Selection
Selection
S.C. Pannell 2022 Basso Garnacha
Australian Red
Raspberry liqueur, red apple skin, autumn, dark spice and cinnamon appear with berry freshness and tea-like tannins. Hand-harvested Grenache fermented for fourteen days with a wild-yeast starter in stainless steel, including twenty percent whole bunches. Ageing lasted ten months in large French oak vats, with malolactic fermentation. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration. Thirty-year-old vines grow in Maslin Beach sand over red clay flecked with ironstone.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Loureiro
Portuguese White
Before fermentation, Loureiro receives twelve hours of maceration. Indigenous yeasts start a spontaneous fermentation at controlled temperature, followed by eight months on total lees with periodic bâtonnage. Vibrant mineral acidity appears with fresh fruit, herbal infusions, a round, soft palate and a saline, prolonged finish. A light tannic sensation and vegetal trace are also present. The vineyards lie in Lima Valley on clay-schist and granite soils near the Atlantic.
Code Wines 2024 Chardonnay Grower Series
American White
Fruit grown in Washington's Rattlesnake Hills was vinified at Okanagan Falls. Primary fermentation used Burgundian yeast in stainless steel between 16 and 20°C. Half remained in stainless steel with malolactic fermentation blocked; the other half moved to new and neutral French oak and completed malolactic fermentation. The wine was lightly fined and filtered before bottling. Production totalled 200 cases, with 13.5% alcohol.
Descendientes de J. Palacios 2019 Pétalos del Bierzo
Spanish Red
Red fruit, violet flowers and black-pepper spice accompany a fleshy, light and fresh profile. The finish is juicy and vibrant. Old Mencía vines grow on steep, rocky slate soils, and the vineyards span several Bierzo municipalities. The grapes are partially destemmed and crushed. Maceration lasts thirty days. Fermentation takes place in wooden vats and open stainless-steel tanks, while ageing lasts ten months in French oak.
Winery Zodi 2020 Kvishkhuri Amber
Georgian White
Honey and field flowers mark the aromas of this full-skin-contact amber wine. Kvishkhuri comes from sixty-year-old vines in a one-hectare vineyard. Skin contact lasts one month, and the wine ages for twenty months in qvevri. The producer works in Imereti in western Georgia, using minimal-intervention methods that add or remove nothing beyond a small sulphur addition before bottling. The estate seeks to preserve forgotten local grape varieties.
Planeta 2020 Terebinto Grillo
Italian White
Straw-yellow in colour, this Grillo offers white melon, loquat, apricot, pineapple and beeswax. The palate is fresh and vibrant, with 13.5 percent alcohol. The grapes come from Gurra vineyard at Menfi in Sicily. Fermentation and maturation take place in stainless steel. The vines grow on clay and limestone, and harvesting occurs during the first week of September. The wine is made entirely from Grillo.
Guado al Melo 2023 Bacco in Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Fruity and spicy aromas accompany freshness and balance. The blend combines Sangiovese and Syrah. The vines grow in deep alluvial soils of sand, sandy clay and variable pebbles, under a Mediterranean climate moderated by Tyrrhenian winds. Each homogeneous micro-parcel is harvested and worked separately. Ageing includes about three months on fine lees in used wood, one month in steel and about four months in bottle.
Little Farm Winery 2025 Pied de Cuve Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
Dusky plum, dried herbs, balsamic notes, wild flowers and pink peppercorn appear with earthy character, crunchy acidity and feathery yet firm tannins. The Cabernet Franc comes from Blind Creek Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley. The fruit is foot-trodden and fermented on its skins with native yeast for a couple of weeks, then gently pressed. The wine spends one year in stainless steel and is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Production totals sixty cases.
Luigi Giordano 2022 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Ruby with garnet reflections, this wine shows dried flowers, dried plum, red-fruit jam and light spice. The profile is full-bodied, balanced and drinkable. Nebbiolo and Arneis are co-fermented after soft pressing and crushing. Maceration lasts eight to ten days, and the wine spends three to four months in oak. Truffle, cherry, leather and vanilla are also present, with a long finish.
