Okanagan BC VQA Wines Report

REPORT ON -- Elevate Your Cellar: A Journey Through the Okanagan's Iconic Wine Estates  2025

The Date and Time: April 22, 2025, 6PM to 8PM
The Event: Mark Anthony's Private Collectors Tasting
The Venue: The Bovine Wine Club (Union Station)
The Target Audience: wine media, sommeliers, private wine clients
The Availability/Catalogue: CheckMate Artisanal Winery, Martin's Lane, and Mission Hill (Oculus 2020 $228; Quatrain Legacy Collection 2019 $80; Compendium 2019 $79; Perpetua 2021 $66; CheckMate Fool's Mate Chardonnay 2023 $91; Martin's Lane Naramata Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019 $97; Martin's Lane Simes Vineyard Riesling 2023 $52) - mostly on consignment through Mark Anthony.
The Quote/Background: this was one of a series of small wine tastings beginning in 2023, moving through 2024 and 2025 but with different wines and vintage dates from the same wineries. This sun-drenched region of British Columbia has become synonymous with craftsmanship and terroir.

The Wines: There were two tables with four wines each, but I was unable to taste the eighth wine (CheckMate) because I left early.

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Mission Hill Perpetua Chardonnay 2021
-Mission Hill Compendium 2019
-Martin Lane Riesling Simes Vineyard 2023
-Mission Hill Quatrain Legacy Collection 2019
-Mission Hill Oculus 2020
-Martin Lane Pinot Noir Naramata Ranch 2019

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (87 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-CheckMate Fool's Mate Chardonnay 2023

The Food: there were a few gigantic charcuterie/cheese boards, the latter with Manchego and old Cheddar; followed by sushi Cali roll platters (about a dozen different ones - and more if you count the vegan versions). All food was catered by Bovine Club. More food was on the way but I had to leave early.
The Downside: the room got congested really fast
The Upside: a chance to taste wines that are not normally available in Ontario
The Contact Person: kpasquali@iconicwineries.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92

Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for MAY 24, 2025 release.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES:  under/over $20 for  MAY 24, 2025 release.

By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of wine news items and RSS feeds, plus references to wines, beers and spirits, has been at  https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor since 1994. These notes for better or best wines available through  LCBO Vintages (on a bi-weekly basis)  can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca  or at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor No winery can buy their way into – or out of – my publication.
Scores are a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Southern Rhone would taste like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace, above or below its price).
I was one of the first to jump on the Robert Parker bandwagon, using numerical indications for my scores in the early 1980s. Why? Because with a database I could rate, rank and order wines in any fashion. It was just so convenient using databases. Unfortunately, the numerical system has been shown to be disgraced by overuse and "inflated numbers"; thus I have quit any ranking by number. From now on, it will just be GOOD, BETTER and BEST, which will give me some wiggle room (e.g. is this wine an 87, 88, 89, or 90? Or all of them...depends on my mood and time of day). With the rigorous standards and lab testing by the LCBO, I can safely say that every single wine at the LCBO is at least GOOD, which I would numerically rank at 75-85 points. For reasons of time and space, I will NOT be listing the GOOD wines. Just the BETTER (86-89) and the BEST (90+ ) wines. This spread of points will relate to SILVER and GOLD medals, with GOOD being BRONZE.  This also fits into my scheme for trade tastings.

MVC/QPR=BETTER (86-89)=my basic recommendation
MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine


MAJOR THEME:  Outdoor Entertaining and Rose

Recommended Wines UNDER $20
=========================
W+648840 PADDY BORTHWICK RIESLING  NEW ZEALAND 2023 $19.95
W+41073 WALDSCHÜTZ STRASS GRÜNER VELTLINER AUSTRIA 2023 $19.95
W+20599 FEATHERSTONE PINOT GRIGIO VQA 2024 $17.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )
W+389726 BOYA SAUVIGNON BLANC CHILE 2024 $15.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )
W+41899 AZEVEDO LOUREIRO ALVARINHO PORTUGAL 2024 $13.95
W+328559 CATHEDRAL CELLAR CHARDONNAY SOUTH AFRICA 2022 $18.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )

R+12846 SIDEWOOD STABLEMATE SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA 2021 $17.95
R+44919 FEROX VANTAGE RED VQA $16.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )
R+14424 CREEKSIDE RED TRACTOR CABERNET FRANC VQA 2020  $19.95
R+42814 M. CHAPOUTIER ROUGE CLAIR & FRAIS RHONE 2024 $18.95
R+42228 CHÂTEAU GAILLARD BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES 2023  $19.95
R+561290 LOUIS BERNARD LOUIS CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2022  $16.95
R+994616 TERRA D'ALIGI TATONE MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO 2022 $17.95

ROSE TABLE WINE under $20
+32026 SUSANA BALBO CRIOS MALBEC ROSÉ ARGENTINA 2024 $16.95
+24747 LA POSTA MALBEC ROSÉ ARGENTINA 2024 $15.95
+552497 PELEE ISLAND LOLA CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ VQA $18.95
+319384 CARTE NOIRE HÉRITAGE ROSÉ PROVENCE $19.95
+37726 MARRENON ROSACE ROSÉ RHONE 2024 $16.95
+32401 BAGLIETTI NO.1 ORGANIC ROSÉ ITALY 2024 $15.95
+37863 BORN RAMBLA ROSÉ SPAIN 2024 $16.95
     

Recommended Wines OVER $20
========================
FIZZ+401018 LABOURÉ-GONTARD BRUT CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE $22.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )

W+35723 LAFAZANIS GEOMETRIA ASSYRTIKO GREECE 2023 $23.95
W+82255 ROGER & DIDIER RAIMBAULT SANCERRE 2023  $39.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )
W+36416 FONTANAFREDDA DERTHONA COLLI TORTONESI TIMORASSO PIEDMONT 2023 $28.95
W+663286 AUNTSFIELD SINGLE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC NEW ZEALAND 2024  $22.95

R+41352 EVANS & TATE WILD CAPE CABERNET SAUVIGNON AUSTRALIA 2021 $21.95
R+174334 GAJA CA'MARCANDA PROMIS 2022 $79.95
R+368910 CARPINETO RISERVA VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO TUSCANY 2019  $34.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )
R+129353 THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK 2023 SOUTH AFRICA $41.95
R+37384 ANCIANO NO. 10 GRAN RESERVA SPAIN 2016  $21.95


LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO's Limited Time Offer selections...these  are "better" value...quickly save on these wines on sale to May 25, 2025 --

See next paragraph  below for the May 26 to June 22 LTOs....

BOTTEGA GOLD PROSECCO DOC Treviso, Veneto
+621458 (D – 14 g/L) 750 mL $30.95
NOW $29.45 Save $1.50

CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES BRUT SPARKLING VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake
traditional method
+224766 (D – 12 g/L) 750 mL $32.95
NOW $30.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ROSÉ Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
+650325 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00

LAURENT-PERRIER CUVÉE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE
+158550 (D – 11 g/L) 750 mL $119.95
NOW $109.95 Save $10.00


W H I T E W I N ES

CAVE SPRING ESTATE RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench,
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, sustainable
+286377 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00

ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC Awatere Valley, Marlborough New Zealand
+225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00

FLAT ROCK RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula
+43281 (M – 19 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ILLUMINATE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+18947 (D – 16 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00

STONELEIGH LATITUDE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL REG. $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3.00

TAWSE QUARRY ROAD ORGANIC RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge Niagara
+198853 (M – 24 g/L) 750 mL $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00


R E D W I N ES

CATENA MALBEC Mendoza, Argentina
+478727 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00

CHÂTEAU PIPEAU SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU Bordeaux
+302018 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $44.95
NOW $40.95 Save $4.00

MAN FAMILY WINES SKAAPVELD SHIRAZ
WO Cape Coast, South Africa
+71332 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $14.95
NOW $12.95 Save $2.00

MONTE ANTICO IGT Tuscany
+69377 (D – 8 g/L) 750 mL $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00

OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR Marlborough New Zealand
+590414 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00

RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA CASTEL DEL MONTE DOCG Puglia, Italy
+177295 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $26.95
NOW $23.95 Save $3.00

DUCA DI SARAGNANO ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO IGT Puglia, Italy
+636613 (D – 18 g/L) 750 mL REG. $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00
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MALIVOIRE LADYBUG ROSÉ
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario,
559088 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2

W H I T E W I N ES

ANSELMI SAN VINCENZO
IGT Veneto, Italy
948158 (XD – 6 g/L) 750 mL $18.95
NOW $16.95 Save $2.

FEATHERSTONE BLACK SHEEP RIESLING
Vegan, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
80234 (M – 17 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.

FLAT ROCK CELLARS CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
286278 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.

TAWSE SKETCHES OF NIAGARA CHARDONNAY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
89037 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.

KIM CRAWFORD CHARDONNAY
Marlborough/Hawke's Bay, East Coast, New Zealand
991950 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.

OYSTER BAY CHARDONNAY
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
326728 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.

OYSTER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
316570 (XD – 4 g/L)
750 mL REG. $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.

XANADU VINEWORK
SAUVIGNON BLANC/SEMILLON
Margaret River, Western Australia,
41315 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.


R E D W I N ES

BERONIA RESERVA
DOCa Rioja, Spain
50203 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $23.95
NOW $21.95 Save $2.

FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA
DOCa Rioja, Spain
976662 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $31.95
NOW $28.95 Save $3.

CALVET RÉSERVE DES REMPARTS SAINT-ÉMILION
AC, Bordeaux, France
31898 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.

M. CHAPOUTIER LES VIGNES DE BILA HAUT CÔTES DU
ROUSSILLON-VILLAGES AC, Midi, France
168716 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $16.95
NOW $14.95 Save $2.

REMO FARINA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO
DOCG, Veneto, Italy
995910 (D – 7 g/L) 750 mL $42.95
NOW $40.45 Save $2.

TOMMASI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO
DOCG, Veneto, Italy
356220 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 mL $53.95
NOW $48.95 Save $5.

RINGBOLT CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Margaret River, Western Australia
606624 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.

THE FOREIGN AFFAIR THE CONSPIRACY
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
149237 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $16.95 Save $3.

TWO HANDS GNARLY DUDES SHIRAZ
Barossa Valley, South Australia
660043 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $24.95
NOW $21.95 Save $3.

VILLA ANTINORI TOSCANA IGT, Tuscany, Italy
53876 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $26.95
NOW $24.95 Save $2.


** Some New Wines I Tasted Over the Past Season ---

The Date and Time: Monday January 20, 1PM to 4PM
The Event: Boldly NY: wines of New York pop-up tasting
The Venue: Paris Paris Ossington Ave.
The Target Audience: wine trade including importers
The Availability/Catalogue: it was another QR code and I did not have a cell phone, but I got a list of wineries and tasted what I could. There were positions and stands for the different wineries at small tables, some of which had shared wineries.
The Quote/Background: Surprisingly there were few paper "sell or tech sheets", which are cheap enough to run off. As it was, I had to write my notes on the invitation sheet.
The Wines: these were mostly wineries seeking distribution in Ontario. Ten were from the Finger Lakes and included Boundary Breaks, Element Winery, Heron Hill Winery, Keuka Lake Vineyards, Living Roots Wine & Co.,Osmote, Ria's Wines, Usonia, Wagner Vineyards and Weis Vineyards. Channing Daughters came from Long Island. Dr. Konstantin Frank was there, although it already had an agent (Buyers + Cellars) as did Lamoureux Landing. I did not taste all the wines; I passed on the reds since there were many tasters ahead of me trying the reds.

