Red Wine
Sella & Mosca Riserva Cannonau di Sardegna 2020, Sardinia, Italy: Love it! Sun-dried tomato, black cherry, smoke, savory bacon fat. Intriguiing. Drink: 2023 - 2025 425488 13.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 88/100. October 2023. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico 2019, Beneventano, Campania I.G.T., Italy: A juicy, robust, rustic red with aromas and flavours black cherries and cedar smoke. Delicious, lip-smacking pleasure. Great value here. Perfect for potluck gatherings. A savoury, black-hearted finish. Aglianico food pairings: beef rendang, pork tenderloin, mature hard cheese, baked eggplant, venison. Drink: 2023 - 2027 120907 13.6% XD 750 mL $17.95 Score: 88/100. October 2023. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Thymiopoulos Young Vines Xinomavro 2022, Naoussa P.D.O., Greece: From the Naoussa P.D.O., Thymiopoulos 2020 Xinomavro is produced from grapes sourced from young vines (around 15 years of age). This dry, medium-plus-bodied, fresh and unfiltered red wine is a juicy blend of Xinomavro grapes sourced from warmer, lower and cooler upper slopes of Mount Vermio. Look for ripe red fruit, plum, savoury herbs and spicy notes on this juicy red produced by winemaker, Apostolos Thymiopoulos. Xinomavro food pairings: grilled rare steaks, blackened ribs with BBQ sauce, coq au vin, Cornish game hen, tomato tarte. Drink: 2024 - 2028 466474 14.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 89/100. October 2023. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
The Chocolate Block 2021, Swartland W.O., South Africa: From Boekenhoutskloof, The Chocolate Block 2021 is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier sourced from Goldmine, Porseleinberg and Malmesbury vineyards. You can never have enough of this fragrant, lush, dark-fruited, blueberry, plum and spicy red wine perfectly balanced with food-friendly acidity and velvety tannins, so the 1500 ml size could be enough for a family dinner ;) Food pairings: meaty chili, game meats, hard cheese. Drink: 2023 - 2029 135996 14% XD 1500 mL $83.95 Score: 93/100. October 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Hester Creek Estate Winery Character Red 2022, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada: The Character Red from Hester Creek in the South Okanagan is a rich blend that whispers cedar and blackberry, with a velvety finish that lingers like a good campfire story.
The estate was founded in 1968 by Italian pioneer Joe Busnardo who brought vine cuttings back from Italy in his suitcase. Today, they’re a full wine destination, with a villa hotel, restaurant, and cooking classes.
This red is divine with President’s Choice Blue Menu Smoked Gouda—smoky, savoury, and smooth. Think barbecue ribs or grilled veggie skewers by the lake while ignoring your inbox. Character Red food pairings: Pair the 2022 vintage with BBQ burgers and vegetable skewers.. Drink: 2023 - 2027 46452 13.2% D 750 mL $32.95 Score: 95/100. October 2023. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bonanza Lot 6 California Cabernet Sauvignon, California, United States: This Bonanza Lot 6 Cabernet, a dry, full-bodied California Cab with dark fruit, toasty oak spice flavours plushy on the palate. One for a late-summer barbeque party. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: dark chocolate studded with dried dark berries, grilled sausages, grilled burgers. Drink: 2023 - 2028 660241 14.6% D 750 mL $25.95 Score: 90/100. October 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
La Belle Marguerite Reserva Malbec 2020, Mendoza, Argentina: Sourced from two vineyards—one over a century old in Medrano and the other a youthful six-year-old site in Rivadavia—this Malbec offers a fresh and vibrant expression of the varietal. Aged for one year in seasoned oak barrels, it delivers lively red berry flavours with a delicate, almost airy quality rarely seen in Malbec from South America, particularly from the warmer eastern region of Mendoza. Defying expectations with its elegance and refinement, this wine is a standout. Pair it with grilled lamb chops or roasted eggplant with chimichurri. Malbec food pairings: slow-braised lamb ribs, veal cutlets, grilled sausages. Drink: 2023 - 2027 38491 13.5% D 750 mL $16.95 Score: 92/100. October 2023. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Georges Duboeuf Domaine du Pourpre Moulin-à-Vent 2019, Moulin À Vent, Burgundy A.C., France: From Moulin à Vent in the Burgundy wine region, George Duboeuf Domaine du Pourpre 2019 is a juicy, medium-bodied, and silky smooth 100% Gamay with rich plum, dark cherry, blueberry, earthy violets, baking and pepper spice flavours zesty on the palate. Tannins are fine and velvety. Drink or hold. Food pairings: roast turkey, cured ham and medium-aged hard cheeses, grille pork chops. Drink: 2022 - 2025 635797 13.1% XD 750 mL $26.95 Score: 91/100. October 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Chronos Sparkling Brut, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada: From Time Family of Wines, Chronos is a brut bubble made in the Charmat method and produced from 80% Chardonnay with the balance in Pinot Noir all sourced from British Columbia's Okanagan Valley wine region. Each varietal was fermented separately with some lees stirring on the Chardonnay. Bright and zesty with a persistent, fine and toasty mousse showing fresh apple, citrus zest and white-fleshed stone fruit flavours vibrant on the palate. Chill and enjoy with brunch dishes and creamy cheeses. Sparkling Brut food pairings: seafood canapes, veggies and dip, smoked salmon Bennies. Drink: 2023 - 2025 31539 13.5% D 750 mL $44.95 Score: 91/100. October 2023. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
White Wine
Domaine La Haute Févrie Sébastien Branger Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2020, Sèvre Et Maine, Loire A.C., France: Domaine La Haute Févrie, Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine 2020 is great value under $16. Produced by Sébastien Branger from the Loire, this is a bone-dry, medium-plus-bodied, vibrant Melon de Bourgogne white wine with grapes hand-harvested from 35-plus-year-old vines. The wine overdelivers and is rich and textured with ripe apple, pear, citrus curd and a leesy mineral bite. Chill and enjoy with freshly steamed shellfish dishes. Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine Sur Lie food pairings: garden salad, crab legs, salmon patties. Drink: 2022 - 2025 390625 12% XD 750 mL $15.95 Score: 88/100. October 2023. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Vineland Estates Winery Elevation St. Urban Vineyard Riesling 2021, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Truly one of Niagara’s riesling masters. This incredible white is packed with flavour: bursting at the seams! Yet it’s also incredibly refined and ephemeral. Angel juice. Lots of minerality through the core and a laser-like focus on fruit purity, especially lime and lemon. I love that it's low alcohol yet packed with flavour. A spectacularly vibrant wine that bursts from the glass with lime blossom, lemon zest, white flowers and green apple. Try this lovely white with fresh seafood, shellfish, roast chicken or turkey. Riesling food pairings: shrimp tempura, grilled salmon with lemon sauce, duck liver pate, eggs benedict, planked salmon. Drink: 2023 - 2026 38117 8.4% M 750 mL $22.95 Score: 91/100. October 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Anselmi San Vincenzo 2021, Veneto, Italy: A soft Italian white wine without a lot of acidity. Some white floral notes. Pleasant aperitif. Drink: 2023 - 2024 948158 12.5% D 750 mL $18.95 Score: 83/100. October 2023. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart