Red Wine
Pelee Island Winery Lola Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon, Pelee Island, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: A juicy, smooth, full-bodied blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet France from southwestern Ontario. Aromas of fleshy ripe blackberries and plums. Perfect for grilled steak or hamburgers. Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: Barbecued fare from the grill, sausages, lentil burgers. Drink: 2024 - 2027 618223 13% D 750 mL $15.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Tezza Valpantena Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2020, Valpantena, Veneto D.O.C., Italy: From Valpantena, Veneto wine region, Tezza 2020 Valpolicella Ripasso is a fragrant and plushy 80% Corvina and 20% Rondinella red wine blend with raisined fruit, dark cherry, plum, earthy violets, savoury herbs and cracked black pepper spice flavours balanced with brilliant acidity on the palate. The wine was matured 18 months in French oak barrels. The Valpantena viticultural zone is a subzone of the Valpolicella D.O.C. with well-draining soils and abundant sunshine for encouraging ripe, healthy grapes with concentrated flavours. Drink or hold to the end of the decade. Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore food pairings: grilled bavette steak, spaghetti Bolognese, meat-lover's pizza. Drink: 2024 - 2030 25823 14.5% D 750 mL $24.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Planeta Frappato 2022, Vittoria, Sicily D.O.C., Italy: From Vittoria, Sicily wine region, Planeta 2022 Frappato is a juicy and fresh red wine produced from sustainably grown grapes. Dry, medium-bodied and fragrant with strawberry, hibiscus, raspberry, cherry with a kiss of orange zest on the finish, this is an earthy red balanced with vibrant acidity and silky tannins. Very nicely done! Frappato food pairings: roast chicken, lamburgers, lamb kebabs. Drink: 2024 - 2028 508655 13% XD 750 mL $24.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Argento Single Block #1 Malbec 2021, Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina: Argento Single Block #1 2021 is a vegan-friendly Malbec produced from organically grown grapes sourced from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Argentina. Dry, medium-bodied, sleek and focussed with sour cherry, pink florals, hot stone and mineral notes, tannins are dusty on this vibrant and fresh Malbec with a long spicy finish. The wine spent 16 months in a combination of French oak foudres and concrete eggs. Drink or hold. Malbec food pairings: game sausage cassoulet, pork tenderloin from the grill, veal chops. Drink: 2024 - 2029 36179 14% D 750 mL $35.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Firriato Le Sabbie Dell'etna Rosso 2020, Etna, Sicily D.O.C., Italy: Firriato Le Sabbie 2020 is a dry, robust and concentrated Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio red wine blend. Big and smoky with gobs of dark cherry, strawberry leather, dark chocolate, cedar brush spice and framed with fine-grained, polished and structured tannins, this Etna red is so vibrant and flavourful now but can easily cellar for two-plus years. Drink or hold. Dell'etna Rosso food pairings: slow-braised beef brisket, roast shoulder of pork, meat-lover's pizza. Drink: 2024 - 2028 219592 14% XD 750 mL $25.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Damilano Lecinquevigne Barolo 2019, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: Damilano Lecinquevigne 2019 Barolo is fragrant with dark cherry, iron, tar, rose petals, plum, blood orange, fine herbs and subtle spicy notes concentrated on the palate and balanced with brilliant acidity. Tannins are rich and rounded and this Barolo is ideal for someone trying Barolo for the first time as well as for the Barolo lover. Something for everybody, enjoy it now through 2035. Barolo food pairings: roast duck, turkey tournedos, grilled game sausages, mushroom and leek risotto. Drink: 2024 - 2036 454488 14.5% XD 750 mL $57.95 Score: 96/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
