Wine
Wine
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2020 Meslier Vin de France
French White
Pear, yellow flowers and caramel appear in the aromatics. The palate is pure and full, with transparent fruit extract, fine acidity, gentle bitterness and mineral character. Meslier Saint-François provides the full composition from vines averaging fifty-two years old on clay-limestone soils. Natural fermentation lasts forty-five days in fibre tanks. Maturation lasts five months in used 228-litre barrels. The wine is bottled unfiltered.
Losada 2021 Godello Bierzo
Spanish White
Light yellow in colour, the wine offers pear and liquorice with floral, white-fruit and mineral notes. The palate has richness and a light oily texture without heaviness, supported by crisp acidity and slate-like minerality through the finish. Godello provides the full composition. Maturation lasts five months on fine lees, with seventy percent in stainless steel and thirty percent in used five-hundred-litre French oak barrels.
Domaine Béatrice et Pascal Lambert 2022 Les Perruches Chinon
French Red
Deep purple in colour, the wine offers black-fruit liqueur, pepper, fern and graphite. Red and black fruit appear with a vegetal, spicy note, fine tannins, freshness and a delicate finish. Cabernet Franc provides the full composition. The vines grow on clay and flint soils across the Chinon plateau, and the vineyard is worked organically and biodynamically. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Sea Star 2023 Luna Maris Sparkling Wine
Canadian Sparkling
Bright acidity meets hints of brioche and a velvety depth. Crisp citrus, green apple and pear appear with a delicate mineral character in this lively, dry sparkling wine. The winery is based on Pender Island, where its vineyard reaches Mount Menzies and touches the Salish Sea. Its practices emphasize sustainability, environmental stewardship and socially responsible standards.
Gustave Lorentz 2023 Gewürztraminer Réserve Alsace
French White
Pale gold in colour, the wine has floral and spice aromas. The palate opens warm, while acidity gives the wine length. Richness and complexity are accompanied by freshness. Gewürztraminer provides the full composition. Grapes from hillside vineyards around Bergheim are hand-picked and whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation uses natural and selected yeasts in stainless steel, and the wine remains in tank for five months.
Suavia 2024 Soave Classico
Italian White
Pale straw with green tones, the wine brings together white peach, pear skin, almond, lime, green apple and light herbal notes. Crisp acidity, stony mineral character and saline tension shape the dry profile. Garganega provides the full composition. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, and the wine then spends five months on fine lees in steel tanks. The fruit comes from hillside vineyards with soils of volcanic origin.
Weingut Malat 2020 RAW Gelber Muskateller Orange Wine
Austrian White
Cloudy orange in colour, the wine combines ripe peach, apricot, grapefruit, white flowers, smoke and nutmeg. It is dry and piquant, with crisp acidity, tart yellow fruit and a creamy, yeasty texture. Gelber Muskateller is fermented on its skins, matured for six months in large old wooden casks and bottled unfiltered, with no sulphur added. Alcohol is ten percent.
Massolino 2016 Moscato d’Asti DOCG
Italian Sparkling
Bright straw in colour, the wine has fine, persistent bubbles and fresh fruit with sage and mint. The palate is expansive and enveloping without excessive sweetness, while acidity keeps the profile balanced through a long finish. Moscato provides the full composition. Grapes come from calcareous soils around Serralunga d’Alba, and fermentation takes place in pressurized stainless-steel tanks.
Blue Mountain 2008 Blanc de Blancs R.D.
Canadian Sparkling
A fine, persistent mousse accompanies lemon, baked green apple, flowers, light toasted nut, butter and grassy notes. Biscuit and green apple also appear, with fresh acidity and a tart finish. The wine is made entirely from Chardonnay; whole clusters are pressed before seven years on the lees. This traditional-method sparkling wine was disgorged in March following its extended lees ageing.
Château Tour Saint Bonnet 2018 Médoc
French Red
Refined crushed-berry fruit appears with cassis and subtle oak. The palate is full-bodied, with grainy tannins and balanced structure. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot form the blend. Fermentation takes place in traditional cement tanks, followed by eighteen months in large oak foudres. The vineyard occupies gravel soils near Saint-Christoly in the northern Médoc.