Tenuta Argentiera 2022 Villa Donoratico Bolgheri Rosso
Italian Red
Subdued aromas of dried blueberry, leather, espresso, oak and exotic spice accompany blackberry, graphite and liquorice. The tannins are lithe. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot make up the blend. The vineyard lies between 30 and 80 metres, with continental sands and flysch composed of limestone, marl, clay, sandstone and siliceous rock. The site is planted at 6,000 vines per hectare.
D.B. Schmitt 2017 Rot
German Red
Merlot, Pinot Noir, Portugieser and Dornfelder are macerated together for six weeks. Ageing lasts one year on gross lees in a 4,000-litre Bavarian oak cask. The wine is neither fined nor filtered, and no sulphite is added. Limestone, sandstone, loess and clay are present in the vineyard soils. The estate has organic certification and holds Demeter biodynamic certification.
Judith Beck 2017 Heideboden
Austrian Red
Cherry, cassis and spice appear with ripe tannins and a juicy character. The blend contains Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt. The grapes are destemmed and macerated for eighteen days, while fermentation starts spontaneously. The wine completes malolactic fermentation and spends twelve months in used barriques. Bottling is unfiltered. The vines grow on sand and clay with limestone, under organic and biodynamic farming.
Cascina Tavijn 2018 Rosetta Frizzante Rosé
Italian Rosé
Lightly frizzante and garnet in colour, this rosé shows cherry, white peach, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, rose and spice. A slight sweetness accompanies apricot and fresh-fruit notes. Freisa receives about twenty hours of skin contact, then ferments at low temperature in stainless steel. The wine spends eighteen months in tank, is bottled unfined and unfiltered, and closes with a crown cap. The vines grow on limestone and are farmed without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Pindarie 2021 Western Ridge Shiraz
Australian Red
Blackberry, cherry, black olive, spice and a hint of meaty complexity accompany fine toasted French oak. The wine is entirely Shiraz from a single estate vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Fermentation is followed by eleven months in predominantly French oak, with five percent American oak. Two rackings provide natural clarification before the selected barrels are blended and bottled.
Corryton Burge 2023 Barossa Shiraz
Australian Red
Red cherry, plum and ripe raspberry appear with milk chocolate, vanilla, cola and woody spice. The palate carries fruit and chocolate flavours, soft integrated tannins and a rounded feel. Fruit comes from estate and grower vineyards across southern and central Barossa. Half the wine matured in oak for fourteen months, predominantly American barrels with about twenty percent French oak.
Olivier Rivière 2022 Rayos Uva Rioja
Spanish Red
Blackberry, raspberry, cedar, cherry in eau de vie and sweet spice appear in a generous, medium-bodied red with present acidity and discreet oak. The blend brings together Tempranillo, Graciano and Grenache from vines averaging thirty-five to one hundred years. Vineyard parcels are worked organically, while the finished wine contains fourteen percent alcohol and 2.1 grams per litre of sugar.
Sage Hills 2022 Barrel Fermented Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Buttery citrus and bright acidity shape this Pinot Gris. Estate fruit was harvested on October 23 and whole-cluster pressed. A combination of new light-toast French oak and neutral oak was used, with bâtonnage limited to the new-oak portion. The wine spent seven months on lees in barrel, received minimal sulphites, and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Vignoble de la Jarnoterie 2023 Préludise Rosé Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
French Rosé
Bright and crisp, this dry rosé brings red-currant freshness, pepper and acidity. It is made entirely from Cabernet Franc grown on sand over clay in the Loire Valley. The wine is produced by the saignée method and fermented in stainless steel. The vineyards are farmed sustainably under HEV3, and the bottling closes with natural cork.
Pamplemousse Jus 2025 Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Drawn from Edgewood Vineyard, this British Columbia rosé contains 12.9 percent alcohol. It comes from a Summerland winery run by James Langford-Smith, Jordan Kubek and Tyler Knight. Each partner brought more than a decade of experience across the wine trade, while the team maintains the farm, tends the vineyard and makes the wines at the property.