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Living Roots Bone Dry Riesling 2023
-Lamoureaux Landing Riesling 2021
-Lamoureaux Landing Chardonnay 2023 (unoaked but off-dry)
-Wild Arc Farm Piquette! [sparkling orange wine 2022 $10 canned]
-Dr. Konstantin Frank Blanc de Blancs MC 2020
-Keuka Lakes Vineyard Evergreen Lek 2021 ($35 US)

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (87 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Ria's Wines Chardonnay Seneca Lake 2023
-Boundary Breaks Riesling 2022
-Ria's Wines Pet Nat Seneca Lake
-Boundary Breaks Reserve Riesling 2023
-Ria's Wines Viva Riesling 2023
-Keuka Lakes Vineyard  20 Rows Dry Riesling 2020 ($35 US)
-Weis Dry Riesling 2023
-Ria's Wines Grace Riesling 2022
-Weis Semi-Dry Riesling 2023
-Elegant Winery Can't Stop Won't Stop 2022 Chardonnay + Riesling blend
-Osmote Pet Nat Cayuga White Finger Lakes
-Wagner Vineyards Riesling Select 2022
-Wagner Vineyards Riesling Finger Lakes  2022

The Food: immense loaves of sourdough bread, with salted butter and olive oil.
The Downside: NY wines are a tough sell in Ontario since we are right around the corner so far as the climate goes and we sell out of the VQA wines quickly here. Also, the dollar valuation does not work in the USA's favour.
The Upside: a chance to taste some relatively rare and different wines.
The Contact Person: melissa@amcc-inc.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 87

Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for MAY 10, 2025 release.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES:  under/over $20 for  MAY 10, 2025 release.

By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of wine news items and RSS feeds, plus references to wines, beers and spirits, has been at  https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor since 1994. These notes for better or best wines available through  LCBO Vintages (on a bi-weekly basis)  can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca  or at https://pages.pathcom.com/~dtudor No winery can buy their way into – or out of – my publication.
Scores are a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Southern Rhone would taste like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace, above or below its price).
I was one of the first to jump on the Robert Parker bandwagon, using numerical indications for my scores in the early 1980s. Why? Because with a database I could rate, rank and order wines in any fashion. It was just so convenient using databases. Unfortunately, the numerical system has been shown to be disgraced by overuse and "inflated numbers"; thus I have quit any ranking by number. From now on, it will just be GOOD, BETTER and BEST, which will give me some wiggle room (e.g. is this wine an 87, 88, 89, or 90? Or all of them...depends on my mood and time of day). With the rigorous standards and lab testing by the LCBO, I can safely say that every single wine at the LCBO is at least GOOD, which I would numerically rank at 75-85 points. For reasons of time and space, I will NOT be listing the GOOD wines. Just the BETTER (86-89) and the BEST (90+ ) wines. This spread of points will relate to SILVER and GOLD medals, with GOOD being BRONZE.  This also fits into my scheme for trade tastings.

MVC/QPR=BETTER (86-89)=basic recommendation
MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine

MAJOR THEME:  Fizz

Recommended Wines UNDER $20
=========================
Fizz+648188 MIMI GRANDE RÉSERVE BRUT ROSÉ PROVENCE $19.95
Fizz+43393 NORTON COSECHA ESPECIAL EXTRA BRUT SPARKLING ARGENTINA  $18.95

Rose+408476 ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP SCARLET LADYBIRD AUSTRALIA ROSÉ 2024 $18.95

W+702845 D'ARENBERG THE OLIVE GROVE CHARDONNAY AUSTRALIA 2022 $17.95
W+71233 LENZ MOSER PRESTIGE GRÜNER VELTLINER AUSTRIA 2023 $18.95
W+413757 COUILLARD RÉSERVE DU CHIRON MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE 2023 $14.95
W+588814 ZACHARIAS ASSYRTIKO GREECE 2023 $17.95
W+734798 THORNBURY SAUVIGNON BLANC NEW ZEALAND 2023 $18.95

