Selection
Selection
Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
French Fortified
Bright copper colour accompanies stewed fruit, prune, walnut and herbal notes. Sichuan pepper, almond, citrus, pear and cinnamon sit with gingerbread, tobacco, oregano and hyssop above a subtle bitter base. The recipe uses thirty to forty spices and botanicals and carries sixteen percent alcohol. Serve it over ice as an aperitif or use it in a Negroni or Manhattan.
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.
Nino Franco Rustico Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut
Italian Sparkling
Bright straw-yellow colour accompanies apple, pear and citrus. The palate is fresh, flavourful and creamy, with fine, persistent bubbles and a savoury note. It is made entirely from Glera grown on high hills in the historic Prosecco area. Fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled steel tanks, followed by a second fermentation in autoclave. Alcohol is eleven percent.
Ovorra 2024 Chardonnay
Chilean White
White peach, citrus blossom and tropical notes accompany a golden colour. Medium-bodied and smooth, the palate has a fresh lift, refined texture and a snap of acidity. The Chardonnay comes from the Casablanca Valley in Chile. Its fruit comes from a distinct vineyard site, farmed by people who work by feel rather than according to a fixed formula.
Le Sourire de Cyrano 2024 Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux
French Dessert
Clear, golden and bright in colour, this sweet white shows orchard fruit and vine peach. The palate balances peach sweetness and roundness with the freshness and liveliness of citrus, followed by lychee on the finish. The wine is light and fruity. It belongs to a four-colour range that also includes red, rosé and dry white wines.
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.
Gérard Bertrand 2022 Grand Terroir Tautavel
French Red
Grenache makes up seventy-five percent of the blend, with fifteen percent Syrah and ten percent Carignan. One third ages in tank; two thirds mature in barrels, including thirty-three percent new oak. Rose petal, liquorice and potpourri notes sit with black cherry. The palate is medium to full-bodied and open-knit, with a light dusting of tannins on the finish.
Hidalgo La Gitana Fino Clásica
Spanish Fortified
Straw-yellow in colour, this fortified wine is dry, crisp, delicate and balanced. It matures beneath a veil of flor and carries fifteen percent alcohol. Made from Palomino in Jerez, it has aromas linked to flor and a spicy, persistent palate. The style is served slightly chilled and suits tapas, cured ham, fish, seafood, mild cheese and nuts.
Tormaresca 2020 Calafuria Rosato
Italian Rosé
Bright pink-red colour accompanies pink grapefruit, juicy cherries and raspberries, with a faint Muscat-like note. The palate is juicy, fruity and fresh. Made from Negroamaro in Salento, the rosé carries twelve percent alcohol. Before bottling, it rests in stainless steel with its lees. Floral notes of rosehip and wisteria appear with tamarind and a saline mineral character.
Villa Symposia 2015 L’Équilibre Languedoc
French Red
Blackcurrant and blueberry fruit sit with liquorice, dried herbs and a stony mineral character. The profile also includes dense tannins, red and black fruit and a long finish. This red comes from the Languedoc appellation and carries 12.5 percent alcohol. The blend combines Syrah, Carignan and Grenache. The estate identifies L’Équilibre among its named cuvées.
Orofino 2022 Passion Pit Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
Made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine carries rich dark-fruit flavours and fourteen percent alcohol. It spent twenty months in French and American oak. The vineyard sits on the Cawston Bench in the Similkameen Valley beside a former commercial gravel pit. The site has a sunny slope backed by steep granite cliffs, with angular granite rocks and shallow soils.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2019 La Ritournelle Bourgueil Rosé
French Rosé
Made from Cabernet Franc, this Bourgueil rosé is bright and crisp. Pale pink colour carries a faint golden hue and a berry-scented perfume with a very faint exotic quality. The palate is balanced and flavourful, showing floral-tinged berry fruit. A distinct citrus note appears on the finish. The wine comes from the Loire Valley in France.
Moraine Estate Winery 2025 Pink Mountain Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Made entirely from Grenache Noir, this rosé carries pink grapefruit, passionfruit and tropical guava. The palate is refreshing and crisp, with a clean, mouth-watering finish. The wine comes from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and carries 13.2 percent alcohol. Production totalled 877 cases. The family-owned estate overlooks Okanagan Lake near Penticton from a shelf-like site above clay bluffs.
Monmousseau 2020 Rosé d’Anjou
French Rosé
Cabernet Franc makes up seventy percent of the blend, with Grolleau accounting for the remainder. The grapes are pressed immediately after harvest, using only the first pressing, then fermented without skins at low temperature. Pale pink with a salmon tint, the wine carries floral and strawberry aromas with raspberry and cherry blossom undertones. The finish is fresh and off-dry.
Chaberton Estate Winery 2023 Barrel Aged Chardonnay
Canadian White
Jasmine, underripe pineapple and honeyed stone fruit sit with integrated oak and crisp acidity. The Chardonnay comes from the Okanagan Valley and carries fourteen percent alcohol. It is lightly oaked, with ten months of ageing, and the wine is vegan. Citrus, popcorn and toasted brioche also appear alongside vanilla and coconut. The style is dry.
Poppyshake 2023 Sparkling Red
Canadian Sparkling
Cabernet Libre and Cayuga form a sparkling red with 10.1 percent alcohol. Raspberry, black pepper and blood orange appear in the profile. The wine comes from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and is associated with Salt Spring Island. It belongs to Kathleen Sinclair’s personal project; she is a natural wine and cider maker whose earlier work included Bella Wines.
Château Segonzac 2020 Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Black fruit and vanilla oak sit within a broad, round profile with aromatic richness and a slight sweetness. This red comes from the Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. The Vieilles Vignes cuvée draws on older vines, while the estate's clay-limestone subsoil lies over a thick limestone platform. The vineyard carries certified organic status. Red plantings include Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Dow’s 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Blackberry and blueberry aromas are joined by mint. The substantial mouthfeel carries black-forest fruit, fleshy black plum, peppery tannins and fine acidity, with tobacco and tea in a long, dry finish. Grapes come from Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira and are trodden in modern lagares. The blend includes Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Sousão, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz.
Muga 2022 Rosado
Spanish Rosé
Pale rose-pink colour accompanies peach, strawberry and white blossom. The palate has integrated acidity, volume and balanced fruit, followed by a very long finish and an aftertaste of stone fruit and citrus. Garnacha and Viura come from calcareous-clay and ferrous-clay soils. After five hours of light press maceration, fermentation lasts fifteen to twenty days, followed by sixteen weeks on fine lees.
Domaine de L’Agramante 2023 M’Arricriu Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Red cherry, wild strawberry and plum meet dried herbs, liquorice, black pepper and violets. The medium-bodied palate is bright and vibrant, with red and black fruit, fresh acidity, fine tannins and a lightly rustic character. The blend combines Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Counoise from sandy and silty terraces near Sabran. Grapes are hand harvested, fully destemmed, fermented and matured in tank.
Seven Stones 2022 Pebble Beach Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, this dry rosé is medium-bodied and unoaked. The wine comes from the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada, and carries 13.8 percent alcohol. A screwcap closes the bottle. Harvest in Cawston began two weeks later than usual after a slow, cool start to the growing season. The winery's aromatic whites and rosés from that season show bright, mineral-driven profiles with above-average fruit intensity.
Cala Civetta 2020 Vermentino di Toscana
Italian White
Deep, bright straw-yellow colour accompanies floral and fruit aromas with mineral shades. The palate is fresh and savoury, carrying citrus and other fruit through a persistent finish. The blend is ninety percent Vermentino and ten percent Viognier. Fermentation takes place at no more than sixteen degrees, without malolactic fermentation, before three months in stainless steel on fine lees.
Domaine Ménard-Gaborit 2020 Ex Nihilo
French White
Melon de Bourgogne and Folle Blanche are among four varieties in the blend. Citrus flavours, minerality and taut acidity give the wine a lively, tight profile. Sauvignon also appears in the cuvée's established composition. This dry white is classified as Vin de France, comes from the Nantes vineyard area in Loire-Atlantique and carries twelve percent alcohol. The profile also includes fresh fruit and aromatic richness.
Titular 2019 Dão Tinto
Portuguese Red
Manual harvesting is followed by fermentation in vat. The red blend brings together Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Tinta Roriz. Its colour is youthful, balanced and bright, with red-fruit aromas and tannins in the profile. The wine comes from Portugal's Dão designation and carries thirteen percent alcohol. Manuel Vieira is the named winemaker for the cuvée.
Haywire 2022 Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Morello cherry, raspberry and rhubarb appear with dried thyme, cranberry acidity and savoury spice. The palate is juicy, with fine sticky tannins and texture from concrete. Pinot Noir came from four Okanagan sites in Kelowna, Naramata, Summerland and Oliver. Thirty percent whole clusters underwent native fermentation in concrete and large neutral oak, followed by ten months of rest before bottling without fining or filtration.
Gorgo 2022 San Michelin Custoza
Italian White
Apple, citrus, melon and white flowers appear in a dry, light-bodied profile with present acidity and a delicate mouthfeel. The blend contains forty percent Garganega, thirty-five percent Cortese and twenty-five percent Trebbiano. Grown organically, the wine comes from Veneto's Bianco di Custoza designation. The style is fresh, fruity, savoury and slightly aromatic, with mature fruit, citrus and a soft, full palate.
Nathalie Fauvin 2022 Chénas Cuvée Séléné
French Red
Blackberry, redcurrant, blueberry and floral notes appear with cedar, pepper, laurel and vanilla. The palate is intense and silky. Made entirely from Gamay, the wine comes from Chénas in Beaujolais. Thirty percent receives partial barrel ageing, while stainless-steel tank is also used. The cuvée combines wines selected from three other estate bottlings and was created for the grower's daughter.
Incipit 2019 D’Or et de Pierres
French Red
Made from Gamay, this red wine comes from Beaujolais. The grower established his project in the Pierres Dorées area south of the region. The small vineyard is worked without mechanized equipment, and a grelinette is used around the vines. Its parcels include sand, clay-limestone and golden-stone soils. Harvesting is done by hand in small crates, while pressing, bottling, corking, labelling and waxing are also completed manually.
Incipit 2019 La Grelinette Fûtée
French Red
Black fruit and spice appear with sour cherry and dried fig. The palate is rustic, pure and balanced, with fresh acidity and firmness in the finish. Made from Gamay, the wine comes from Beaujolais. The grower began the project near Theizé. Vineyard work avoids motorized machinery, using a grelinette around the vines, and the grapes are harvested by hand in small crates.