by Nicole MacKay | Nov 30, 2025
Joie Plein De Vie 2023 Joie Plein de Vie 2023 is the kind of sparkling that feels instantly inviting but still has something to say. Aromas of red cherry, strawberry, and cream lift from the glass, followed by a palate that snaps with fresh acidity and a buoyant...
by Nicole MacKay | Nov 30, 2025
Quails’ Gate Old Vines Foch 2023 Quails’ Gate Old Vines Foch 2023 is a confident, quietly distinctive red that shows how convincingly this hybrid can speak of place, particularly in the Okanagan Valley. The nose leans into black cherry, blueberry skin, cracked...
by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2025
Flat Rock Cellars Hexa Pinot Noir 2020 From Flat Rock Cellars’s estate fruit on the Twenty Mile Bench in Ontario, the Hexa Pinot Noir 2020 shows a confident, site-driven profile shaped as much by its cool escarpment origin as by the thoughtful use of 17% whole...
by Nicole MacKay | Oct 31, 2025
Cadgal Barbera d’Asti Mavi 2023 Cadgal Barbera d’Asti Mavi 2023 was fermented in stainless steel to emphasize purity and opens with clear notes of sour cherry, crushed plum, violet, and a faint iron edge, backed by hints of fresh herbs and graphite. The palate is...
by Nicole MacKay | Aug 31, 2025
Evolve Brut Rosé 2018 Sourced from Skaha Lookout Vineyard and Kuipers Family Vineyard, Evolve Brut Rosé 2018 delivers impressive maturity and composure after five years on lees. It opens with lifted aromas of wild strawberry, blood orange, and brioche, followed by a...