WONDERFUL - Bleasdale 2021 Bremerview Shiraz (Australia)

 

They've been here before and if the past is prologue, they'll be here again ... so it shall be written, so it shall be done. I look again at another wine from this winery in Australia : 

Bleasdale 2021 Bremerview Shiraz

 

WOW - Castello di Volpaia 2020 Il Puro Casanova (Italy)

 

Tuscany's Anteprima is just around the corner (in February), thought it would be a good time to check out one of last year's best wines - Castello di Volpaia 2020 Il Puro Casanova - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

HAPPY 2025 - 13th Street Winery 2021 Gamay - Blanc de Noir (Ontario, Can...

Ringing in the New Year with this awesome, yet rare, for Ontario, take on Gamay : 

13th Street Winery 2021 Gamay

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

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

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

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

IMPRESSIVE Domaine Depeyrie 2020 Tradition (France)

A husband and wife with a love of wine and vines in the Roussillon - 

what could be more French than this

Domaine Depeyrie 2020 Tradition

HEARTFELT Malivoire 2022 Le Coeur Gamay (Canada)

Malivoire is the undisputed KING of Gamay in Ontario, Canada 

I dare you to argue with me after tasting this

Malivoire 2022 Le Coeur Gamay

SIDEREAL San Pedro 2021 Sideral (Chile)

This wine makes its second appearance (three years apart) 

and it's another beauty from Chile: 

San Pedro 2021 Sideral

THRILLING Tenute Falezza 2019 Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore (Veneto, It...

A beauty of a bottle. This is a Ripasso that seems old school to me: 

Tenute Falezza 2019 Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 

SUPERB Ruffino 2019 Modus (Tuscany, Italy)

Lovers of Super Tuscan wines are gonna dig today's video for the 

Ruffino 2019 Modus

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

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

TASTY Tarapaca 2020 Etiqueta Azul, Gran Reserva

The numbers 4 and 3 play a part in this wine, 

which is more than the sum of its parts: 

 

Tarapaca 2020 Etiqueta Azul, Gran Reserva