R+63537 CHÂTEAU HYOT BORDEAUX 2022  $15.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine
R+336313 GUADALUPE RED PORTUGAL 2022 $13.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine
R+574368 FINCA MONICA CRIANZA SPAIN 2019 $15.95
R+971689 D'ANGELO AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE BASILICATA 2020 $19.95
R+42756 ZUCCARDI BRAZOS DE LOS ANDES CABERNET SAUVIGNON ARGENTINA 2023 $17.95
R+478271 SISTER'S RUN OLD TESTAMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON AUSTRALIA 2022 $18.95
R+131540 FEATHERSTONE RED TAIL MERLOT VQA 2021 $19.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine

Recommended Wines OVER $20
========================
Fizz+175588 GRAHAM BECK MÉTHODE CAP CLASSIQUE BRUT PINOT  SOUTH AFRICA $24.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine
Fizz+405035 HUFF CUVÉE JANINE SPARKLING ROSÉ VQA 2021 $34.00
Fizz+383315 FLAT ROCK RIDDLED SPARKLING VQA 2021 $39.95
Fizz+19346 THE FOREIGN AFFAIR BRUT ROSÉ SPARKLING VQA $24.95

Rose+498535 MALIVOIRE VIVANT ROSÉ VQA 2024 $21.95

W+660704 STRATUS WHITE VQA 2022  $49.20
W+733956 MALLORY & BENJAMIN TALMARD MÂCON-UCHIZY 2023 $21.95
        
R+157347 ENRICO SERAFINO SANAVENTO BARBARESCO PIEDMONT 2021  $37.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine
R+23374 CAPRAIA RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO 2020 $39.95 MVC/QPR=BEST (90+ )=superior wine
R+747030 LA VITE LUCENTE TUSCANY 2022 $32.95
R+412759 STRATUS CABERNET FRANC VQA 2021 $45.20
R+48884 COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2021 $32.95


LIMITED TIME OFFERS: Some Recommended Wines from the LCBO's Limited Time Offer selections...these  are "better" value...Save on these wines from April 28 to May 25, 2025 --

BOTTEGA GOLD PROSECCO DOC Treviso, Veneto
+621458 (D – 14 g/L) 750 mL $30.95
NOW $29.45 Save $1.50

CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES BRUT SPARKLING VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake
traditional method
+224766 (D – 12 g/L) 750 mL $32.95
NOW $30.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ROSÉ Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
+650325 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00

LAURENT-PERRIER CUVÉE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE
+158550 (D – 11 g/L) 750 mL $119.95
NOW $109.95 Save $10.00


W H I T E W I N ES

CAVE SPRING ESTATE RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench,
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, sustainable
+286377 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $19.95 Save $2.00

ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC Awatere Valley, Marlborough New Zealand
+225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $18.95 Save $1.00

FLAT ROCK RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula
+43281 (M – 19 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
NOW $17.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ILLUMINATE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+18947 (D – 16 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
NOW $18.95 Save $2.00
+Earn 50 bonus points

STONELEIGH LATITUDE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL REG. $23.95
NOW $20.95 Save $3.00

TAWSE QUARRY ROAD ORGANIC RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge Niagara
+198853 (M – 24 g/L) 750 mL $24.95
NOW $22.95 Save $2.00


R E D W I N ES

CATENA MALBEC Mendoza, Argentina
+478727 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
+Earn 75 bonus points

CHÂTEAU PIPEAU SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU Bordeaux
+302018 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $44.95
NOW $40.95 Save $4.00

MAN FAMILY WINES SKAAPVELD SHIRAZ
WO Cape Coast, South Africa
+71332 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $14.95
NOW $12.95 Save $2.00

MONTE ANTICO IGT Tuscany
+69377 (D – 8 g/L) 750 mL $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00
+Earn 30 bonus points

OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR Marlborough New Zealand
+590414 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00

RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA CASTEL DEL MONTE DOCG Puglia, Italy
+177295 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $26.95
NOW $23.95 Save $3.00

DUCA DI SARAGNANO ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO IGT Puglia, Italy
+636613 (D – 18 g/L) 750 mL REG. $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00

Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures

MORE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS April 28 TO May 25

MORE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS     Save on these wines from April 28 to May 25, 2025

BOTTEGA GOLD PROSECCO DOC Treviso, Veneto

+621458 (D – 14 g/L) 750 mL $30.95

NOW $29.45 Save $1.50

CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES BRUT SPARKLING VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake

traditional method

+224766 (D – 12 g/L) 750 mL $32.95

NOW $30.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ROSÉ Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand

+650325 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $20.95

NOW $18.95 Save $2.00

LAURENT-PERRIER CUVÉE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE

+158550 (D – 11 g/L) 750 mL $119.95

NOW $109.95 Save $10.00

W H I T E W I N ES

CAVE SPRING ESTATE RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench,

Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, sustainable

+286377 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $21.95

NOW $19.95 Save $2.00

ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC Awatere Valley, Marlborough New Zealand

+225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $19.95

NOW $18.95 Save $1.00

FLAT ROCK RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula

+43281 (M – 19 g/L) 750 mL $19.95

NOW $17.95 Save $2.00

KIM CRAWFORD ILLUMINATE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand

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+40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL REG. $23.95

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TAWSE QUARRY ROAD ORGANIC RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge Niagara

+198853 (M – 24 g/L) 750 mL $24.95

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+302018 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $44.95

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MAN FAMILY WINES SKAAPVELD SHIRAZ

WO Cape Coast, South Africa

+71332 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $14.95

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MONTE ANTICO IGT Tuscany

+69377 (D – 8 g/L) 750 mL $17.95

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OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR Marlborough New Zealand

+590414 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 mL $21.95

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RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA CASTEL DEL MONTE DOCG Puglia, Italy

+177295 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $26.95

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+636613 (D – 18 g/L) 750 mL REG. $21.95

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Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures

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BOTTEGA GOLD PROSECCO DOC Treviso, Veneto
+621458 (D – 14 g/L) 750 mL $30.95
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CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES BRUT SPARKLING VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake
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KIM CRAWFORD ROSÉ Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
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CAVE SPRING ESTATE RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench,
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+286377 (XD – 7 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
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ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC Awatere Valley, Marlborough New Zealand
+225557 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
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FLAT ROCK RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula
+43281 (M – 19 g/L) 750 mL $19.95
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KIM CRAWFORD ILLUMINATE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+18947 (D – 16 g/L) 750 mL $20.95
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STONELEIGH LATITUDE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough New Zealand
+40137 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL REG. $23.95
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TAWSE QUARRY ROAD ORGANIC RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge Niagara
+198853 (M – 24 g/L) 750 mL $24.95
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CATENA MALBEC Mendoza, Argentina
+478727 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $22.95
NOW $20.95 Save $2.00
+Earn 75 bonus points

CHÂTEAU PIPEAU SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU Bordeaux
+302018 (XD – 3 g/L) 750 mL $44.95
NOW $40.95 Save $4.00

MAN FAMILY WINES SKAAPVELD SHIRAZ
WO Cape Coast, South Africa
+71332 (XD – 4 g/L) 750 mL $14.95
NOW $12.95 Save $2.00

MONTE ANTICO IGT Tuscany
+69377 (D – 8 g/L) 750 mL $17.95
NOW $15.95 Save $2.00
+Earn 30 bonus points

OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR Marlborough New Zealand
+590414 (XD – 5 g/L) 750 mL $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00

RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA CASTEL DEL MONTE DOCG Puglia, Italy
+177295 (XD – 2 g/L) 750 mL $26.95
NOW $23.95 Save $3.00

DUCA DI SARAGNANO ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO IGT Puglia, Italy
+636613 (D – 18 g/L) 750 mL REG. $21.95
NOW $18.95 Save $3.00

Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/gothicepicures