Clear pale yellow. Medium-intensity nose of banana, pineapple and citrus, with sweet chocolate from oak aging as it opens in the glass. Medium-bodied with simple, fresh flavours of apple, lemon and more pineapple. Best now.
This IPA just won gold at the Canadian Brewing Awards for the English-style IPA category. A rich caramel malt backbone supports the leafy and orange hop notes. Off the Leash IPA is a bright, tangerine-hued ale with a long lasting off-white head.
Deep purple-ruby in colour with a nose of leather and black plums perfumed with oak spice; full-bodied, dry, peppery plum flavour, well balanced and firmly structured.
A traditional style of Rosso with all its charm and a slight rustic edge that touches the soul. Vibrant notes of cherry, cinnamon and licorice with bright acid and dusty tannins. Enjoyed it with pizza Margherita—it was the perfect Monday.
This is one of the best Vidal Icewines I’ve tasted from the 2017 vintage. Old gold in colour, it has a nose of mangoes and honey. It’s medium to full-bodied, rich and unctuous on the palate with honeyed tropical fruit flavours well-balanced with fresh, lemony acidity. The 200 ml format is the perfect size for two people in love — or not, as the case may be.
The new vintage of Errazuriz Aconcagua Alto Cabernet Sauvignon is the kind of wine you want to take to a barbecue. The 2012 is a real extrovert Chilean red with concentrated blackcurrant and black plum flavours carried on lively acidity and wrapped in spicy vanilla oak. It comes from the same vineyard that produces the Don Maximiano Cabernet but is a fraction of the price.
This Pinot is more Beaune in style, due to the softer style and red berry-fruit qualities: cherries and raspberries. Add the flowers, cocoa, plums, very good length and supple tannins, and what you have is a real flatterer of a wine.