Made from grapes grown in Central Greece, this wine sees six hours of skin contact during fermentation, lending an extra layer of texture and complexity.
Primitivo and California’s Zinfandel are genetically identical, but where they grow makes all the difference.
After a little air, this full-bodied red from Argentina’s renowned Mendoza region opens with notes of blackberry…
If you love Rioja, it’s time to get to know Ribera del Duero. Both regions champion the Tempranillo grape, but Ribera del Duero wines tend…
Sharing something pretty, pink, and sparkling is a sure way to make your Valentine smile. This excellent Crémant de Loire is a charming choice for the occasion.
This is a great-value Argentine white you really should get to know.
This is the last wine in our Damp January series, a time when wine lovers tend to drink a little less, but choose better bottles and enjoy them more mindfully. Here we have an excellent upper-tier Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages from Bila-Haut…
Our weekend wine this week… Cabernet Sauvignon is just about the perfect BBQ red. It has enough structure to stand up to full flavoured food off the grill and still enough refreshing acidity that your palate enjoys every sip.
CASA SILVA GRAN TERROIR DE LA COSTA SYRAH 2016
An elegant, full bodied, expression of Syrah from the Chile’s Colchagua Valley (blended with 3% Viognier to give it some aromatic lift). It pays homage to the home of this style, the Côte-Rôtie in the Northern Rhone, where small amounts of Viognier are often co-fermented with Syrah. It has nuanced aromas and flavours of black and red plum, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, smoked meat, eucalyptus, leather, and black pepper. It works nicely with robust meats and game.
★★★★½ (out of 5)
Vintages $19.95
ANGELS GATE GEWURZTRAMINER 2019
This wine may be hard to pronounce, but it is great to explore. Its ancestral home is Alsace, but a number of Niagara wineries have this grape in their vineyards. It is often made in an off dry style, but this version is dry with lots of body. In the glass, this wine is quite aromatic showing typical spice, lychee, and rose on the nose. The flavours follow the nose adding in citrus and an attractive Niagara minerality. Serve it with some mild curry or Thai food.
★★★½ (out of 5)
LCBO $13.95 (sale price until November 8)
La Celia Reserva Malbec/Cabernet Franc 2017
This medium bodied wine is from Mendoza, one of the best areas in Argentina for producing Malbec. What makes it interesting is the introduction of Cabernet Franc that lifts the aromatics by adding some red currant, red cherry, and pleasant herbaceous black currant leaf to the typical Malbec dark fruit. It’s dry with soft tannins and would be a good accompaniment for meats with a pesto pasta side.
★★★½ (out of 5)
Vintages $14.95
Tedeschi Valpolicella Capitel Nicalo 2016
Loved the tart red and black cherries, plums, and soaring acidity of this wine. Paired it with tortellini in a pancetta tomato cream sauce
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