ENTICING - Orma Winery 2021 Orma (Italy)

Here's something exciting from Bolgheri (not Bulgari or Bulgaria) what is that excitement you might ask? Well let me tell you about it ... Today it's the Orma Winery 2021 Orma

BREATHTAKING - Capezzana 2021 Ghiaie della Furba (Italy)

 

While the real story here should be the 100-year old wine I tasted at a dinner Capezzana hosted; there was no way I was going to put my hands on one of those. What I did find, was a bottle of red that blew my hair back; or at least showed exceptionally well. Today it's the Capezzana 2021 Ghiaie della Furba

DISTINCT - La Gironda 2021 Le Nicchie, Nizza (Italy)

 

I've talked about Nizza before, and I'm about to do it again. Nizza is Cru Barbera, I'll tell you more about it in this video, which was shot in the north of Italy. Today I'm looking at the  

La Gironda 2021 Le Nicchie, Nizza

INVITING- Le Clos Jordanne 2021 Jordan Village Chardonnay (Ontario)

 

Le Clos Jordanne is back baby, yes it has been for a bit now; but it has a new home, a real brick and mortar building, with a cellar and everything. It's not exactly the winery they conceived all those years ago, but it does give the wine a new home. Today I'm looking at the Le Clos Jordanne 2021 Jordan Village Chardonnay

INAUGURAL - Chateau St Jean 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Knight's Valley (USA)

 

Here in Canada, many are pining for the day they can put a California Cab in their glass. The good news, there are wines like this Chateau St Jean 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Knight's Valley that could use the extra time in bottle to get to where it will be at its best

AMAZING - Dievole 2021 Vigna Sessina, Gran Selezione (Tuscany)

 

Gran Selezione, the top of the Chianti Classico food chain (so to speak). This is a single vineyard Sangiovese that cuts to what makes Gran Selezione such a special wine ... Today, it's the  

Dievole 2021 Vigna Sessina, Chianti Classico - Gran Selezione

 

TANTALIZING - Austin Hope 2021 Cabernet (California)

 

 

As a Canadian, it is unfashionable these days to promote a wine from the US; especially because the majority of our country can't buy them. But I've had this one locked and loaded for a long time, and I am sure there are a few others on my list to come. They cannot remain there indefinitely, so I'm just going to have to break some norms ... Today, it's the Austin Hope 2021 Cabernet

 

TIME TO TELL - Hillick & Hobbs 2021 Estate Dry Riesling (New York)

 

I know, as a Canadian, I am not supposed to be promoting American alcohol, but I have been sitting on this video for almost a year. Over the summer I opened a bottle of this, sitting on a dock at a lake, and it was super inspiring - and now it's just time to let the cat out of the bag ... 

Today, it's the Hillick & Hobbs 2021 Estate Dry Riesling

SURPRISING Wending Home 2021 Viognier (Ontario, Canada)

 

Viognier? What the help is it? It is a grape, a white (green) grape that makes very interesting wines in the south of France. But what happens when you take it many miles away from its home. Does it still make interesting wine? Today, it's the Wending Home 2021 Viognier - and I answer that question

DELIGHTFUL Le Clos Jordanne 2021 Claystone Pinot Noir (Canada)

 

Time after time, again and again, this winery delivers for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir lovers. Today, I'm lookingnat a Le Clos Jordanne 2021 Claystone Pinot Noir - and once again it's a wine that's going to put smiles on faces

IMPRESSIVE ... Moraine Winery 2021 O'Port (British Columbia)

 

Any Port fans out there? As we know, true Port is made in Portugal. But what if someone in Canada (British Columbia) was making a Port-style wine that rivaled the original? It might be called Moraine Winery 2021 O'Port

FRANC-LY MY DEAR ... Orma Winery 2021 Aola di Orma (Italy)

 

Fans of Cabernet Franc are going to dig on today's wine. It comes to us via Tuscany and grows in the soils of the Bolgheri region. Today it's the Orma Winery 2021 Aola di Orma

UNEXPECTED Casa Santos Lima 2021 Taverna da Aldeia (Portugal)

 

This wine came as a shock to me, as you will hear in the video. I was skeptical that this winery could pull it off - but they did, in spades. Now, without further ado I'm looking at the Casa Santos Lima 2021 Taverna da Aldeia

FLAVOURFUL Mario Rivetti 2021 Barbera d’Alba Superiore (Italy)

 

In February this year, I went on a hunt for some of the best Barbera in Piedmont. One thing I found was a little winery with a familiar ring to their name, but lies just outside the major denominations. What I also found, was some excellent wines as prices that won't break the bank. Why? Read my introduction again ... Today it's the Mario Rivetti 2021 Barbera d’Alba Superiore 

GLORIOUS Boscarelli 2021 Sotto Casa Vino Nobile Riserva (Italy)

 

Today, I want to give you a sneak peek at what I am working on. Yes, this is a wine video review, but you'll notice a different format; let me know what you think.

Meanwhile, I'm looking at a wine that blew my socks off. It's something so out of the box of this winery they named it that way. Let me tell you about the Boscarelli 2021 Sotto Casa Vino Nobile Riserva

MARVELOUS Inniskillin 2021 Montague Vineyard Chardonnay (Ontario)

 

In a world full of mediocre Chardonnay this was one of the first I tried that opened my eyes to what Chardonnay could be. Now, many years later, Montague Vineyard Chardonnay is still one of those eye-popping Chardonnays - and that it is from here, in my own backyard (so to speak) makes it even more exciting ... It is time to reveal the newest edition of the Inniskillin 2021 Montague Vineyard Chardonnay.

FABULOUS Gerard Bertrand 2021 Chateau L'Hospitalet La Clape Grand Vin (F...

 

The south of France can make some beautiful wines, some exceptional wines in fact; I could go on here, or I could just tell you about this one ... Let me tell you about the 

Gerard Bertrand 2021 Chateau L'Hospitalet La Clape Grand Vin

ADMIRABLE Tawse 2021 Robyn's Block Chardonnay (Ontario)

 

With one of the preeminent events in Ontario approaching, Cuvee, it's time to take a look at the caliber of wines shown at that event - today it's the Tawse 2021 Robyn's Block Chardonnay

TERRIFIC Zambartas 2021 Margelina (Cyprus)

 

Another wine from my Cyprus adventure in 2024 - I hope you folks with Wine-der-lust are getting the idea that you need to go and visit this newly-re-emerging jewel of the wine world - today it's the

Zambartas 2021 Margelina

INCREDIBLE Alois Lageder 2001 GAUN Chardonnay (Italy)

 

When I tasted this Chardonnay I was knocked off my feet, almost literally, so fresh, so vibrant so ... today it's the Alois Lageder 2001 GAUN Chardonnay