by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2022
Broc Cellars Love White 2021 I can’t remember the last time I was so smitten with a wine. I don’t get overly enamoured about many bottles, but this one knocked my socks off (never mind that I haven’t worn socks since April). Broc Cellars Love White 2021 is magic in a...
by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2022
The Busker Triple Cask Triple Smooth Blended Malt This award-winning, 80-proof, triple-cask Irish Whiskey is matured and finished in bourbon, marsala, and sherry casks and exudes extraordinary smoothness. For the Busker Paloma, I added a slash of lemon Pellegrino for...
by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2022
Cambria Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 Katherine’s Vineyard, named for Katie Jackson (proprietor) in 1986, sits on the Santa Maria Bench of California’s coastal Santa Barbara County. Using 80% old vine Clone 4, with additional Wente 76 and 96 clones, winemaker...
by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2022
Monte Creek Chardonnay 2018 With four years of bottle age, I fear this expression starting to cling to the already-neutral aromatics - few make themselves known in the glass. On the palate, however, it shines. Fruity flavours of lemon, pear, and hints of peach are...
by Nicole MacKay | Sep 30, 2022
il fauno di Arcanum 2019 It’s been nearly three years since I last tasted this wine. In early 2020, I tasted a nicely evolved 2013 vintage. And now, and a more youthful bottle from 2019. In the $45 - $60 range (depending on where you live), this IGT Super Tuscan is an...
