New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc hits the right Savvy B notes for me - I find it refreshing, light, easy to drink and perfect for a hot summer day. I know there are fans of the other versions from places like the Loire and California, but for me ... Today, it's the SOHO Winery 2024 Peggy Sauvignon Blanc
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
This past year I have recommended some eye-opening wines. Wines I tasted because I happened to be at the right place at the right time. This is one of those wines. I was at a wine fair in Bologna with an Italian friend, Fabrizio Timpanaro, a director of a restaurant, QuartoPiano. He pulled me aside and said that I must try a wine. Not only did I try the wine, I went and visited the winery a month later ... Today, it's the Mario Rivetti 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo
Old vines wines are so super cool, especially when they are used to great effect. This old vines Barbera is amazing and worth trying ... Today, it's the
Vinchio Vaglio 2022 Vigne Vecchie 50 Barbera D'Asti
Super Tuscan wines have a great reputation. It's a name everyone seems to know. People are always excited to try them. And it's got Tuscany in the name - somewhere everybody wants to go - even if it is just for a few minutes at a time, in a glass. Today, it's the Tenuta Sette Ponti 2022 Oreno
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
Have you tasted "pure" grenache? It is something so amazing you'll never forget it. Today, it's the Montgras 2022 Rare Garnacha
Something new is on the horizon in Tuscany. Something new, but also something old. It's Terraelectae, chosen wines from the Chianti Rufina area. Today, I'm going to tell you about the Marchesi Gondi 2020 Poggio Diamante, Chianti Rufina Riserva (Terraelectae) - hopefully there's some learnin' in here for you
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
Looking for something worthy of a celebration, but won't break the bank?
Today, it's the Castell D'Or NV Cava Brut
Not sure how many of us look to New Zealand for our Chardonnay choices. Sauvignon Blanc? Yes. Pinot Noir? Sure. But Chardonnay? Turns out, yes. Today, it's the Ha-Ha Wines 2022 Hawke's Bay Chardonnay
Time to look at another of those big 2020 reds from that great vintage in Ontario, Canada. Today, it's the Thirty Bench 2020 Winemaker's Blend Cabernet Franc
If the wine above does not link - find the video here: https://youtu.be/ZB_JA6X5HjQ
There are many reasons to like the wines made from Maratheftiko, I highlight a few of them in this video; but you'll next guess my favourite. Also, I let you know why you don't see more wines from this grape. Today, it's the Zambartas 2022 Maratheftiko
https://youtu.be/D-IRtWuAQoo
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
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
