Selection
Selection
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens 2019 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Blackberry and cherry meet wooden tones in an expressive profile. The palate is silky, with a fine body and balanced, integrated tannins. Merlot accounts for eighty-five percent, while Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec each account for five percent. The red spends six months in French oak and is bottled at fourteen percent alcohol. Its clay-and-limestone vineyard is exposed to the south.
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.
Whispering Horse Winery 2019 Traditional Method L’Acadie Sparkling
Canadian Sparkling
Estate-grown L’Acadie Blanc is made as a traditional-method sparkling wine in the Fraser Valley. The fruit is harvested at lower ripeness to retain acidity and lower alcohol. The bottles spend at least eighteen months on their lees before disgorging and corking. This early-ripening white variety comes from sandy-loam vineyards and is well suited to sparkling production in the region.
Francesco Cirelli Vino Bianco
Italian White
Organically farmed fruit comes from clay-and-limestone soils. After hand harvesting in small crates during the third week of September, the grapes are destemmed and placed in tank for a twenty-four-hour maceration. The skins are then separated from the juice and pressed gently. The dry white is vinified in stainless steel, rests there for approximately four months and is bottled at twelve percent alcohol.
Matsu 2023 El Recio Tempranillo
Spanish Red
Ripe cherry-red in colour, with black fruit, spice, vanilla, clove, liquorice, pepper, cocoa and toast. The palate is juicy and fleshy, with abundant fruit and a persistent finish recalling macerated fruit. Tinta de Toro was hand-harvested from a low-yield vineyard planted in the early twentieth century. Fermentation took place in concrete, followed by fifteen months in French oak, without filtration or clarification.
Megyer 2023 Tokaji Dry Furmint
Hungarian White
Apple, mango, pineapple and herbs form the fruit profile. The dry white is spicy and firm, with moderately high acidity and a forceful finish marked by mineral character, bitterness and warmth. It is made entirely from Furmint grown in the Megyer vineyard. Maturation combines five months in oak with four months in stainless steel, and the vineyard is organically farmed.
Cascina Tavijn 2020 Vino Rosso
Italian Red
Ruby red, this Barbera and Freisa blend offers red fruit, herbs and undergrowth. The palate is warm and soft, with structure, lively tannins, freshness and a persistent finish. Fermentation and refinement take place over several months in fibreglass tanks. The vineyards are in Scurzolengo, Piedmont, and are farmed organically. The wine is bottled unfiltered at thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine de la Pépière 2020 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie
French White
White flowers, citrus and mineral notes meet apple and gentle yeasty nuances. The palate has fresh acidity, texture and length. Made from Melon de Bourgogne, the dry white is bottled at twelve and a half percent alcohol. It comes from the Loire Valley and carries biodynamic production status. The clean, refreshing style can accompany oysters and other shellfish.
Domaine de La Bégude 2022 Cadet de La Bégude Rouge
French Red
Mourvedre and Grenache each account for thirty-five percent and Cinsault thirty percent. The dry red offers dark berry fruit, spice and a dense, juicy texture with a long finish. The grapes are grown organically without pesticides on the limestone-and-clay soils of Provence. Harvest is by hand, and the wine is raised in stainless steel to preserve its fruit.
Paternoster 2017 Vulcanico Falanghina Basilicata IGT
Italian White
Bright straw yellow with green reflections, this Falanghina offers delicate white flowers and light fruit. The palate is fresh and balanced, with a clean finish and gentle persistence. Fermentation and maturation take place in stainless steel. The grapes come from Basilicata around Monte Vulture. The dry white is bottled at thirteen percent alcohol and suits an aperitif, fish, vegetables or fresh cheese.
Callejuela Manzanilla en Rama
Spanish Fortified
Completely unfiltered, this manzanilla is energetic and savoury, with garlic, scallion, aged sheep's cheese, brine, mushroom, fresh tobacco, straw, earth and chalk. Palomino comes from the Macharnudo, Añina and Callejuela vineyards on albariza soils. The wine ferments in stainless steel, is fortified to fifteen percent and enters a solera system. It is drawn from the ninth criadera.
Delta Vineyard 2005 Marlborough Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Dark in colour, this Pinot Noir offers black cherry, vanilla and orange peel, with subtle herb, spice and beet notes. The palate is dry and balanced, ending with a long, silky finish. The fruit comes from Marlborough. The grapes were picked by hand, fermentation used both oak and tank, and maturation lasted eight months. The vineyard lies on heavy clay soils.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Chinon Les Granges
French Red
Cabernet Franc from gravel-and-sand terraces offers dark berries, cassis, tree bark and cigar smoke. The palate is bright and tangy, with moderate tannins, grip and a long finish. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented for fifteen days in cement. Maturation lasts seven to ten months in cement tanks. The vines were planted between the mid- and late nineteen-eighties, and the vineyard is certified organic.
Weninger 2020 Ponzichter
Hungarian Red
Sour cherry and strawberry meet spice and a lightly earthy Pinot character. The palate is light, with restrained tannins and subtle acidity. Pinot Noir and Zweigelt form the blend. The grapes ferment spontaneously, and the wine matures in large neutral oak. It comes from Sopron, is bottled at twelve percent alcohol and carries organic certification under AT-BIO-402.
Di Lenardo 2023 Father’s Eyes Chardonnay
Italian White
Smoky Chardonnay combines vanilla and hazelnut with creamy apple pastry, lemon meringue and graham-cracker flavours. The rich style remains bright and fresh through juicy acidity. Production includes partial fermentation, three months in new American oak barrels, maturation on fine lees and complete malolactic fermentation. The wine comes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and the bottling uses composite DIAM corks.
La Stoppa 2023 Trebbiolo Rosso
Italian Red
Bright red in colour, this blend offers cherry, balsamic herbs and subtle woody notes, with dark fruit, tobacco and coffee also present. The palate is round, harmonious and youthful. Barbera accounts for sixty percent and Croatina forty percent. Organic farming uses neither fertilizer, herbicide nor pesticide. Skin maceration lasts twenty days. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and cement tanks.
Fauvette 2025 Côtes de Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Pale lychee in colour, this rosé offers white flowers and exotic fruit. The palate is fresh and generous, with a complex aromatic range, balance and minerality. Cinsault and Grenache form the blend. The wine comes from Provence under the Côtes de Provence appellation and is bottled at twelve and a half percent alcohol. It can accompany aperitifs, grilled dishes or white meat.
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.
Alvear Amontillado Montilla-Moriles
Spanish Fortified
Dry and light-bodied, this Amontillado combines toffee, butter pecan and apricot with burnt banana, spice and almond paste. A mild mushroom note and dried-fruit character add savoury depth, while the finish is nutty. Made from Pedro Ximénez, the wine spends about eight years in a solera system. It comes from Montilla-Moriles and is bottled at seventeen percent alcohol.
Villa Tinta 2022 Odesa Black
Ukrainian Red
Deep red with ruby reflections, this Odesa Black offers spice, plum jam, red pepper and leather. Tart cherry, black cherry and pepper are also present. The profile is complex, full and velvety, with silky, pleasant tannins. The grapes grow on loamy soil in Ukraine's Odesa region. The wine undergoes full fermentation and is bottled at thirteen 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.
Emandare Vineyard 2023 Sauvignon Blanc
Canadian White
The Sauvignon Blanc vines grow on a south-sloping Cowichan Valley hillside in the rain shadow of Mount Prevost, overlooking Somenos Lake. The site includes some of Vancouver Island's oldest plantings of the variety. The wine undergoes natural fermentation without new oak. The estate stewards this Cowichan Valley property alongside nature and uses old-world, low-intervention cellar methods.
Kamara Pure 2021 Stalisma White
Greek White
Dry, this white combines eighty percent Malagousia with twenty percent Xinomavro vinified as blanc de noir. Indigenous yeasts carry the fermentation, with no oenological substances or added sulphites. The wine is bottled without filtration at twelve percent alcohol. It comes from the Kioutsoukis family near Thessaloniki. Stalisma refers to a flock resting in a shaded, cool place during summer.
Galil Mountain 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
Israeli Red
Deep red with bright reflections, this Cabernet Sauvignon offers blackberry, fresh blueberry and forest-fruit preserve, with clove and fresh-herb notes. The palate is medium-bodied, with balanced acidity and a velvety finish. Fermentation and six months of maturation take place in stainless steel. The kosher wine comes from Upper Galilee and is bottled at fourteen percent alcohol.
Clos de Luz 2020 Agreste País-Moscatel
Chilean Red
Cherry red and lightly cloudy because it is unfiltered, this País and Moscatel blend offers gentle strawberry, sour cherry, damp earth, stem and sweet-spice notes. The palate is flavourful and light, with gentle tannins, hay and fruit. The grapes come from an old vineyard in Almahue, Cachapoal, and the wine spent ten months in used barrels.
Gilbert Family Wines 2021 Pétillant-Naturel Rosé
Australian Sparkling
Cloudy and bright pink, with a fine bead, this Sangiovese pét-nat brings watermelon, strawberry leaf, pear, sour cherry and chalky mineral notes. It is dry, fruit-driven and refreshing, with a chalky texture and vibrant, lively sparkle. The grapes come from Mudgee in New South Wales, and the finished wine is bottled at twelve percent alcohol.
Nals Margreid 2021 Sun Moscato Giallo
Italian White
Melon and yellow-fleshed peach meet fresh sage in a taut, juicy and zesty profile. The grapes grow on a gentle south- and southeast-facing slope at 220 to 350 metres, rooted in chalky gravel soils with abundant humus. They are harvested by hand, fermented for about three weeks in stainless steel and aged on fine lees for another five months.
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.
De Fermo 2022 Concrete Bianco
Italian White
Pecorino and Chardonnay form the blend. Fermentation and ageing take place in concrete, using grapes from vineyards around 300 metres. Nettle, daisy, almond blossom and apple appear in a pale-yellow wine with a savoury, slender palate and stony character. Biodynamic farming excludes systemic chemical treatments, while the cellar uses no selected yeast, fining, filtration or synthetic processing aids.