Selection
Selection
8th Generation Vineyard 2025 Red One Merlot
Merlot is presented without oak. This family-farmed and family-made red comes from a Summerland lakefront producer in the Okanagan Valley. Family winemaking spans generations on both sides. It is vegan and carries VQA status. The estate uses only British Columbia fruit and carries out cultivation, winemaking and bottling itself. Its vineyard practices are sustainable. Grapes receive gentle pressing before the pre-clarified juice is fermented.
Martin Ray 2020 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Juicy citrus, fresh pear, white flowers and apple skin appear with a touch of minerality. Oak is well integrated, and vanilla bean marks the finish. The Chardonnay comes from Cartan Vineyard and Mill Station Vineyard at Dutton Ranch. Fermentation used both selected and native yeasts, while twenty-five percent new French oak was used. The southern sites have cool day-to-night temperature shifts, while the northern sites are at higher elevations.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2019 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 375 mL
Lavender, wild berry and peppercorn appear with cherry, raspberry, black tea and stony mineral notes. The texture is velvety, and the finish is long and vibrant with floral perfume and spicy accents. Pinot Noir comes from the Dundee Hills in Oregon. The growing season included a cool spring, a warm summer and a cooler September, with harvest beginning late that month.
Matteo Correggia 2022 Barbera d’Alba
Crushed raspberry and blueberry appear with pepper and rose petals. The palate is juicy, with an unctuous, silky texture and freshness that continues through the finish. The wine is made entirely from Barbera grown in fine sandy soils. Grapes are harvested by hand toward the end of September, and maceration in stainless steel lasts six to eight days. Wood ageing lasts at least three months.
Collestefano 2018 Rosa di Elena Marche Rosato
The colour resembles raspberry juice, and fresh red-berry aromas are present. The palate is mellow and vinous, with the crispness of a white wine and closing notes of geranium, red apple and aniseed. Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon make up ninety percent of the blend, with other grapes forming the remainder. The fruit was hand harvested, softly pressed and macerated for six hours. Four months on lees took place in stainless steel. The vineyards were farmed organically.
Tantalus Vineyards 2022 Blanc de Noir
Pale rose-gold in colour, this traditional-method sparkling Pinot Noir brings strawberry, sour cherry, cranberry, pink grapefruit, mandarin, almond and lemon brioche. Red berries, apple, mandarin and toast appear on the palate. Fruit came from a Clone 93 block planted in the mid-eighties. The wine spent six months in neutral oak. Bottle fermentation used the traditional method, and lees ageing lasted two years.
Keenan & Zoë 2023 Pinot Noir Rosé
Cherry, strawberry, rhubarb and vanilla shape the profile. The wine is juicy and crisply acidic, with enough body to carry across a meal. Pinot Noir was harvested in Summerland, then direct pressed and fermented in neutral oak barrels for twelve months. Minimal sulphites were added, and the wine was bottled without fining or filtration. The estate vineyard is certified organic.
Bailly Lapierre Réserve Brut Crémant de Bourgogne
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay and Aligoté form the blend. The wine is rounded and full, with a varied bouquet, clear-cut character and a clean, fresh profile. Pear and red apple appear with a creamy mousse and crisp acidity. The appellation’s four permitted varieties are all represented in this Burgundy sparkling wine, which is bottled in the Brut style.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Le Domaine Chinon
Raspberry and redcurrant meet subtle mineral notes. The palate carries the same fruit with acidity and discreet tannins. Cabernet Franc comes from soils composed of seventy percent gravel and thirty percent slope clay. The vines average thirty to thirty-five years old. Grapes were harvested by hand, fermentation was slow in cement tanks, and maturation lasted twelve months in older barrels and wooden vats. The wine was bottled in autumn.
Domaine de la Pépière 2025 La Pépie Cabernet Franc
Black cherry colour accompanies smoky crushed black olive, stone-like minerality, dark cherry, dry currant, black pepper and a medicinal note. The palate is dry and savoury, with rose petal, ripe tannins and juicy acidity. The finish is long and mouthwatering. Cabernet Franc comes from the Loire, and the wine is certified organic. Alcohol is stated at 13.5 percent.
Elderton 2009 Barossa Valley Merlot
Deep crimson colour accompanies black cherry, dark plum, earth and liquorice. The palate is medium bodied, with fine-grained tannins. A spicy note also appears on the back palate, and the aftertaste is long. The wine spent eighteen months predominantly in French oak puncheons. Merlot comes from the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The wine contains 14.5 percent alcohol.
Zenato 2014 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 375 mL
Dark fruit, raisin and toasted notes meet black cherry, vanilla, black pepper, nutmeg, oak and tobacco. The palate is lush and smooth, with velvety tannins. Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta and Croatina form the blend. Grapes from Sant’Ambrogio in the Valpolicella Classica area are harvested and dried by the traditional method. The wine contains 16.5 percent alcohol.
Averill Creek NV Charme de l’Île
Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir from Vancouver Island are made as a Charmat-method sparkling wine, with secondary fermentation in tank. The style is brisk, fresh and lively. Green apple, citrus and mineral notes meet light florals, pear, honey and an herbal savoury note. The palate is light, and the finish is crisp and zesty. The fruit comes from Cowichan Valley.
1006 Vins de Loire 2021 Majorelle Grolleau Noir
Grolleau Noir comes from sixty-year-old vines planted in sandy clay and silt over sandstone and schist in Anjou. The fruit was harvested by hand and received carbonic maceration, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Maturation lasted six months in concrete tank. Winemaking took place at growers’ estates while the urban cellar was still under construction. The wine contains eleven percent alcohol.
Ercole 2023 Bianco del Monferrato 1 L
Asian and Bartlett pear meet lime citrus, white flowers, green apple, white nectarine, herbs and flinty minerality. The palate is refreshing, and the finish is mineral. Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc form the blend. The wine is fresh, crisp and dry, with twelve percent alcohol. Fruit comes from Monferrato in Piedmont, where the farming is described as sustainable.
Edenvale Non-Alcoholic Premium Reserve Sparkling Shiraz
Blackberry and currant aromas meet oak, smoky spice and exotic-spice notes. Dark fruit and chocolate shape the palate, and the finish is crisp and clean with persistent spicy flavours. This de-alcoholised sparkling Shiraz contains less than 0.5 percent alcohol and zero standard drinks. Its ingredients include de-alcoholised wine and grape-juice concentrate, and sulphites are present. It can accompany roast meats, barbecue or rich chocolate desserts.
Lyrarakis 2024 Liatiko PGI Crete
Light ruby colour accompanies cherry, ripe raspberry, wild berries, red-fruit liqueur, herbal notes and spice. The palate is balanced and fresh, with fine tannins and a juicy finish. Liatiko comes from two dry-farmed vineyards in Rethymno and Sitia. The fruit was harvested by hand in early September. Maceration lasted five days, and fermentation took place in stainless steel at twenty-three degrees Celsius.
Dorrance 2023 Rosé
Wild berries and fresh white peach meet a touch of spice and summer-fruit flavours. The palate is soft, and the wine remains easy to drink. Cinsault comes from a single vineyard in the Paardeberg. The fruit was fermented in stainless steel, then remained on its lees. The wine is dry, with 12.5 percent alcohol, 2.0 grams per litre of residual sugar and 6.9 grams per litre of total acidity.
Wine Art Estate 2020 Techni Alipias Red
Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for seventy percent of the blend and Agiorgitiko thirty percent. The varieties were vinified separately after a short cold soak, then fermented in stainless steel with regular pump-overs. Following malolactic conversion, the wine matured for twelve months in French oak, one third new. Sour cherries and sweet spices accompany blackberry, pepper, leather and a vegetal note. The palate has pronounced acidity, fleshy tannins and a persistent finish.
Enate 2020 Crianza Tempranillo Cabernet Sauvignon
The colour is dark Bordeaux red with bluish reflections. Tempranillo forms seventy percent of the blend, with thirty percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Red fruit, spice and smoke accompany coffee, chocolate, mineral and caramel notes. The wine spent nine months in oak. Its structure is smooth and fleshy, with balanced tannins. A long finish includes fine toasted notes. The wine comes from Somontano in Aragón.
