Wine
Wine
Château de Saint Cosme 2024 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Intense white pepper, ripe black cherry and wild herbs shape a perfumed profile, joined by peppery red and black fruit, spice and mineral character. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh, focused and balanced, with a savory aftertaste. This red wine is made entirely from Syrah grown in the southern Rhône, and it carries the Côtes du Rhône appellation.
Izadi 2020 Rioja Blanco
Spanish White
Straw yellow with bright green hues, the wine combines dried apple, lemon, stone and honeysuckle. The medium-bodied palate is firm and fresh, with chalk undertones and a flavorful finish. Viura, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanco, Maturana Blanca and Turruntés form the blend. Fruit is harvested by hand, and the wine matures for six months in barrel.
Orofino 2014 Beleza
Canadian Red
Black cherry, vanilla, blackcurrant, espresso and dark chocolate shape the profile. The blend is sixty percent Merlot, twenty percent Cabernet Sauvignon and ten percent each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine spends twenty months in French and American oak, followed by two years of bottle age before release. It is the winery's flagship red from the Similkameen Valley.
Domaine Maby 2021 La Fermade Blanc Lirac
French White
Bright light-yellow with green reflections, the wine combines yellow plum, spring flowers and a chalky note. The palate is silky, rounded and clean, with lively freshness. The blend is forty percent Clairette, thirty-five percent Grenache Blanc and twenty-five percent Picpoul. Vines average thirty-nine years old. Fermentation lasts five weeks in tank, and maturation takes place in stainless steel.
Natte Valleij 2021 Coastal Cinsault
South African Red
Earthy wild strawberry, red fruit and dusty rose meet floral, potpourri and spicy freshness. The palate is medium-bodied and fleshy, with mineral tension and a soft finish. Cinsault comes from five dryland bush-vine parcels ranging from fourteen to fifty years old. The wine is wild fermented, matured in concrete eggs and foudres, bottled unfiltered and classified as vegan.
Bella 2018 King Vineyards Chardonnay Ancestrale
Canadian Sparkling
Chardonnay comes from King Family Farms in Penticton. The ancestral method uses a single fermentation: the wine is bottled while still fermenting and finishes that fermentation in bottle. Grapes are destemmed and basket pressed, with two rackings before hand riddling and hand disgorgement. No dosage is added. The vineyard was farmed conventionally for this release.
Tantalus 2014 Old Vines Riesling
Canadian White
Broken stone, wild herbs, earthy grass and eraser notes meet lime leaf, lime pith, green apple, verbena and pear. The palate is medium-bodied, with nervy acidity and a brisk, grippy finish. Riesling comes from an established two-acre block on deep silty soil. The fruit is sustainably farmed, cropped low and cellared for two years before release.
Quinta do Vale Meão 2021 Meandro Branco
Portuguese White
Very pale yellow-green with silver reflections, the wine combines meadow herbs, white apple, pear, mango and lime zest. Ripe stone fruit and fine acidity meet a mineral-salty finish. Rabigato and Arinto form the blend. The wine is dry and matures on its lees in stainless steel without oak. Its profile is crisp and textured, with basil also present.
Poppy 2016 Monterey County Pinot Noir
American Red
Red fruit brightens the palate, joined by raspberry and spice, while toasted French oak appears in the aromas. The texture is soft and silky through the middle, supported by proper acidity. A juicy fruit impression remains through the finish. Pinot Noir comes from Monterey on California's Central Coast, and the dry red carries 13.85 percent alcohol.
Domaine Wilfried 2019 L’Affable Côtes du Rhône
French Red
The blend brings together Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache Noir and Syrah. Grapes at the estate are harvested by hand and sorted, while fermentation uses native yeasts without oenological additions. Maturation takes place mainly in concrete vats. Depending on the release and cuvée, a light sulphur addition may follow malolactic fermentation or precede bottling. The vineyards are organically certified.
Rigour & Whimsy 2017 Pinot Blanc
Canadian White
Peach blossom, cantaloupe, apricot fuzz, lime pith and bitter peach pit sit within a palate lifted by cleansing acidity. Whole Pinot Blanc berries ferment on their skins for five months before the wine is pressed into new and neutral barrels for a further eighteen months. Fruit comes from a high-elevation vineyard north of Oliver in the Okanagan Valley. Sulphur addition is minimal.
Rigour & Whimsy 2018 Gamay Noir
Canadian Red
Whole-cluster Gamay Noir ferments for three weeks, with punch-downs increasing through the fermentation. After pressing, the wine spends eight months in neutral puncheon and barrique. Hibiscus, Spartan apple, ripe blackberry, roasted peanut and pink peppercorn form the profile. Fruit comes from a single vineyard in West Kelowna. The release carries 10 percent alcohol, with pH 3.35 and total acidity of 7.25 grams per litre.
Jean Loron 2018 Rift 71 Sans Soufre Chardonnay
French White
Bright citrus, pear and green apple meet a hint of lees in a fresh, taut Chardonnay. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, where the wine rests briefly before bottling. No sulphur is added during production. The palate is crisp and zippy, with a tight structure. This dry white wine comes from Mâcon-Villages in Burgundy. The Loron family has made wine since 1711, with its eighth generation overseeing production.
Las Moradas de San Martín 2017 Senda
Spanish Red
Cherry, plum and floral notes meet scrubland and mineral character, with granite detail and a long finish. The wine is made entirely from Garnacha. Selected fruit is harvested by hand, destemmed and fermented spontaneously in separate parcels before spending ten months in French oak. The vineyards range from forty to eighty-five years old, and the release is certified organic.
Ursa Major 2019 Entropy Is Comforting Syrah
Canadian Red
Syrah from Sage Brush Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench is blended with five percent Cabernet Franc. Wild fermentation is used, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Fresh red and black fruit appear alongside subtle spice and dried herbs. The vineyard lies in the Okanagan Valley, and the release was produced in a small lot.
A Sunday in August 2022 Peachland Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Brambly raspberry and strawberry meet bright acidity and balanced tannins in this organically farmed Pinot Noir. The fruit comes from a single vineyard in Peachland, British Columbia. Natural fermentation follows fourteen days of semi-carbonic maceration, with a short élevage in neutral oak. Bottling is unfined and unfiltered with thirty parts per million of sulphur. Production totalled 250 cases, at 13.4 percent alcohol.
Orsi Vigneto San Vito Posca Rossa NV
Italian Red
Drawn from a long-running perpetual vat, the red version is topped up almost monthly with younger wine, bringing several harvests together. Fermentation is spontaneous, and the wine is neither clarified nor filtered. The vineyards are cultivated biodynamically. The cuvée is continually evolving and is intended as a daily wine. The bottle uses a glass closure with a separate sealing ring.
Trerè 2022 Amarcord d’un Ross Romagna Sangiovese Superiore Riserva
Italian Red
Tart and ripe red fruit meet black fruit, thyme and rosemary, with vibrant acidity and a crunchy texture. The blend combines 85 percent Sangiovese with 15 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel before maturation in French oak. The vines average about twenty years old, and selected fruit is harvested by hand in early October.
Keenan Winery 2019 Syrah Napa Valley
American Red
Grown in Coombsville, Syrah is picked late in the season and whole-berry fermented in small half-ton boxes. Seventeen months in French and American oak follow fermentation. Black cherry, blackberry and floral notes accompany a soft texture and firm structure. The wine is dry, made entirely from Syrah, carries 14.5 percent alcohol and was produced in a lot of 492 cases.
Redstone Winery 2019 Limestone Vineyard Chardonnay
Canadian White
Bright straw in colour, the wine shows toast, spice, apple, peach and lemon with a thread of minerality. It is medium-bodied and dry, with integrated oak and good length. Chardonnay comes from Limestone Vineyard in the Twenty Mile Bench. The wine carries thirteen percent alcohol, one gram per litre of residual sugar and was produced in a one-hundred-case lot.
La Miraja 2018 Grignolino d’Asti DOC
Italian Red
Light in colour, the wine combines raspberry, dried cranberry and cherry with baking spice, forest-floor and mushroom notes. Its fruit concentration sits within a savoury profile. Grignolino's numerous seeds give the variety pronounced tannin. This bottling also has an acidic backbone, a tannic finish and 12.5 percent alcohol. The winemaker recommends serving it chilled, in the manner of a white wine.
Niepoort 2020 Nat’Cool Bairrada Tinto 1 L
Portuguese Red
Made entirely from Baga, the wine brings together red cherry, strawberry, savoury herbs and mineral notes in a fresh, bright profile. The grapes grow on limestone soils under organic and biodynamic farming. They are destemmed, fermented carbonically and matured for ten months in stainless steel. Minimal sulfur is added at bottling, and the wine carries eleven percent alcohol with a silky texture and slight spritz.
Markus Altenburger 2017 Rot Blaufränkisch
Austrian Red
Blaufränkisch comes from a blend of hillside sites with limestone and slate soils. Fermentation proceeds with little intervention, and maturation takes place in large wood. The wine is unfiltered, certified organic and carries 12.5 percent alcohol. Its profile emphasizes freshness, juiciness and drinkability. The release is classified as Leithaberg DAC and represents the Jois expression of this grape.
Produttori del Barbaresco 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Bright red in colour, the wine combines red raspberry and strawberry with rose petal, fresh herb, earthy iron and spice. Juicy red cherry sits alongside crunchy acidity and stern tannins, while crushed rock and lightly scorched earth add savoury detail. The finish is long. The fruit comes from younger vines whose quality could otherwise meet Barbaresco classification, and the wine carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
A Sunday in August 2025 Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Watermelon-candy fruit meets a fresh, rounded texture in this Pinot Gris, which includes a dash of Gewurztraminer. The fruit comes from Kelowna in British Columbia and is organically farmed. Natural fermentation follows five days of maceration, and élevage takes place in stainless steel. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, with low sulfur and nothing else added.
Laughing Stock 2018 Blind Trust Red
Canadian Red
Blackberry, dark cherry and baking spice accompany a ripe, rich aroma, while soft tannins shape the medium-bodied palate. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot form the blend. Fruit is hand picked, with clusters and berries sorted. Fermentation uses stainless-steel and French-oak vessels, followed by extended maceration and fifteen months of maturation in French oak.
Troupis Winery 2020 Ekato Moschofilero Rosé
Greek Rosé
Moschofilero remains in contact with its skins for one hundred days, giving the wine a dry rosé style. Floral and rose-petal notes accompany pomegranate, watermelon rind, ginger and quince jam. The palate is slightly tannic, with bright, balanced acidity. Fruit comes from clay and rocky soils in Mantinia, and the wine is handled in terracotta before unfined and unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur.
House of Brown 2021 Red Blend
American Red
Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir form an eighty-to-twenty blend. The translucent ruby wine combines hibiscus, tea rose, pomegranate and maraschino cherry with cinnamon, clove and lavender. Its light-bodied profile brings crisp acidity, fruit, spice and a lingering finish. Fruit comes from Lodi and the Cosumnes River area, and the finished wine is identified as sustainably produced and vegan.
Bella Wines 2022 Mariani Vineyard Clone 787 Gamay Noir Ancestrale Rosé
Canadian Sparkling
Pale peach in colour, this bone-dry pétillant naturel has a racy profile with tangerine, wild strawberry, white peach and crunchy green apple. Gamay Noir comes from the organically farmed Mariani Vineyard on the Naramata Bench. The wine carries nine percent alcohol and was produced in a seventy-five-case lot. It is made by the ancestral method.
A Sunday in August 2024 Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Dark pink in colour, the wine is dense and concentrated, with watermelon and candied-strawberry character. Pinot Gris comes from Johan Vineyard in Oregon's Willamette Valley, where the fruit is certified biodynamic and regeneratively farmed. The grapes are pressed directly, fermented naturally and raised in a neutral oak puncheon. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with twenty-five parts per million of sulfur.