A refreshing and crisp savvy from New Zealand with a grassy, herbaceous nose that shows grapefruit, gooseberry and citrus accents. It’s zesty and flavourful on the palate with good acid lift.
Structured and precise yet generous and approachable. Dry with great concentration of flavours of lime and lemon zest with a touch of honey and orange blossom. The delicate wet stone notes lift the palate. Mouth-watering and a great match with raclette for winter gathering.
Quite light in colour and medium weight, this one belies its 14.5% alcohol. Nose is already refined and complex, showing red currant and subtle spice, but the wine needs 3-5 years or more to integrate and soften hard tannins and youthful acidity.
An intriguing oak-aged blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot and Cabernet Franc offering dark berry, blackcurrant, minty herbal and spicy scents with well-integrated dark fruit flavours, good weight and structure and lingering fruit, spice and dark chocolate on the finish.
Here’s a flavourful South African red that has a real story to tell. The Raconteur Syrah 2017 is grown in Swartland, a trending wine region 50 kilometers north of Cape Town. Deep ruby in colour, this bargain-priced Syrah, dense purple in colour, offers a savoury-herbal nose of black fruits; it’s full-bodied, dry, juicy and fruity with the flavour of black plums carried on lively acidity.
This New England–style IPA crafted by Barrie’s eclectic Flying Monkeys took home gold at the Ontario Brewing Awards this year. Pouring a hazy peach hue with a lasting mousse-like head, aromas of pine, pineapple and pink grapefruit flesh burst out to the nose and carry through to the sip that balances baguette-like sweetness with plenty of judicious citrusy hops before cresting to a long, bitter ending of grapefruit pith.
Clear pale copper. Medium-intensity nose of strawberry-rhubarb pie and peaches. A food wine, dignified, fruity with flavours of melon, lemon and peach, but restrained by fine acidity. Would be a versatile aperitif to accompany charcuterie and cheeses. Ready to drink.