Giuseppe Campagnola 2022 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC
Red cherry, dried fig, sweet spice and chocolate accompany black cherry, plum, dark forest berries, vanilla, pepper, leather and tobacco. The palate is soft and powerful, and the finish is smooth and warm. The Ripasso process passes the Valpolicella over recently fermented Amarone skins, adding body, colour and dried-fruit richness. Corvina and Rondinella are the stated varieties.
Peak Cellars 2022 Glacial Till Pinot Gris
Honeysuckle, pear, cucumber water, candied ginger and botanical notes shape the profile. Stone fruit accompanies a lean, saline character and a juicy palate. This estate-grown Pinot Gris comes from Lake Country in the Okanagan Valley, where the vineyards follow the Scenic Sip wine route. Every vine is hand-tended, and the estate describes its farming as sustainable. The cool-climate site has a long growing season.
Esencia Rural 2019 Pampaneo Ancestral
Airén is finished in bottle by the ancestral method, creating fine, playful bubbles. Pineapple, pear and sweetgrass join fresh-fruit and herbal notes. The profile is fresh, fruity, crisp and light, with volatile acidity adding further freshness. The wine contains eleven percent alcohol. The release is identified as an organic and biodynamically farmed sparkling wine from La Mancha.
Peak Cellars 2022 Terraces Dry Riesling
Intensely tropical fruit defines this textured, flavourful dry Riesling. It belongs to the estate’s Block Series and comes from Lake Country in the Okanagan Valley. The winery’s vineyards are entirely estate-grown and sustainably farmed, with Riesling among the aromatic white varieties suited to its cool-climate soils and long growing season. The property covers more than one hundred acres of vines.
Sage Hills 2023 Pinot Gris
Juicy apple, ripe pear and bright lemon sit alongside herbaceous complexity, lively acidity and a juicy finish. Fruit from the certified-organic estate vineyard was harvested by hand in three separate pickings. Two thirds of the bunches were whole-cluster direct pressed, while one third received six days of cold carbonic maceration. Wild fermentation took place in stainless steel and neutral barrel, followed by twelve months on lees. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphites.
Primitivo Collantes Fino Ceballos NV
Palomino Fino from the Pozo Galván vineyard grows on luminous albariza soils and rests for three years under flor. Olive brine, fresh meadow grass, green herbs and Marcona almonds meet a saline finish. The family’s vineyards also include Matalián and El Inglés around Chiclana de la Frontera. This dry Fino can accompany simply prepared seafood, cured ham or roast pork.
Angeline 2023 Pinot Noir California
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, this dry California red offers cranberry, black cherry, plum and toasted oak. Acidity is present, the body is medium and the palate is generous, with the wood remaining discreet. The wine carries 13.8 percent alcohol and 3.6 grams per litre of sugar. Serve between fourteen and sixteen degrees Celsius. Beef fajitas, bacon-stuffed potatoes or Pinot Noir and blackberry poptails provide suitable pairing options.
Château Penin 2024 Cabanes Bordeaux Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc accounts for forty percent of the blend, joined by thirty percent Sauvignon Gris and thirty percent Sémillon. The grapes come from a clay hillside over limestone. Fermentation lasts at least twenty days at fifteen degrees Celsius in concrete eggs, concrete tanks, stainless steel or oak barrels by parcel. Maturation lasts six months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. Peach, pineapple, fresh fruit and a mineral finish shape the profile.
Wonderwerk 2022 Free Your Mind
Equal parts Carignan and Riesling are co-fermented for this dry red. The Carignan undergoes two weeks of carbonic maceration, while destemmed Riesling ferments on its skins. After blending, malolactic fermentation and two to three months of stainless-steel ageing follow, then the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Pink grapefruit, blood orange, plum and cranberry accompany soft fruit and fine acidity.
Bardos 2023 Viñedos de Altura Ribera del Duero
Tinta Fina forms most of the blend, with scattered Albillo Mayor and Garnacha Tinta vines. The vineyards lie above 950 metres around Alcubilla and Villálvaro in Soria, on sandy soil and fine gravel over iron-rich clay. The grapes are picked by hand. Fermentation and gentle maceration last two weeks, malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel, and ageing lasts twelve months in oak vessels of several sizes.










