Monday, December 30, 2024

988 Trius NV Showcase Blancs de Noirs

 

Bring in the New Year with this amazing awe-inspiring bubble from Ontario, Canada  : 

Trius NV Showcase Blanc de Noirs

Thursday, December 19, 2024

AMAZING - Kacaba 2020 Reserve Syrah (Ontario, Canada)

 

Ontario, Canada seems an odd place to find Syrah; but there are pockets where the grape grows exceptionally well. Today, I'm looking at one of those places and one of those wines

Kacaba Vineyards 2020 Reserve Syrah

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

SUPERB - Chateau La Nerthe 2020 Les Cassagnes (France)

 

For those looking for 'Neuf-du-Pape quality, without paying 'Neuf-du-Pape prices, might I suggest this alternative by one of their great producers : 

Chateau La Nerthe 2020 Les Cassagnes, Cotes-du-Rhone Villages

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

OUTSTANDING No. 2 - Ca di Sopra 2019 Vigna Montale - Marzeno Riserva (It...

When I was at Ca' Di Sopra, 

I did not find just one stunning bottle of single vineyard Romagna Sangiovese, 

I found two. This is the second : 

Ca'Di Sopra 2019 Vigna Montale - Marzeno Romagna Riserva

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Friday, October 11, 2024

FLAVOURFUL Redstone 2020 Meritage (Ontario, Canada)

From the folks at Redstone, in Ontario, Canada, comes a 2020 wine that should come as no surprise to us living in the province, but might to those new to Canadian wine : 

Redstone Winery 2020 Meritage

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

STARTLING Dafermou 2021 Yannoudi, Single Vineyard Selection (Cyprus)

Filmed on the balcony of my hotel room on the last (and only grey day) while in Cyprus, all other Cyprus wine videos get filmed in a vineyard in Ontario, Canada - at least I could control the weather better : 

Domaine Dafermou 2021 Yannoudi, Single Vineyard Selection

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

UNIQUE Fattoria Fibbiano 2017 Sanforte (Italy)

Years of painstaking DNA testing and replanting brings us a bottle of unique and delicious wine from 

Fattoria Fibbiano 2017 Sanforte, Costa Toscana

Friday, September 20, 2024