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Sand Point Winery Chardonnay 2022, Lodi, California, United States: Drink: 2024-2026. 11194 14.50% D 750 mL  $17.00. July 18, 2024 Charming Grilled Chicken Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar  



Michele Chiarlo Nivole Semi-Sparkling Moscato D'asti 2022, Piedmont D.O.C., Italy: Drink: 2024-2025. 942888 5.50% MS 750 mL  $21.95. July 18, 2024 Divine Dessert Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
12 bottles available at Haney




Leitz Eins-Zwei-Zero Sparkling Riesling, Rheingau, Germany:  M 750 mL  $14.95. July 18, 2024 Calm Curry Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar  



Leitz Eins-Zwei-Zero Rosé, Rheingau, Germany:  858596 M 750 mL  $13.95. July 18, 2024 Cool Creamy Cheese Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
69 bottles available at Penticton Plaza
35 bottles available at Whistler Village
35 bottles available at Kelowna Orchard Park
31 bottles available at 39th & Cambie
30 bottles available at Victoria Westshore




Beni di Batasiolo Bosc Moscato d'Asti 2011, Piedmont, Italy: Drink: 2013-2015. 277194 5.50% M 750 mL  $21.20. July 18, 2024 Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
66 bottles available at Kelowna Orchard Park
36 bottles available at Whistler Village
4 bottles available at Richmond Brighouse
2 bottles available at Chetwynd




El Enemigo Chardonnay 2022, Mendoza, Argentina: Produced by Alejandro Vigil and Adrianna Catena, El Enemigo 2022 Chardonnay is dry, full-bodied and produced from grapes sourced from vines more than 20 years of age planted in calcareous soils at a high-altitude vineyard of about 1,400 metres in the Gualtallary wine region. Perfumed with ripe stone fruit, lemon zest and saline mineral notes fresh on the palate, the wine finishes with a kiss of toasty oak spice. Very good now, it will continue to evolve and mature in bottle. Grapes for this vintage were hand-harvested and vinified in 500-litre French oak barrels (35% new) with native yeasts at a controlled temperature of 18ºC for 40 days. The wine was then aged under a yeast cap for 12 months in the same barrels. Drink: 2024-2026. 482984 14.30% XD 750 mL  $27.95 Score: 92/100. July 6, 2024 Top Rated White Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar  



Malivoire Estate Grown Chardonnay 2022, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: A lovely, almost full-bodied Niagara Chardonnay with toasted nuts and white peach. Very typical cool climate Chard. Golden apple, toffee and smoke on the finish. Perfect for roast turkey or chicken. Drink: 2024-2026. 573147 13.20% XD 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 89/100. July 6, 2024 Cool Creamy Cheese Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar  



Masi Costasera Riserva Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2017, Veneto D.O.C.G., Italy: Masi Costasera Riserva 2017 Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico is a rich and vibrant red wine blend of 70% Corvina, 15% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta and a splash of Molinara. Warming at 15% abv., the wine is a generous mouthful of candied cherry, plum, meaty, smoky vanilla and bitter chocolate flavours with a fresh finish ending on a piney and balsamic note. In 1353, Pietro Alighieri, son of Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, who wrote The Inferno among other great works, purchased the land that’s still at the heart of this winery. The family have tended these vineyards for 20 generations. Drink: 2023-2032. 324137 15% D 750 mL  $84.95 Score: 95/100. July 6, 2024 Top Rated Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
17 bottles available at Fort Street
14 bottles available at Sechelt
14 bottles available at Nanaimo Terminal Park
12 bottles available at Alberni & Bute
12 bottles available at Williams Lake




Mission Hill Reserve Pinot Gris 2022, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada: Mission Hill Reserve 2022 Pinot Gris is dry, medium-bodied and fresh. Grapes for this vintage were sourced from Oliver, Black Sage and Naramata Ranch in the Okanagan Valley wine region in British Columbia. Each vineyard has a unique microclimate with the resulting wine fresh and fragrant with cantaloupe, almond, lemongrass and stony mineral flavours fresh on the palate. Enjoy it with veggie and chicken kebabs from the grill. Drink: 2024-2026. 537076 13.90% D 750 mL  $25.95 Score: 90/100. July 6, 2024 Top Rated White Wine. Charming Grilled Chicken Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
65 bottles available at Robson
45 bottles available at Kerrisdale
44 bottles available at 39th & Cambie
33 bottles available at Abbotsford
33 bottles available at Park Royal




Daou Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Paso Robles, California, United States: From Paso Robles wine region, Daou Vineyards 2021 is a dry, full-bodied and juicy Cabernet Sauvignon with meaty, mouth-watering and intense flavours of blackberry, cassis, spiced plum, dark chocolate, dried thyme, savoury herbs, black olive and a lingering flinty, wet stone finish. Luxurious and sophisticated, enjoy it with roast beef dinner and all the trimmings, or cellar it to 2030. Drink: 2025-2040. 14392 14.50% D 750 mL  $34.95 Score: 92/100. July 6, 2024 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review Add to: Shopping List Cellar    
51 bottles available at Meadowtown
48 bottles available at Alberni & Bute
44 bottles available at Penticton Plaza
40 bottles available at Prince George Pine Centre
37 bottles available at HighGate Village





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