La Spinona Bricco Faset Barbaresco 2017, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: La Spinona Bricco Faset 2017 is a dry, medium-bodied, fragrant and elegant Barbaresco made from 100% Nebbiolo. The wine is bright, fresh and delicious with ripe wild berries, earthy violets, ripe cherry, dried wild herbs, mint, anise and baking spice flavours vibrant on the palate. Pour with lentil or meaty stews. Barbaresco food pairings: rare roast beef, lamb, mushroom and wild leek risotto. Drink: 2022 - 2029 134726 13.5% XD 750 mL $63.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Ridge Three Valleys 2022, Sonoma County, California, United States: Ridge Three Valleys 2021 is a dry, full-bodied and intense red wine blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignan and Alicante Bouschet sourced from several sites in Sonoma County wine region. Dry, fruity, supple and richly-layered with bright red berry, strawberry, bramble leaf, toasted oak spice and generous on the palate. Pour with ribs and gourmet burgers from the grill. Drink or hold. Food pairings: zesty ribs, pulled pork, chicken wings, lamb shanks. Drink: 2024 - 2029 652875 14.2% D 750 mL $65.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Chartron et Trébuchet Les Grand Epenots Pommard 1Er Cru 2020, Pommard, Burgundy A.P., France: Chartron et Trébuchet Les Grand Epenots 1er cru 2020 is a fragrant Pommard Pinot Noir; dry, fruity and plushy with great depth of fruit, rich with crushed raspberry, dusty pink roses, anise and coffee flavours sumptuously silky smooth on the palate, it is generous and elegant with a long subtle spicy and minerally finish. Enjoy it now through 2035. Pommard 1Er Cru food pairings: duck confit, Coq au vin, rosemary and lemony lamb chops from the grill. Drink: 2024 - 2033 37917 13.8% D 750 mL $135.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Lamole di Lamole Larelae Riserva Chianti Classico 2019, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Lamole di Lamole Larelae Riserva 2019 Chianti Classico is a certified organic classico produced from 95% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo grapes. Dry, medium-plus-bodied and rich on the palate with ripe blueberry, dark plum, dark cherry, it is silky and juicy with bright acidity and framed with sleek, polished tannins. So good now, enjoy it through 2032. Chianti Classico food pairings: spaghetti and meatballs, cheesy pizza, chicken Parmesan. Drink: 2024 - 2032 280651 14% XD 750 mL $29.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bixio Poderi Amarone della Valpolicella 2019, Veneto D.O.C.G., Italy: From the Veneto wine region, Bixio Poderi 2019 Amarone Della Valpolicella is a rich and supple Valpo produced with 80% Corvina Veronese, 15% Corvinone and 5% Rondinella red wine grapes from vines averaging 20-plus years of age. Rich and smoky on the nose with ripe dark cherry, dried herbs, mocha and toasty oak spice flavours supple on the palate, enjoy it now through 2032 with a loaded meat-lover's pizza. Amarone Della Valpolicella food pairings: savory meaty dishes, brasati, hard or ripe soft cheeses. Drink: 2024 - 2032 36501 15% D 750 mL $54.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bentu Luna SOBI 2020, Isola Dei Nuraghi, Sardinia I.G.T., Italy: From Isola Dei Nuraghi, Sardinia wine region, Bentu Luna Sobi 2020 is a smoky and earthy, full-bodied red wine blend of 30% Sardinian Bovale, 35% Cannonau, 20% Monica as well as 15% in Carignan and Barbera grapes. Fragrant with earthy florals, dark cherry, black pepper, dried tobacco leaf, earthy and smoky on palate, this is a robust and juicy red framed with fine-grained tannins. Enjoy it with smoked and grilled meats through 2025. Food pairings: meat lasagne, meat-lover's pizza, slow-braised beef blade in red wine sauce. Drink: 2024 - 2026 37353 13.5% 750 mL $66.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Massoc Frères L'Assemblage 2020, Itata Valley D.O., Chile: Massoc Frères L 'assemblage 2020 is a dry, fresh and medium-plus-bodied red wine blend of the Pais grape sourced from two different vineyards (hence the name "L'assemblage"). Pais is an old world grape variety found in southern Chile. Smoky and earthy on the nose, this red wine is brilliant on the palate with dark cherry, crushed raspberry, chalky, mineral and citrus zest flavours with firm, structured tannins. Finishes textured on a stony mineral note. Drink or hold. Food pairings: roast chicken, duck confit, salmon steaks from the grill. Drink: 2024 - 2028 37794 14% D 750 mL $25.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Rombauer Zinfandel 2021, California, United States: Rombauer 2021 is a lush, full-bodied and fragrant Zinfandel-driven red wine blend with 94% in Zinfandel and 6% Petite Sirah. The wine was aged for 14 months in French and American oak barrels (10% new). Look for dark berry, strawberry fruit leather, sweet dried tobacco leaf, smoky vanilla, cedar brush and baking spice flavours full and juicy on the palate. Enjoy this sultry, zesty Zin through 2028. The winery purchased a facility in Plymouth, California, giving them access to 120- to 130-year-old Zinfandel vines. Zinfandel food pairings: gourmet burgers, sticky Korean-style pork ribs, lentil and sundried tomato cassoulet. Drink: 2024 - 2028 10460 16.5% D 750 mL $69.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Ippolito 1845 Cirò Colli del Mancuso Riserva 2019, Cirò, Calabria D.O.C., Italy: From Cirò, Calabria wine region, Ippolito 1845 Colli Del Mancuso Riserva 2019 Gaglioppo is produced from grapes sourced from a single vineyard by a winery with over 170 years of wine-making history. The wine is dry, medium-plus-bodied and so fragrant and flavoursome with dark cherry, blackberry, ripe dark fruits and a riot of blue florals long on the finish. Gaglioppo is a Calabrian ancient grape variety cultivated in the Mancuso estate, in the heart of the Cirò area. This example was awarded 1st place at the 2022 Sud Top Wine competition. Enjoy it through 2028. Cirò Colli Del Mancuso Riserva food pairings: roast beef, pork, lamb kebabs. Drink: 2024 - 2028 36476 14.5% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 89/100. August 2024. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Paso Robles, California, United States: Austin Hope 2021 (1500 ml) Cabernet Sauvignon is the big family barbeque size of this rich and powerful Cab from Paso Robles. Dry full-bodied and fragrant with ripe blackberry, dark cherry, cassis, cola, baking spices and smoky toasty oak and baking spice flavours zesty on the palate, this hefty California Cab can take on anything from the grill. Drink or hold. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: roast beef, grilled game sausages, roast goose. Drink: 2024 - 2029 23081 15% D 1500 mL $149.95 Score: 95/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Poderi 322 Brunello di Montalcino 2019, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Poderi 322 2019 is a dry, fruity and medium-plus-bodied Brunello Di Montalcino fragrant with dried red cherry, dark berry, potpourri, savoury herbs and leathery notes brilliant and lingering on the palate. Tannins are firm. Good now if decanted for an hour or two and feed it a roast leg of lamb or a meaty ragu, or try it again in 2026 when it will begin to show its very best. Drink through 2030. Brunello Di Montalcino food pairings: venison ragu, grilled game sausages, bison burgers from the grill. Drink: 2026 - 2040 39101 14.5% D 750 mL $59.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Palladino del Comune di Serralunga Barolo 2019, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: Palladino 2019 Barolo is a dry, full-bodied and juicy 100% Nebbiolo and is brilliant on the palate with ripe dark plum, sour cherry, wild herbs and juicy acidity for food. A powerful Barolo with fine-grained and well-integrated tannins with a long and racy finish, it's very nice now but will be better in 2025 as it continues to evolve in bottle. Drink through the end of the decade. Barolo food pairings: game roasts, roast saddle of rabbit, goose. Drink: 2025 - 2030 115477 14% XD 750 mL $69.95 Score: 94/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Querciabella Chianti Classico 2020, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Querciabella 2020 is a vegan-friendly Chianti Classico from the Tuscany wine region. Dry, full-bodied, sleek and polished, the wine continues to evolve in bottle and is less reductive than a year ago. Perfumed and fresh with its ripe dark cherry, plum, pink florals flavours, framed by fine-grained tannins, is it brilliant and lingering on the palate with fresh acidity for food. Good now, better in 2025 when this elegant classico will begin to show its very best. Drink through 2035. Chianti Classico food pairings: Bistecca all Fiorentina, roast partridge, rabbit fricassee. Drink: 2025 - 2035 728816 13.5% XD 750 mL $40.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Gaja Barbaresco 2020, Piedmont D.O.P., Italy: From the Piedmont wine region, Gaja 2020 Barbaresco is the perfect size for one (375 ml) to enjoy with a braised veal or lamb dish. Deep, dark and concentrated on the palate and abundant with rich red berry flavours, savoury herb, dried sweet tobacco, mint, dark chocolate and citrus zest, it is a Barbaresco beauty to enjoy through 2045. Grapes for this vintage were sourced from 14 different sites throughout the Barbaresco DOCG from vines averaging 40 years of age. Barbaresco food pairings: duck ragu, meat and mushroom pizza, grilled hangar steak. Drink: 2024 - 2043 92098 14% XD 375 mL $206.95 Score: 96/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Orin Swift Papillon 2021, Napa Valley, California, United States: Orin Swift Papillon 2021 is a dry, fruity and full-bodied red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, and Petit Verdot aged 13 months in French oak barrels (44% new). Powerful with muscular, grippy tannins, this Napa Valley red is showing rich flavours of ripe red and blackberry fruit, cedar brush and dark brown spices brilliant on the palate. Decant it for a few hours prior to pouring it with a well-marbled, juicy rib roast. Drink through 2030. Food pairings: Tomahawk steak, venison roast, roast saddle of rabbit. Drink: 2024 - 2032 27197 15.7% D 750 mL $115.