Pillitteri Estates Winery Team Canada White 2017, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario V.Q,A., Canada: A lovely white wine blend of aromatic grapes with notes of lychee, rose petal and baking spice. For every bottle sold, the winery donates $1 to the Canadian Olympic Foundation to support the country's athletes. Pair with seafood or a gold medal performance of pairs figure skating. Drink: 2020-2022. 13657 12.50% D 750 mL $14.95 Score: 90/100. July 10, 2020
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Gérard Bertrand Côte Des Roses Rosé 2011, Languedoc, Midi A.P., France: Light and pretty with rosewater, and strawberry blossom florals. Elegant. Pair with seared salmon. Drink: 2011-2013. 373985 13% XD 750 mL $18.95 Score: 91/100. September 15, 2015
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Chateau Timberlay Bordeaux Supérieur Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Bordeaux A.O.C., France: A full-bodied Bordeaux red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. Toasty oak and fleshy black fruit. Good price. Pair with prime rib. Drink: 2014-2018. 30072 12.50% XD 750 mL $16.95 Score: 88/100. September 4, 2017
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Cusumano Nero D'avola 2016, Sicily, Italy: The Cusumano family has been making wine for more than 60 years on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Their expertise and craft shows in the glass of this exceptional red wine. Such terrific value! This Italian red wine is made from the Nero d'Avola grape, the iconic red grape of the island of Sicily. Layers of fleshy black (nero) fruit and pepper spice. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2016-2019. 143164 14% XD 750 mL $13.95 Score: 89/100. October 31, 2017
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Mionetto Prestige Prosecco Brut Doc Treviso, Veneto, Italy: A terrific value for this Italian sparkling wine with toasty, crisp refreshment. Perfect for seafood and shellfish. 483339 11% MD 750 mL $18.00 Score: 89/100. May 12, 2022
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Silk & Spice Red Blend 2016, Portugal, Portugal: A tasty, full-bodied, smooth Portuguese red wine blend made from native grapes. Flavours of sweet plums and blackberries, along with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Thus, the name of the wine in reference to the traditional spice route around Portugal merchant sailing vessels took to get to the East in the 1500s to buy spices and trade goods. Pair with Hawaiian pizza or Mexican mole. Drink: 2016-2018. 533307 13% MD 750 mL $16.00 Score: 87/100. December 8, 2017
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Torres Gran Coronas Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Penedès, Spain: A deeply concentrated, dark and brooding wine with great depths of flavour and complexity. This towering Spanish red wine made from the classic Cabernet Sauvignon grape. The grapes for this lusciously ripe Cabernet grow on vines planted on the Mas la Palana estate. Aromas of blackberry jam, dark spice and some pepper. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2018-2024. 36483 14% D 750 mL $19.95 Score: 92/100. March 30, 2020
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Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Chile, Spain: Rich, round, full-bodied and enticingly fleshy. Gorgeous notes of ripe blackberries and plums. Dripping with flavour and come hither aromas. Bring it on! 337238 13.50% D 750 mL $24.95 Score: 90/100. December 1, 2009
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