Please note that our reviews are based on a variety of sources: samples sent to our team, those we purchase in store, tasting events, those tasted in restaurants and while traveling domestically and internationally.
White Wine
Deu la Deu Alvarinho 2024, Monção E Melgaço, Vinho Verde D.O.C., Portugal: Adega de Monção Alvarinho is perfumed and zesty—white-flower and apricot aromas, lime-oil and grapefruit zest with bright acidity and a granite minerality; excellent with garlic prawns. Alvarinho food pairings: herbed quiches, grilled prawns with garlic and lemon butter, green salads topped with chunks of Edam cheese. Drink: 2025 - 2025 40642 13% XD 750 mL $22.95 Score: 90/100. November 2025. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Inniskillin Reserve Cabernet Franc 2023, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: This wine offers beautiful aromatics of red raspberry, violet, plum, raspberry, and floral notes complement the rich flavours of black cherry and spice. Smooth, approachable tannins and an extended finish. It has a silky texture with bright acidity and notes of black pepper and fresh herbs. It's elegant yet structured, showing the cool-climate character that makes Niagara Cabernet Franc so special. I'd pair this with: herb-roasted prime rib with a peppercorn crust that forms a spicy, crackling bark over the tender, pink interior, served au jus for dipping each slice.
mushroom tart with caramelized onions and gruyère cheese in buttery, flaky pastry, the earthy fungi harmonizing with the wine's herbal notes.
grilled lamb chops with mint chimichurri, the charred meat still blushing pink at the center, the bright herb sauce cutting through richness.
roasted beet and arugula salad with candied walnuts and chèvre, the sweet earthiness of the beets complementing the wine's red fruit and pepper spice. This wine is duck confit with crispy, mahogany skin shattering to reveal succulent meat beneath, served with cherry reduction that mirrors the wine's fruit profile. Cabernet Franc food pairings: grilled side ribs, bison burgers, lamb tagine, roast turkey. Drink: 2025 - 2029 17290 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 93/100. November 2025. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart