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Red Wine
Zonin Amarone Della Valpolicella 2021, Veneto D.O.C.G., Italy: Zonin's Amarone della Valpolicella from Veneto is a concentrated, full-bodied red wine offering notes of wild red currant, raspberry, white pepper and charred forest floor. This dry wine displays silky tannins and bright acidity that will continue to develop over the next nine years. Serve it at room temperature with eggplant casserole topped with aged pecorino as the wine's powerful structure stands up to the sharp cheese, or pair it with grilled game sausage where the wine's savory depth complements the spiced meat. Winemaker Franco Giacosa crafts this taut Amarone using the traditional appassimento method, drying grapes to concentrate their sugars and flavors before fermentation, creating remarkable intensity and chewy texture. The wine's dense attack and licorice complexity will evolve into greater sophistication with five or six years of bottle age. This velvety, woodland-scented Amarone represents excellent quality and will drink beautifully through 2035. Amarone Della Valpolicella food pairings: eggplant casserole topped with sharp cheese, roast saddle of rabbit, grilled game sausage. Drink: 2026 - 2035 86207 15.5% D 750 mL $49.95 Score: 94/100. February 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
White Wine
Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Chardonnay 2023, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Le Clos Jordanne's Jordan Village Chardonnay from Niagara Peninsula is an elegant, medium-bodied white wine offering notes of ripe pear, toasted hazelnut, orange blossom and flinty minerality. This dry wine displays supple texture and vibrant acidity that will continue to integrate beautifully over the next two years. Serve it chilled with roasted chicken with herbs as the wine's richness complements the golden-brown skin, or pair it with grilled halibut with lemon butter where the wine's bright acidity balances the buttery sauce. Winemaker Sébastien Jacquey crafts this Burgundian-style Chardonnay from estate vineyards on the Twenty Mile Bench, where limestone-rich soils and Lake Ontario's moderating influence create ideal conditions for producing Chardonnay of remarkable finesse and mineral character. Le Clos Jordanne was established in 2000 as a joint venture between Vincor and Burgundy's Boisset family, bringing Old World expertise to one of Canada's most promising terroirs. This sophisticated Chardonnay represents exceptional quality and will drink beautifully through 2027. Chardonnay food pairings: grilled pork chops, chicken, cold turkey sandwiches. Drink: 2025 - 2027 20455 13.5% D 750 mL $30.00 Score: 93/100. February 2026. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart