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Vintages Release August 30, 2025

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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.

Sparkling Wine

CREW Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Sparkling 2023, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Pale-rose bubbles burst with strawberry-melon sweetness and cool red-berry lift, all underpinned by bracing acidity and a playful mousse. A sunlit sparkler, it begs for easy afternoons. Serve with goat-cheese crostini and grilled peach slices draped in prosciutto. Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Sparkling food pairings: charcuterie, dessert tarts, cocktails. Drink: 2025 - 2027 46750 12.1% D 750 mL $26.95 Score: 90/100. August 2025. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Red Wine

L.A. Cetto Petit Sirah 2022, Guadalupe Valley, Baja California, Mexico: From Baja’s sun-soaked Guadalupe Valley comes L.A. Cetto’s Old Vines Petite Sirah—a $15 marvel. Inky purple in the glass, it’s loaded with jammy blackberry and plum purée, streaked with smoky, savory meatiness and dried-herb whispers. Fresh acidity slices through the richness, making it a perfect partner for a loaded meat-lover’s pizza or grilled sausages. Petit Sirah food pairings: lamb cutlets, hamburgers, espresso and cocoa-rubbed flank steak, black bean soup, cheese. Drink: 2025 - 2027 983742 14% XD 750 mL $14.95 Score: 89/100. August 2025. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart


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