Craig scored this wine: 95/100

Edouard Delaunay’s 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru holds nothing back, giving you plenty to talk about and enjoy. This red Bourgogne’s alluring and abundant aroma suggests a cherry and black berry jam teamed up with red licorice, mint and eucalyptus. This pinot noir feels silky, dessert dry and tilts to full-bodied. I particularly like how this Grand Cru tastes. Its flavours are in no rush to leave as they share with you cherries, berries, stacks of herbal goodness and sweet spices. Plenty to talk about and enjoy in this wine? Absolutely. This is a gorgeous wine from the team leading Edouard Delaunay’s rebirth in Bourgogne. What is Clos de Vougeot? It is the largest Grand Cru appellation within France’s Côte de Nuit appellation. Clos de Vougeot is a 50+ hectares vineyard subdivided between 80 owners. The 2018 Edouard Delaunay’s grape were handpicked from plots within Clos de Vougeot that feature limestone and clayey soil. Reviewed September 2021

Craig scored this wine: 94/100

This syrah is a sensory event in a glass. From New Zealand, this aged red reveals baking spices and forest floor notes that complement a core of stewed cherry and cassis. Visually appealing, this product of Hawke's Bay is ruby red tinged with purple hues. Full bodied, this syrah has a long finish.

Craig scored this wine: 94/100

The 2021 DR3 Cabernet Sauvignon is a show not to be missed. This DR3 is a collab between St. Hugo, a winery in Australia’s famed Barossa Valley, and Italian-Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo. The scents alone are worth the price of admission. The multitude of aromas are complex in the best sense of that word, evoking ripe blueberries and dark cherries, pressed flowers, leather, graphite, cedar, earth, eucalyptus, and vanilla. All are dialed down, but that's just a reminder that beauty can be found in all intensity levels. Feels full bodied, round, grippy and desert dry. Don’t take my word for it. Open a bottle for yourself. Enjoy. PS - Some esteemed reviewers say let this Cab age for another 10 years.

Craig scored this wine: 93/100

The reserve tier Westcott Vineyard Pinot Noir is a love letter to those who prefer their Pinots to be cool climate, extroverted, complex, and elegant. The wine-making wizards at Westcott Vineyard have crafted a superb sensory experience. Expressions like ripe red cherry and raspberry, floral blooms, singed cedar, sweet tobacco and slate like minerality are abundant. The flavours are levels deep. The mouth feel appeal is fabulous. It is juicy, velvety, and energetic. I’d describe this Pinot Noir as a scene stealer, yet it can collaborate nicely with food. Chalk it up to wine-maker magic. Enjoy. If appellation awareness is a must know for you, read on. This Pinot Noir hails from the Vinemount Ridge, one of Ontario, Canada’s wine appellations. It is an appellation within another appellation, the Niagara Peninsula. Vinemount Ridge has seven wineries. Tasted July 2025

Craig scored this wine: 93/100

The superb sensory experience this bottle just gave me has me feeling thankful, thankful for the wine pro who put it on my radar (you know who you are!) The 2020 vintage of the Brilliant is a beautiful expression of Ontario grown Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir and Westcott Vineyard’s wine making sorcery. How come? It is because this bubbly’s visual, aromatic, and taste appeal checks all my boxes when it comes to sparklers crafted in the traditional method. It is the immeasurable streams of pretty bubbles everywhere in my glass. It is the complex aromatics of brioche and crunchy green apple. It is the elegantly delicious taste, ebbing and flowing with layered notes of biscuit and citrus (white grapefruit pith, lemon zest come to mind) but also dialed down doses of roasted almond and slate like minerality. The highlight of the Brilliant, for me, is how it feels in my mouth. Its crisp. Its extra dry. Its texture is gentle and etching. The mouth feel is measured in minutes not seconds. So is the finish. Oh my. Applause to Westcott Vineyards. Gratitude to the wine pro who recommended this one to me. If appellation info delivers dopamine to your system, read on. This bottle of bubbly hails from the Vinemount Ridge appellation, a wine appellation in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada’s largest province. Some call Vinemount Ridge a regional appellation because it is within the boundaries of another, larger appellation, the Niagara Peninsula. Tasted July 2025