Rocco di Carpeneto 2022 Lilàn Rosato
Italian Rosé
This still rosé is light and fruity, made entirely from Dolcetto. The vineyard is cropped below fifty quintals per hectare. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with the skins of unfermented white grapes. Maturation lasts at least twelve months in stainless steel or large used barrels. The cuvée name is a nineteenth-century Carpeneto dialect term for a childhood nickname of the grape. The wine is produced organically, and alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Rocco di Carpeneto 2019 Admura Albarossa
Italian Red
Medium-bodied and perfumed, the wine has a soft, harmonious palate with fresh acidity and a clean finish. It is made entirely from Albarossa and matured for twenty-six months in ceramic amphora. The wine comes from Piedmont's Alto Monferrato, and the cuvée name means 'toy' in the local dialect. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent, and production totals nine hundred bottles.
Pedra Cancela 2021 Vinha da Fidalga Cerceal Branco Dão
Portuguese White
Austere aromas recall quince and field herbs, while tart apple appears in the flavour profile. The aromas remain closed and youthful. Fine acidity runs through a full-bodied, well-structured palate. The finish remains austere, vibrant and broad. The wine is made entirely from Cerceal Branco in Portugal's Dão region. Alcohol is twelve percent. Balance and pronounced character are also present.
Prieler 2022 Ried Seeberg Pinot Blanc
Austrian White
Light golden yellow with silver reflections, the wine shows yellow pear, white pear, mango and meadow herbs. Fresh acidity and lime appear in a dry, tightly meshed profile. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Blanc and matured for six months in steel. The vineyard is in Burgenland, and the wine is certified organic and approved for vegan and vegetarian diets.
Cantina Marilina 2023 Sketta Grecanico Terre Siciliane IGP
Italian White
Straw yellow with golden reflections, the wine has white flowers, citrus, almond and Mediterranean scrub. The palate is fresh, savoury and balanced, ending dry and mineral. Grecanico provides the full composition. Fermentation is spontaneous, and the wine is matured in concrete. The grapes come from white calcareous soils around Noto and Siracusa, and the wine is produced organically.
Sigurd 2022 Red Blend
Australian Red
Dark plum, raspberry, blueberry and tender dark fruit meet forest-floor character and cinnamon. The palate is fresh and savoury, with crisp fruit, soft tannins and bright acidity. The blend brings together Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Lagrein. Indigenous yeasts and carbonic maceration are used, and the wine is made with minimal intervention and very little added sulphur.
Kewin Descombes 2022 Cuvée Kéké Beaujolais
French Red
Fresh red fruit appears with cherry, raspberry, peony and pink pepper. The wine is light-bodied and dry, with lively acidity, soft tannins and a delicate texture. Gamay provides the full composition, and the wine is made without oak. Blackcurrant, strawberry, rhubarb and white pepper add further detail, while slate-like freshness accompanies the juicy fruit. Alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Meerlust 2006 Rubicon Stellenbosch
South African Red
Deep purple-red in colour, the wine offers violet, ripe plum, cedar and spice. Fresh dark fruit fills a full-bodied, structured palate, with rounded linear tannins. The blend contains seventy-four percent Cabernet Sauvignon, eighteen percent Cabernet Franc and eight percent Merlot. Malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel, and maturation lasted twenty-four months in French oak, including sixty-five percent new Nevers barrels.
Koppitsch 2024 Rosza
Austrian Rosé
Wild berries, pink citrus and a salty note appear in this dry rosé. Rotburger, Pinot Noir, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent and Syrah are blended. Whole bunches are pressed in a screw press, and the juice goes into fibreglass and stainless-steel tanks without additives or temperature control. Natural fermentation takes place, and most components co-ferment and mature for six months on gross lees. The wine is neither fined nor filtered and contains under ten milligrams per litre of total sulphur dioxide.
Domaine des Tourelles 2022 Vieilles Vignes Merweh & Obeidi
Lebanese White
Pale gold in colour, the wine has aromas of white peach, chamomile and flint. Quince, pear and citrus peel appear with dried herbs, honey and almond. The finish is long and savoury, with nuttiness and mineral lift. Merweh and Obeidi are cold-fermented separately with wild yeasts. The components are blended and stored briefly in stainless steel. Alcohol is eleven percent.
