PORTUGUESE CHARMER
This Dao is a smooth, spicy/sweet, charmer. Shades of Rhone and good with almost any food from burger to pizza to chicken or pork….
MY FAVOURITE AUSSIE RED WINES
Lindeman’s Pinot is a “˜must buy’ for fans of lightly chilled reds. A fruity, tangy and anytime gulper. Also a fab partner for traditional…
Niagara Red Wine Stars
The Bosc family at Chateau des Charmes have been making excellent, down-to-earth, Gamays for decades and, thanks to the warm 2014 vintage, this may…
Move Up!
LOVE PINOT GRIGIO, BUT NEED TO MOVE UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS There will be Holiday events where your nine-dollar Pinot Grigio won’t cut it….
A Kinda Special White
HAPPY ALVARHINO TO YOU! The top western corners of Spain and Portugal are home to Alvarhino, one of the great whites of the world….
Niagara House White Wine Stars
NIAGARA STARS In Burgundy, Chardonnay rules but the locals also enjoy the Aligote grape to freshen-up the palate before dinner. Think dry martini. Bracing….
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CLASSY SHIRAZ While Jacob’s Creek Barossa Shiraz is not bone dry, it invigorates more than most of its Aussie cousins. The rich flavours are…
Local Sparkler
ELEGANT LOCAL SPARKLER AT A REASONABLE PRICE This Chardonnay-based sparkler has a gentler touch than most Bruts. The expression is pure pleasure, with a…
BEST $14 CHAMPAGNE IN THE WORLD
Okay, it’s not Champagne, but Spain’s Cava producers employ similar time-consuming, expensive production methods ““ resulting in wines with the classic Champagne yeastiness. While…