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Umani Ronchi Cúmaro Conero Riserva 2019, Marche D.O.C.G., Italy: Umani Ronchi Cúmaro Conero Riserva 2019 is a broody 100% Montepulciano with grapes sourced from the Marche wine region. Smoky on the nose with ripe red berry, wild berry, plum, savoury herbs, dark spices, citrus zest and espresso flavours, it is rich on the palate with grippy tannins and balanced with brilliant acidity for food. Good now, better in 2026 when the wine tames down a bit and begins to show its best. Enjoy it through 2033 with burgers and ribs from the grill or rich and savoury meat pies. Food pairings: cocoa rubbed steaks from the grill, grilled game sausages, slow roasted beef brisket. Drink: 2026 - 2033 27811 13.5% XD 750 mL $26.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Contucci Mulinvecchio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Contucci Mulinvecchio 2018 Nobile Di Montepulciano is a dry, zesty and structured single-vineyard red, rich with ripe strawberry, sour cherry, earthy violets, pepper and toasty oak spice flavours focussed, elegant and fresh on the palate. Enjoy it with meats from the grill through 2032. Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano food pairings: spaghetti and meatballs, meat-lover's pizza, Bistecca alla Fiorentina. Drink: 2024 - 2032 10167 13.7% XD 750 mL $54.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Casas del Toqui Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Cachapoal Valley D.O., Chile: Lamole di Lamole Larelae Riserva 2019 Chianti Classico is a certified organic classico produced from 95% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo grapes. Dry, medium-plus-bodied and rich on the palate with ripe blueberry, dark plum, dark cherry, it lingers on the palate with a silky and satisfying finish. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: steaks and chops from the grill, tourtiere, gourmet burgers. Drink: 2024 - 2029 37751 14% D 750 mL $26.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Domaine Michelle Philipon Vieilles Vignes Maranges 2020, Burgundy A.C., France: Domaine Michelle Philipon Maranges 2020 is an Old Vines Pinot Noir from the Burgundy wine region and the wine was aged in French oak barrels for 10 months (40% new). Dry, medium-bodied and brilliant on the palate with red berry, raspberry, blue florals, black olive and toasty oak spice flavours, this Burgundian beauty finishes long with a minerally kiss. Tannins are fine-grained and rounded. Very nice now through 2028, enjoy it with a traditional roast chicken. Food pairings: rack of lamb, grilled salmon steaks, duck confit. Drink: 2024 - 2028 13675 13.8% XD 750 mL $48.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Monte Zovo Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2020, Veneto D.O.C., Italy: From the Veneto wine region, Monte Zovo Superiore 2020 Ripasso Valpolicella is a rich, juicy and full-bodied red wine blend of Corvina, Mollinara and Rondinella. Vegan-friendly and produced from sustainably grown grapes, look for dark cherry, dried fine herbs, dark spices, minty, citrus zest flavours and mineral notes that linger with soft, velvety tannins and racy acidity for food. Complex, but so easy to love. Enjoy it now through the end of the decade with your favourite meaty pasta or lasagne dish. Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore food pairings: beef daube, lamb ragu, juicy pork roast. Drink: 2024 - 2030 23523 14.5% D 750 mL $27.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Loop Road Pinot Noir 2022, Cromwell, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand: From Central Otago, South Island, Loop Road 2022 Pinot Noir is fragrant and expressive on the palate with dark berry, plum, pink florals, fine herbs and zesty with balanced acidity. Elegant, youthful and a very charming PN from New Zealand, enjoy it now through 2030. Pinot Noir food pairings: lamb lollipops from the grill, chicken breasts with cherry coulis, veal cutlets. Drink: 2024 - 2029 25948 14% D 750 mL $37.