apple and pear skin meet chalky minerality and a subtle yeast note. The palate is energetic, with bold bubbles and a crisp finish. Organically farmed Chenin comes from Arete Vineyard in Othello, Washington. The fruit was whole-cluster pressed, settled overnight and racked off gross lees. Fermentation began in stainless steel, then completed in bottle before disgorgement after five months on the lees.
Lake Breeze 2024 Albariño
American White
Bright and vibrant, with citrus, green apple, stone fruit and subtle mineral notes. The palate is crisp and clean, with tart but balanced acidity alongside melon and pear. Fruit comes from the Ancient Lakes appellation in central Washington’s Columbia Valley, and the wine was crafted on the Naramata Bench. Albariño grown in Washington was made into wine in British Columbia for this release.
Villa Tinta 2024 Sukholimanskiy White
Ukrainian White
Light straw to soft gold in colour, this dry Sukholimanskiy offers white flowers, acacia, pear, green apple, mango and fresh-cut grass. White peach and lemon peel are also present. The palate is light and enveloping, with freshness, acidity and a saline mineral finish. Produced without wood in Ukraine's Odesa region, the wine is bottled at eleven and a half percent alcohol.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2024 Vin Rouge Gamay
French Red
Light, fresh and fruit-driven, this Gamay offers red-fruit character with firm acidity, mineral detail and gently spreading tannins. It was raised for four to six months in truncated oak vats. Made from purchased grapes, it is classified as Vin de France and works well as an aperitif or with Camembert toast, poultry liver or potato gratin.
Lightfoot & Wolfville 2024 Flora
Canadian White
Made in Nova Scotia, this aromatic white blend brings ripe Asian pear, lychee and white peach together with lilac and violet. The palate is light-bodied, softly rounded and off-dry, with bright acidity and a graceful fruit-and-floral finish. L’Acadie, Petite Milo, Seyval, Geisenheim and Siegerrebe form the blend, and fermentation takes place entirely in stainless steel.
Clos du Soleil 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay
Canadian White
Golden in colour, the wine brings apple, pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, beeswax and meadow grass, with pineapple, baked apple, honeycomb and quince. The palate is concentrated and long, with freshness and tension. Chardonnay from Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley was harvested by hand, pressed immediately and lightly cold settled. Fermentation took place in older French oak puncheons, followed by five months on lees with weekly stirring.
Catena 2024 Appellation Agrelo Cabernet Sauvignon
Argentinian Red
The Agrelo vineyards have deep clay soils and a moderate climate. Cabernet Sauvignon makes up the wine entirely. Robust tannins are present, and the finish is smooth and lengthy. The wine is dry, red and classified as both Sustainable and Vegan. Fruit comes from historic family vineyards in Mendoza, where the family has worked with high-altitude viticulture for more than a century.
Pajaru 2024 Picuraru Primitivo Puglia
Italian Red
Blackberries, orange slices and cherry blossoms form the aromatic profile. The palate includes blackberry compote, ripe yellow peach and orange jam, with chewy tannins. The wine is made from Primitivo in Puglia and carries fifteen percent alcohol. It is identified as organic. Plum, cocoa, leather and black pepper add further detail to this warm, persistent red.
Tiberio 2024 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italian White
Musky peach, apricot and crushed rock appear with lemon zest. The profile also includes tart orchard fruit and a salty mineral note; the finish is long and saline. Trebbiano Abruzzese comes from Cugnoli at 350 metres. The grapes are hand harvested, and free-run juice ferments with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Lyrarakis 2024 Liatiko PGI Crete
Greek Red
Light ruby colour accompanies cherry, ripe raspberry, wild berries, red-fruit liqueur, herbal notes and spice. The palate is balanced and fresh, with fine tannins and a juicy finish. Liatiko comes from two dry-farmed vineyards in Rethymno and Sitia. The fruit was harvested by hand in early September. Maceration lasted five days, and fermentation took place in stainless steel at twenty-three degrees Celsius.
Château Penin 2024 Cabanes Bordeaux Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc accounts for forty percent of the blend, joined by thirty percent Sauvignon Gris and thirty percent Sémillon. The grapes come from a clay hillside over limestone. Fermentation lasts at least twenty days at fifteen degrees Celsius in concrete eggs, concrete tanks, stainless steel or oak barrels by parcel. Maturation lasts six months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. Peach, pineapple, fresh fruit and a mineral finish shape the profile.
Weninger 2024 Franz Plays with Szürke, Fehér & Kék
Hungarian Wine
Pink grapefruit, mirabelle plum and sour cherry join light herbal notes in a fresh profile with a faint fizz, between rosé and orange wine. Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir are used together. Fermentation lasts ten days on the skins, followed by seven months in 500-litre wooden barrels and natural malolactic fermentation. The dry wine comes from Sopron and is biodynamically farmed.
Lyrarakis 2024 Vidiano Queen PGI Crete
Greek White
Pale yellow in colour, this dry white combines citrus, apricot and herbal notes with a mineral profile. The palate is full and velvety, supported by fresh acidity. Vidiano grows in north-west-facing vineyards at about 550 metres in Heraklion. The wine carries a Vegan classification and suits pasta, poultry or shellfish alongside its bright fruit character.