Marchisio Family Organic Estate 2022 Mungalat Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Intense ruby in colour, this Nebbiolo shows wild cherry, juicy plum, mature fruit, flowers, resinous herbs and mineral notes. The palate has bright acidity, balanced tannins and persistent fruit. Vines are fifteen to twenty-five years old and grow in sandy, calcareous marl. Production includes a short maceration, native fermentation and up to one year of maturation in large oak barrels. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
St Francis 2022 Sonoma County Chardonnay
American White
Green apple, juicy pear and melon appear with a background note of marzipan. The wine is refreshing and medium-bodied, with bright acidity, a silky texture and a smooth, mineral finish. Grapes come from estate vineyards in Sonoma Valley and Russian River Valley, along with selected growers in Carneros and Alexander Valley. They are picked at night or early morning, whole-cluster pressed and fermented in separate lots. Ageing lasts six months in French oak, including twenty percent new barrels.
Domaine de Gaubourg 2023 Rosa IGP Val de Loire
French Red
Pale strawberry and bricky cherry in colour, this light red has floral aromas, fresh raspberry, red cherry, cherry pulp and leafy notes. The fruit lingers, while a finishing structure gives a mouthwatering element. Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc come from vines aged fifty to sixty years. The grapes are hand harvested, with fifty percent retained as whole clusters. Production includes fifteen days of maceration and six months of ageing in stainless steel. Alcohol is eleven and a half percent.
L-ST Projects 2025 Sauvignon Blanc
Canadian White
Green fruit skins and small white flowers define the aromas. Lime leaf, gooseberry and guava shape the flavours. Whole clusters are pressed, and fermentation takes place in stainless steel and neutral barrel. Full malolactic fermentation occurs in neutral barrel. Fruit comes from Waters & Banks Vineyard in Summerland, where the farming is described as practicing organic and non-certified. The wine contains twelve and nine-tenths percent alcohol and 2.6 grams per litre of residual sugar.
Little Engine 2023 Elevation Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Deep pink-red in colour, this savoury rosé has strawberry mojito aromas. Strawberry whip, wild strawberry, pink grapefruit, grapefruit pith, juicy watermelon and lime rind appear in the flavour profile. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Noir grown on the Naramata Bench. Hand-harvested fruit is cooled overnight, then given twenty-four to thirty-six hours of skin contact. The drained juice settles before a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel. Alcohol is thirteen and seven-tenths percent.
Rigour & Whimsy 2021 The Beast
Canadian White
Shining golden in colour, this dry orange wine has dusty crushed-rock character, tangerine and crunchy Asian pear. The texture is grippy and bitter-edged, with a closing snap. Riesling makes up seventy-five percent and Gewürztraminer twenty-five percent. Both varieties were picked on the same day, destemmed, fermented in a 300-litre stainless-steel tank and macerated on skins for four months. The wine rested for twenty-six months in older French puncheons.
BLK + BLU 2023 Blend No. 4 Shiraz Cabernet
Australian Red
Inky purple-red in colour, the wine has raspberry and cherry-candy aromas. Black raspberry, blueberry and black cherry appear with spice, mint, eucalyptus and a hint of oak. The palate is youthful and rich, with slippery tannins and balanced structure. Shiraz accounts for fifty-four percent of the blend, while Cabernet Sauvignon makes up the remaining forty-six percent. Alcohol reaches fourteen and a half percent.
Ignacio Pino Román 2024 Naranjo
Chilean White
Hay, orange blossom, citrus, dried apricot, yellow rose and dried herbs appear in this skin-macerated wine. It is dry and medium-bodied, with floral and citrus flavours, medium acidity, a bitter edge and a herbal finish. Made entirely from Muscat of Alexandria, the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol. The grapes come from Chile's Itata Valley.
Castello Di Bolgheri 2022 Flocco Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Fresh red and blue fruit appears with a savoury undertone. The texture is silky, with moderate tannins and a touch of dryness. Sangiovese makes up eighty percent of the blend, with ten percent each Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation lasts fourteen to eighteen days in concrete tanks. The wine then spends twelve months in 500-litre barrels.
A Sunday in August 2024 Johan Vineyard Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Deep red cherry and spice define the profile, with a velvety texture and a very long finish. The Pinot Noir comes from Dijon clones 114, 115 and 667 at Johan Vineyard. The grapes are certified biodynamic and regeneratively farmed. Forty percent is whole cluster and sixty percent is destemmed. Élevage takes place in neutral 500-litre puncheons and 225-litre barriques.