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Château Lestage 2019, Listrac-Médoc, Bordeaux A.C., France: Château Lestage 2019 is a dry, full-bodied, elegant and fresh 62% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot red wine blend from the Listrac-Médoc, Bordeaux wine region. Produced from sustainably grown grapes. Youthful with blackberry, dark plum, black currant, savoury herbs, spicy and mineral notes on the palate, tannins are fine-grained and there is a lot of juicy acidity on this wine for food. Enjoy it now through 2034 with an equally juicy bacon-wrapped filet mignon. Food pairings: roast beef, pork tenderloin, roast goose. Drink: 2024 - 2034 37161 13.8% D 750 mL $35.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Legón Premium 2018, Ribera Del Duero D.O., Spain: From Viña Vilano in Ribera del Duero, Legón Premium 2018 is a lush 100% Tempranillo sourced from old vines, some over 100 years old! Deep, bright ruby red in the glass, dry, medium-plus-bodied and fragrant with ripe dark plum, black currant and cherry compote flavours with a hint of smoky vanilla on the palate, it lingers on with sweet baking spices and dark chocolate notes. Tannins are velvety. Enjoy with a roast leg of lamb or Manchego cheese. Bodega Viña Vilano is located in the village of Pedrosa de Duero, province of Burgos and has over 300 hectares of Tinta del País grapes known locally as Tempranillo. Premium food pairings: roast pork, meat-lover's pizza, beef bourguignon. Drink: 2024 - 2033 270645 14% XD 750 mL $34.00 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Wolfberger Brut Crémant d'Alsace, Alsace A.C., France: A crisp, clean, toasty Alsatian sparkling wine. Aromas of lemongrass and lime zest. Dry and mouth-watering. Pair with shellfish. Crémant D'alsace food pairings: oysters on the half-shell, quiches, egg dishes, salads. Drink: 2024 - 2026 460832 12% D 750 mL $21.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bernard Lonclas Grand Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne, Champagne A.C., France: Bernard Lonclas Grand Brut is a fresh and bright non-vintage, Blanc de Blancs Champagne, fragrant with baked brioche, fresh yoghurt, lemon blossom, wild herbs and soft spicy notes fresh and zesty on a fine and persistent mousse long and lifted on the palate. The cuvée was disgorged July 6th, 2021, chill and enjoy it now through 2026. Grand Brut Blanc De Blancs Champagne food pairings: scallops. oysters, fish and chips. Drink: 2024 - 2027 36702 12% D 750 mL $74.95 Score: 94/100. August 2024. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Sparkling Rosé, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Southbrook Triomphe Sparkling rosé is a vegan-friendly bubble produced in the Charmat method. Crafted from primarily Chardonnay Musqué with 6% Merlot and 4% Pinot Noir grapes, it is bright and bold with red berry fruit, strawberry, tropical fruits and delicately spiced on the palate. A fresh rosé to enjoy anytime, particularly with dining alfresco with friends. Sparkling Rosé food pairings: creamy cheeses, brunch dishes, salads, eggs Bennie. Drink: 2024 - 2025 39278 11.5% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
White Wine
Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold 2022, France: Gérard Bertrand's Orange Gold 2022 is an orange wine produced from organically grown Chardonnay, White Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat and Clairette grapes and vinified without destemming or crushing the grapes with extensive grape skin contact. Grapes are semi carbonic macerated, then pressed into stainless steel tanks with completed maceration in barrels. Look for ripe apricot, peach, soft citrus zest, ginger and honeysuckle flavours on this beautiful gold-hued white wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Food pairings: bouillabaisse, pan-fried scallops in ginger and mandarin, duck a l'orange. Drink: 2024 - 2026 23729 13% D 750 mL $22.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Pomelado Orange Wine 2022, Vinos De La Tierra De Castilla, Castilla La Mancha, Spain: From Dominio de Punctum, Castilla Y León Pomelado 2022 is a vegan-friendly orange wine produced from estate-grown, organic Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Grapes are fermented with skin contact for up to 14 days giving more flavour, colour and texture to the wine. Fragrant with ripe apricot, orange, white-fleshed stone fruit and tropical fruit, white floral and nutmeg aromas and flavours on the palate, it is a very unique and pretty SB finishing with a titch of spice and finely textured-tannins. Orange Wine food pairings: sushi, grilled salmon dishes, lemon and herbed chicken breasts from the grill. Drink: 2024 - 2024 12119 13.2% XD 750 mL $18.95 Score: 89/100. August 2024. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2022, San Gimignanot, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Panizzi 2022 Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a dry, medium-bodied and chalky textured white wine with green apple, dried quince, white pepper spice, fine green herbs and briny mineral flavours poised and elegant on the palate. Produced from organically grown gapes, chill and enjoy it through 2025. Vernaccia Di San Gimignano food pairings: salads, seafood pasta, light cheeses and cured meats. Drink: 2024 - 2025 36446 13% D 750 mL $23.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Charly Nicolle Les Fourneaux Ante MCMLXXX Chablis 1er Cru 2020, Burgundy A.P., France: Charly Nicolle, Les Fourneaux Ante Mcmlxxx 1er cru 2020 Chablis is a dry, medium-plus-bodied and generous Chardonnay with yellow apple, plum, Meyer lemon and fresh garden herbs brilliant on the palate with a long minerally finish. Elegant and exuberant! Chill and enjoy it through the end of the decade. Chablis 1Er Cru food pairings: grilled whitefish, lemon sole, halibut, grilled chicken dishes, duck terrine. Drink: 2024 - 2030 24945 13.5% XD 750 mL $52.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Domaine des Malandes Vau De Vey Chablis 1er Cru 2022, Vau De Vey , Burgundy A.C., France: From Vau De Vey , Burgundy wine region, Domaine des Malandes 2022 Chablis is the perfect size (375 ml) to enjoy with a half-dozen raw oysters on the half shell or a mussel hot pot for one. From the Vau de Vey climat, where Chardonnay vines were planted in the 1980s on its steep slopes, look for ripe apple, pear, garden herbs, lemon-lime zest and nutty flavours on this vibrant and rounded Chablis. A portion of the wine was aged in French oak barrels adding roundness and creaminess to the wine. Very nicely done, chill and enjoy it through 2030. Vau De Vey Chablis 1Er Cru food pairings: chicken breasts Dijonnaise, seafood pot pie, chowders, oysters on the half shell. Drink: 2024 - 2030 39140 13.5% XD 375 mL $40.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Lange Twins Merrill Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2023, Clarksburg, California, United States: From Clarksburg, California, Langetwins Merrill Vineyard 2023 Chenin Blanc is produced from sustainably grown grapes and is a dry, medium-bodied CB vibrant with ripe pear, yellow apple, melon, vanilla and dried sage flavours finishing on a clean and crisp mineral note. Nicely balanced with harmonious acidity for food, chill and enjoy it with bouillabaisse. Chenin Blanc food pairings: mild, soft cheeses, grilled shellfish, lemon butter sauteed halibut steaks. Drink: 2024 - 2028 39113 12.5% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Pelee Island Winery Pinot Grigio 2022, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: A crisp, refreshing, mouth-watering Pinot Grigio from southwestern Ontario. Aromas of white peach and green apple. Perfect for roast chicken. Pinot Grigio food pairings: seared scallops, shrimp tempura, light chicken dishes, seafood. Drink: 2024 - 2026 326413 12% D 750 mL $16.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay 2022, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand: Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard 2022 Chardonnay is an elegant, tangy and juicy Hawke's Bay, North Island Chard with bright apple, lemon curd, nutty and minerally flavours spicy and mouth-wateringly long on the palate. The Chardonnay did see some oak treatment. Chill and enjoy it through 2029. Chardonnay food pairings: roast chicken, oysters Rockefeller, cilantro and lime baked white fish. Drink: 2024 - 2029 142554 13.5% XD 750 mL $32.95 Score: 95/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Boschendal Suzanne 2022, Elgin W.O., South Africa: From the Elgin W.O., Boschendal Suzanne 2022 is a dry, medium-bodied and vibrant white wine blend of 54% Semillon and 46% Sauvignon Blanc. Absolutely lovely with its fresh green apple, herbs, lime zest, lemongrass and herbaceous flavours brilliant on the palate with a creamy and lingering finish. So good now, chill and enjoy it with everything seafood. Food pairings: grilled shellfish dishes, seafood chowders, pan-fried halibut steaks. Drink: 2024 - 2027 37535 13.5% D 750 mL $42.