Pamplemousse Jus 2025 Table White
Canadian White
Floral and fruity, this table white is naturally fermented, unfined and unfiltered. It is made entirely in stainless steel and presents a round profile. The fruit comes from Summerland, British Columbia. The winery is run by three partners with more than a decade of experience across the wine trade, and its farm, vineyard and cellar work are handled within the team.
Rust Wine Co. 2022 South Rock Vineyard Syrah
Canadian Red
Juicy plum, dark cherry, tarragon, thyme and a hint of iodine appear with ripe dark fruit, wild game and fine-grained tannins. Black-pepper spice marks the finish. The fruit comes from South Rock Vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver, and fermentation uses entirely whole berries. The wine is rich and smooth, with a savoury core.
Enderle & Moll 2019 Pinot Noir
German Red
Pale brick-red in colour, this Pinot Noir shows restrained red fruit, rhubarb, herbs, rosemary and cocoa. Its palate carries juicy acidity, fine tannins, strawberry and light spice. Thirty-year-old vines grow in sandstone and limestone. Whole clusters ferment for about a month, followed by a year in used Burgundy barrels and a small sulphur addition at bottling.
Gérard Bertrand 2022 Château de Villemajou Grand Vin Rouge Corbières-Boutenac
French Red
Deep garnet colour accompanies toast, liquorice and clove, with stewed fruit, sweet spice, leather and roasted notes. The blend brings together Syrah, Carignan, Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre. After traditional maceration, the wines are assembled following malolactic fermentation and mature for twelve months in 225-litre Bordeaux barrels. The bottled wine rests for another twelve months before release.
August Kesseler 2023 The Daily August Riesling
German White
Apple, lemon, lime and pear meet wet stone and flint. The palate is bright and fresh, with citrus and orchard fruit, vibrant acidity, a light frame and a mineral finish. Riesling from estate vineyards in Eltville and Erbach grows on sandy loess loam. Parcels are vinified separately in stainless steel and blended before bottling. The dry wine contains eleven-and-a-half percent alcohol.
Tardieu-Laurent 2024 Tavel Vieilles Vignes
French Rosé
Rolled pebbles, red clay and sand define the vineyard soils. The blend is sixty percent Grenache, twenty-five percent Cinsault and fifteen percent Syrah from vines between forty and fifty years old. Maturation lasts six months in concrete tanks. The wine is bottled without fining and with light filtration. Its palate is chiselled, tighter and less full than usual.
Jordi Llorens 2021 Blankaforti
Spanish Red
Cherry, pomegranate and a touch of liquorice accompany ripe fruit. The palate is juicy and fresh, with supple tannins and a light spritz when first opened. Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Syrah grow on limestone in Catalonia. The wine is made without fining or filtration and without added sulphur. It is a red wine from Conca de Barberà.
Clot de les Soleres 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Àmfora
Spanish Red
Dark fruit, cinnamon, cacao and pine appear in this red wine from Penedès. It is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are harvested by hand in boxes and destemmed immediately. The must macerates with skins for twenty days before draining without pressing. Fermentation finishes in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and the wine spends at least eleven months in amphora.
Markus Altenburger 2020 Blaufränkisch Vom Kalk
Austrian Red
Ruby-garnet colour with violet reflections accompanies hibiscus, red berries and fresh cherries. Candied violet and lemon are present, with fine tannin and a saline finish. Blaufränkisch grows on clay and limestone. The wine ferments spontaneously, matures for almost a year in large neutral wooden casks, and is bottled without technical or chemical aids. It contains twelve percent alcohol.
Château de Sancerre 2022 Cuvée du Connétable Sancerre
French White
Made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, this dry white comes from Sancerre. The cuvée selects fruit from the château’s leading parcels, including limestone and flint soils. The release was marked by noble oak and had capacity for further ageing. The estate’s vineyard covers fifty-seven hectares across four soil types, with vines averaging thirty years of age.
Carpineto 2016 Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Smoked meat, spice, dark fruit, blackberry and leather appear with polished tannins and length. The wine is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Tuscany. Grapes come from the Gaville and Chianciano-Montepulciano vineyards. Parcels are vinified separately, then blended after malolactic fermentation. Maturation includes ten to twelve months in small oak barriques and at least eight months in bottle.