Red
Red
Bodega Séptima 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
Argentinian Red
Green bell pepper appears first, followed by berry aromas. The palate is concentrated and herbaceous, with black pepper, spice, black tea and plum. Cinnamon and toasted notes are also present. The entry is sweet, the tannins are present and soft, and the finish is long. The profile is balanced, and the wine contains fourteen percent alcohol.
Frescobaldi 1996 Rèmole Chianti
Italian Red
Medium-density purple-violet in colour, the wine opens with a sharp acetone-like note that dissipates to reveal a pleasantly full bouquet. The palate shows body and harmony, with round tannins and a long finish. The historic villa near Sieci, east of Florence, gives the wine its name. The property is linked to seven centuries of Frescobaldi family history.
Domaine de Majas 2021 Côtes Catalanes Rouge
French Red
Bright blackberry and juicy cherry appear in the profile, with silky tannins and a fresh finish. The wine blends Carignan and Grenache from biodynamically farmed vineyards, including older vines reaching one hundred and twenty years. The estate's production was already Ecocert-certified organic by this vintage. The wine comes from Côtes Catalanes in Languedoc-Roussillon and contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Poças 2023 Tongue Twister WWW Douro Red
Portuguese Red
Wild fruit, liquorice and cocoa appear in the profile. The palate is silky, and the finish is long and fresh. The blend combines Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz from forty- to sixty-year-old vines on schist soils in Numão, Douro Superior. Grapes are harvested manually and selected in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with twenty percent matured in second-year French oak casks. The wine contains thirteen point six percent alcohol and is suitable for vegan diets.
Ovorra 2023 Reserva Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Delicate ruby in colour, with violet flashes. Raspberry, black tea and spice appear in the profile. The palate is silky and medium-bodied, with soft vanilla and juicy red berries. Made entirely from Pinot Noir, the wine comes from Chile's Casablanca Valley. Its coastal site is windswept, and the range's Pinot Noir combines wild berries with layered complexity.
Can Leandro 2024 Les Finques Valencia
Spanish Red
Monastrell forms sixty percent of the blend, joined by thirty percent Garnacha and ten percent Bonicaire and Merseguera. The grapes come from dry-farmed vineyards across several holdings around Ontinyent, with both shaded and sunny mountain exposures. The wine matures for four months in 225-litre French oak barrels and contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol. It is classified as a red wine under DO Valencia.
Coli 2023 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Bright ruby in colour, with an intense, complex profile of persistent red fruit, violet and spice. The palate is dry, soft and full-bodied, with freshness, minerality, gentle tannins and a balanced finish. The blend is eighty percent Sangiovese, ten percent Merlot and ten percent Colorino. Produced in the Chianti Classico area of Tuscany, the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Foppiano 2013 Lot 96 Petite Sirah
American Red
Deep purple in colour, with blackberry, currant and freshly baked blueberry-pie aromas. The palate is round and full, with red cherry, nutmeg and cedar, supple tannins, lively acidity and a long spicy finish. Made from Petite Sirah grown in California's Sonoma County, the wine is full-bodied yet smooth and contains thirteen point nine percent alcohol.
Suertes del Marqués 2020 Hacienda Las Cañas Listán Negro
Spanish Red
Raspberry, red cherry, pepper, rose and leather appear with pomegranate, cranberry and Mediterranean spice. The profile is energetic and layered, with volcanic smoke, pronounced salinity, fine silky tannins and a long finish. Made entirely from Listán Negro, the wine comes from vines between one hundred and two hundred years old. Part of the wine matures for twelve months in five-hundred-litre oak barrels.
Château Roc de Ségur 2019 Bordeaux
French Red
Raspberry and other red-fruit notes appear on a full, structured palate with silky, integrated tannins and a long finish. The blend contains seventy percent Merlot, twenty-seven percent Cabernet Sauvignon and three percent Cabernet Franc. Vines are more than thirty years old. Vinification takes place in stainless steel, and maturation lasts ten months in stainless steel. The wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Les Halos de Jupiter 2024 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
The profile includes red and black fruit, violet, pepper, stony minerality, medium body, freshness and length. The blend contains seventy percent Grenache, twenty percent Mourvèdre and ten percent Syrah. Grapes grow on limestone and galet soils, are fully destemmed and mature in concrete vats. The wine comes from Côtes du Rhône in France's Rhône Valley and contains fifteen percent alcohol.
Domaine Martinelle 2022 Dentelles Ventoux
French Red
Ripe black and red fruit appears with garrigue and sweet spice. The style is lighter and refreshing, with acidity. The blend contains seventy percent Mourvèdre, twenty percent Grenache and ten percent Syrah from organically farmed, southeast-facing terraces on clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested by hand and the wine matures in concrete vats. The vineyards sit at higher altitude behind the Dentelles de Montmirail.
Mayhem 2025 Merlot Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
The aromatics include savoury dried herbs, menthol, earth, leaves and black raspberry. Fresh red fruit and plum appear on the mid-palate, while the finish is rooty and spicy. The wine comes from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Its blend contains seventy-five percent Merlot and twenty-five percent Cabernet Franc, and the wine matures in French oak. Mushroom risotto is a suggested pairing.
Christophe Coquard 2017 Les Coeurs de l’Amour Saint-Amour
French Red
Fresh cherry and raspberry sit with peony, rose and light spice. Kirsch and reseda are also present in the red-fruit profile. Made from Gamay in Saint-Amour, the wine is ruby red and contains thirteen percent alcohol. The appellation lies in Beaujolais. Serve it lightly chilled, around fourteen to sixteen degrees Celsius, with poultry, charcuterie or composed salads.
Josh Cellars 2021 Central Coast Pinot Noir
American Red
Bright cherry, raspberry and toasty oak sit beside dark cherry, vanilla bean, earth and warm spice. Baked strawberry, charred game, sage and thyme appear in the aromatics. The palate carries integrated tannins and a long finish. Pinot Noir from California's Central Coast forms this medium-bodied red, with thirteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Roasted vegetables, mushrooms, turkey or duck suit its combination of fruit, earth and oak.
Finca Bacara 2022 3015 Monastrell Jumilla
Spanish Red
Cassis, violet and caramel form the bouquet. The first sip is smooth, with plush tannins supporting blackberry, butterscotch, anisette, rose petal and orange zest through a slightly chewy finish. Monastrell grapes are hand-picked in September from certified-organic vineyards in Jumilla, with winemaking taking place during the second week of October. The wine contains fourteen percent alcohol and is organic and vegan.
Kettle Valley 2018 Merlot
Canadian Red
Ripe tannins accompany blackcurrant and blackberry flavours. The wine is made entirely from Merlot harvested from the King Drive and McGraw vineyards in Naramata. Grapes were handpicked on October 19 and October 30 at about 25.3 Brix. The wine completes malolactic fermentation and matures for nineteen months in French oak. The small, family-run winery sits on the Naramata Bench in British Columbia.
Casas del Bosque 2019 Reserva Carménère
Chilean Red
Black cherry, plum, dry leaves, green bell pepper, chocolate and spice meet a soft, plump palate with supple tannins and good length. The fruit grows in Rapel Valley, largely around Almahue in Peumo, on well-drained loamy alluvial soils. Half the wine completed malolactic fermentation in barrel and aged there for about six months; the rest completed malolactic fermentation in tank.
Seven Stones 2015 Row 128 Merlot
Canadian Red
Brandy-soaked cherry, dried cherry, Italian prune plum, sage, oak spice and earthy secondary notes define the profile. The palate is softer, with less acidity and tannin than the preceding release. Butterscotch oak and alcohol warmth appear in the finish. The Merlot comes from an estate vineyard on benchland in the Similkameen Valley, where the winery matures its red wines in French oak barrels.
Lapostolle 2023 Cuvée Alexandre Carménère
Chilean Red
Blackberry, cassis and lemony oak meet a tannic palate and black-fruit flavours. The blend contains eighty-five percent Carménère and fifteen percent Syrah, all from the Apalta vineyard. Fruit was harvested by hand. Wild yeasts carried fermentation in stainless-steel tanks and wooden vats, with four to five weeks on skins. Maturation lasted thirteen months in French oak, including twenty-nine percent new barrels.
Else Wines 2020 Jocko Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
This light Cabernet Franc has a rosé-like character and comes from Okanagan Falls. The vineyard sits just north of Oliver on conventionally farmed land; its vines were four years old. The grapes spend one to two weeks on skins before six months in neutral barrels. Twenty parts per million of sulphur are added at bottling. Alcohol is eleven-point-three percent.
Famille Lieubeau 2023 Pinot Noir
French Red
Blackcurrant, raspberry, violet, ripe red fruit and vanilla sit in a fresh profile with a long finish. The Pinot Noir grows on schist in the Loire and carries twelve percent alcohol. Vinification includes two weeks of maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel with regular cap work. A portion matures in oak, while the balance remains in tank before bottling.
Zenato 2018 Valpolicella Superiore
Italian Red
Wild berries, blackcurrants and black cherries sit with spice, smoked meat, savoury herbs and dark chocolate. The palate is dry, robust and velvety, with vibrant fruit. The blend is led by Corvina Veronese, with Rondinella and Corvinone. Grapes come from the hilly area of Valpolicella Classico, and maturation takes place in large oak casks for twelve months.
Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier 2016 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Dark berries, plum, herbs, sweet spice, garrigue and liquorice sit in a balanced profile with tannic finesse and length. The blend contains sixty-five percent Syrah and thirty-five percent Grenache, with fourteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Pebbly soils lie over sand and marl, and the grapes are harvested by hand. Maturation takes place in concrete tanks for twelve months.
Proxies Red Clay Non-Alcoholic Wine Alternative
Canadian Non-Alcoholic Wine
Burdock root, Citra hops, black cherry jam, fermented ginger, malty black tea and sea salt form the profile, with an earthy Pinot Noir character. Juices, vinegars, spices, herbs, bitters, tea and other botanicals are blended into this non-alcoholic wine alternative. Made in Guelph, Ontario, it has a medium body with tart brightness and tannic grip and pairs with burgers.
Seven Terraces 2019 Canterbury Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Cherries, raspberries and sweet spice sit with leather, cocoa and notes of forest floor and wet cedar. The palate is juicy and light-bodied, with silky texture, red fruit and earthy flavours. The Pinot Noir comes from a single vineyard in Canterbury, where the winery sits outside Christchurch. Teviotdale Hills provide shelter from Pacific winds, while warm northwesterly winds create a long growing season.
Schloss Reinhartshausen 2015 Rheingau Pinot Noir
German Red
Pinot Noir from Germany’s Rheingau gives a dry red with thirteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. The estate cultivates its own classified vineyards in Erbach, Hattenheim and Kiedrich and does not buy grapes or must. Within the castle-wine range, the style has a medium body, radiant fruit, clarity and depth. The wines are bottled from the historic cellar at Erbach.
Tender Hope Winery 2021 Merlot
Canadian Red
Red cherry, plum, blackcurrant and vanilla appear in a fruity profile with soft tannins. Made from Merlot in British Columbia, the wine carries fourteen percent alcohol. The family-owned winery works in the Okanagan Valley and uses traditional techniques with minimal intervention. Its wines mature naturally, with the region’s landscape, climate and soils forming part of the estate’s approach.
Château La Salargue 2023 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies very ripe fruit. The palate is fleshy, structured and balanced. The vines grow on clay-silt soils over gravel on the left bank of the Dordogne at Moulon. The cuvée comes from a one-hectare parcel within a sixty-five-hectare property, with vines averaging thirty-five years. Maturation takes place for twelve months in concrete tanks.
Moraine Estate Winery 2021 Syrah
Canadian Red
Dense purple colour accompanies savoury herbal notes, blackberry, oak spice and a floral element. The dry, full-bodied palate carries mulberry, black cherry and tobacco, with integrated oak and a firm finish. Smoky and tarry notes, dark fruit and a medium-full body are also present. The wine comes from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and is made from Syrah.