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Ktima Gerovassiliou Viognier 2022, Epanomi, Macedonia P.G.I., Greece: From Epanomi, Macedonia P.G.I., Gerovassiliou 2022 is produced from 100% Viognier and is perfumed with honeysuckle, tropical fruit, ripe apricot, grapefruit zest, ginger spicy flavours and mineral notes fresh and long on the palate. Very nicely done!. Viognier food pairings: buttered lobster rolls, crab cakes with aioli, pad Thai. Drink: 2024 - 2028 37310 13.5% D 750 mL $46.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Fantini Calalenta Pecorino 2022, Terre Di Chieti, Abruzzo I.G.P., Italy: From the Terre Di Chieti, Abruzzo wine region, Fantini Calalenta 2022 Pecorino is a bright and sassy summer sipper to be enjoyed chilled on its own or with salads and grilled or smoked whitefish dishes. Fresh on the nose and palate with green melon, apple, fine herbs and lemon zesty flavours, chill and enjoy it through 2026. Pecorino food pairings: lobster bisque, smoked fish on baguette, roast chicken. Drink: 2024 - 2026 36445 12% D 750 mL $20.95 Score: 89/100. August 2024. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Chartron et Trébuchet Chablis 1Er Cru 2022, Burgundy A.C., France: Chartron et Trébuchet 1er cru 2022 Chablis is a lean, mouth-wateringly juicy Chardonnay, elegant with green apple crunch, pear, flinty, briny mineral and lemon zesty flavours fresh and lingering on the palate. Made for shellfish dishes like oysters on the half shell, or garlic and lemon butter sauteed shrimp scampi. Chill and enjoy it through 2028. Chablis 1Er Cru food pairings: escargots, oysters on the half shell, lemon sole, grilled chicken dishes. Drink: 2024 - 2029 37918 13.5% XD 750 mL $50.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Preiss Kammerling Grüner Veltliner 2022, Traisental D.A.C., Austria: Preiss Kammerling 2022 Grüner Veltliner even looks so fresh in the glass with its light greenish hues. Look for ripe mango, pineapple, guava, honeydew melon and fine herb flavours on this very fruit-forward Grüner from the Traisental D.A.C.. Finishes on a fresh apple, lemon zesty and briny mineral note. So nice now and very food versatile, enjoy it with a traditional veal or pork schnitzel. Grüner Veltliner food pairings: grilled pork tenderloin, veal cutlets, grilled chicken dishes. Drink: 2024 - 2027 37421 13.5% D 750 mL $23.95 Score: 91/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Fontanafredda Tradizione Moscato d'Asti 2022, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: Fontanafredda Tradizione 2022 Moscato d'Asti is pretty, softly sweet and a delightfully fresh spritz with rose petal, orange blossoms, fine herbs and honeyed stone fruit flavours fresh and zesty on the palate. Chill and enjoy it with creamy desserts or fruit cups, and this light and low abv bubble (5.5% abv) is excellent with brunch dishes. Fontanafredda is one of Italy's most notable names with 166 years of winemaking history. Tradizione Moscato D'asti food pairings: fresh fruit cup, honeyed desserts, Pavlova. Drink: 2024 - 2025 36013 5.5% S 750 mL $17.95 Score: 90/100. August 2024. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Chartron et Trébuchet Chassagne-Montrachet 2021, Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy A.C., France: From Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy wine region, Chartron et Trébuchet 2021 is a powerful but elegant Chardonnay, creamy and rich on the palate with white spring florals, ripe apple, pear, Meyer lemon, citrus meringue, mineral and subtle toasty oak spice flavours sultry and long on the palate. Chill and enjoy it with creamy seafood dishes like a Coquilles St-Jacques. Chassagne-Montrachet food pairings: seafood Alfredo, lemon sole, halibut, roast chicken with Bechamel sauce. Drink: 2024 - 2032 37916 13.5% XD 750 mL $127.95 Score: 93/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
TIKI Single Vineyard North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2023, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand: Tiki 2023 is a single vineyard Pinot Gris from the North Canterbury, South Island wine region in New Zealand. Elegant and expressive with white-fleshed nectarine, Bartlett pear, red apple, lemon zest aromas and just as juicy and fresh on the palate. Enjoy it now in all of its youthful freshness with salads topped with mild cheeses like Edam and Fontina or with an elegant pork tenderloin en croute. Single Vineyard North Canterbury Pinot Gris food pairings: grilled chicken dishes with citrus fruit chutney, pan-fried lemon sole, salads. Drink: 2024 - 2025 36881 12.5% D 750 mL $22.95 Score: 92/100. August 2024. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart