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.
Rosés
Peninsula Ridge Beal Vineyard Cabernet Franc Rosé 2025, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Peninsula Ridge's grand Queen Anne Revival mansion looks out over Lake Ontario. Strawberry and ruby grapefruit from its Beal Vineyard bring a crisp, mouth-watering freshness. Crab cakes are a great reason to keep it going into autumn. Pink wine season ends when you say it does. Cabernet Franc Rosé food pairings: grilled jumbo prawns with a peach salsa, crab cakes with mango chutney. Drink: 2026 - 2028 177840 12% XD 750 mL $16.95 Score: 90/100. October 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Cantina del Giusto San Claudio Ii Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2022, Tuscany, Italy: San Claudio II comes from the hills around Montepulciano, where Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, has been grown for centuries by producers like Cantina del Giusto. The wine is perfumed, with dark plum lifted by a floral, violet-like note, and the tannin stays soft enough to feel inviting rather than firm. Dried sage rounds things out at the finish. A meaty lasagne or sausage cassoulet would suit it. Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano food pairings: meaty lasagne, sausage cassoulet, vegetarian pizza. Drink: 2026 - 2035 541292 14.5% XD 750 mL $23.95 Score: 90/100. October 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart