Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Blanco Reserva
$102.99
It all started in the middle of the nineteenth century when French negociants visited the Rioja region to find alternative sources of quality grapes to transform into wine, since the phylloxera epidemic had decimated their vineyards. The founder, Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, a knowledgeable and enthusiastic student in the art of wine making, followed closely in their footsteps.
Don Rafael fell in love with the region and especially the area around Haro, the mythical capital of the Rioja Alta region. He observed that there was a magical combination of soil and climate that would offer the perfect environment for producing wine that would eventually become world famous. Around 1877 he began the design and construction of the complex that is today known as the López de Heredia bodega (winery), the oldest in Haro and one of the first three bodegas in the Rioja region.
Wittmann Riesling Trocken Estate
$41.99
Wittmann is a highly regarded producer whose history dates back to the 17th century. The current winery was built in 1829 but the winemaking employs state-of-the-art viticulture. The vineyards are certified biodynamic and fermentations rely on natural yeasts. The fruit is manually harvested and sorted and all the press wine is transferred to tank via gravity flow. Wittmann has been highly awarded in the German wine press, and now produces some of the most coveted wines produced in the country.
Meyer Mclean Chardonnay
$43.99
Meyer is one of BC’s top wineries focusing on small premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Each wine reflects the single vineyard of its origin, the soil, the meso-climate, the aspect and the people that hand tend the vines. All wines are Hand-harvested and hand-crafted, with great attention to detail and minimal winemaking intervention. Meyer Family Vineyards wines are produced from two main vineyards, the 1.62-hectare “Old Main Road” vineyard on the Naramata Bench and the 6.9-hectare “McLean Creek Road” vineyard in Okanagan Falls. The McLean Creek spends 11 months in French oak (22% new). Easily one of the best Chardonnays produced in Canada.
Bulliat Beaujolais Blanc
$30.99
The father-son team of Noël and Loïc Bulliat is currently in charge of the family estate. Loïc is the seventh generation to operate the domaine. There have been many changes with the acquisition of parcels since its creation in 1780, with vineyards now covering over almost 28 hectares distributed over eight appellations, including five “crus”, Morgon, Fleurie, Chénas, Chiroubles, and Moulin à Vent. Concern for the environment, respect for nature and the desire to express the terroir led the domaine towards the conversion to organic viticulture in 2010.
This crisp and lively Chardonnay seems purpose-built to convert anybody still firmly entrenched in the ABC (Anything But Chardonnay) movement. As the name Sur La Granit implies, this organic white wine boasts plenty of minerality and citrus zing to keep things interesting. Yet like most of father & son duo Noel & Loic Bulliat's wines, it remains in the 'dangerously crushable' category. Try pairing it with seafood salad, a light pesto pasta, or a bottle of Vignoble Bulliat's Beaujolais Rouge.
Lagar de Cervera Albarino
$47.99
Lagar de Cervera is part of a La Rioja Alta operation that produces white wines — particularly albarino. This wine is sourced from plots in the O Rosal and O Salnés sub-zones, which are part of Rias Baixas, the premiere albarino-producing region in Spain.
Willi Schaefer Graacher Trocken
$53.99
This tiny family-run winery is one of our most beloved estates. The Schaefer family has been growing grapes in Graach since 1121. They are masters of the 'fruitier' style of Riesling and this is unmistakable in recent vintages. It's incredibly finessed with a restrained lushness and mouthwatering salinity, charismatic and impossibly complex. The plots are located on steep slate slopes and consist of up to 100-year-old, ungrafted vines. Their wines regularly rack up ratings on par with the very best Germany has to offer.
Ursa Major Riesling
$57.99
From the winemaker: Grown at Mariposa Vineyard from the Similkameen Valley. The soil is made up of various glacial rock formations, primarily stony and silty loam. Heat consistently reflects off of the giant rock formations, so heat is still emitted long after the sun sets. There is a constant wind that rushes through the narrow valley that evaporates any moisture, so mildew and pest pressure is very low. I do not farm this vineyard, this is a negociant wine. I was not allowed to choose picking dates, I was told by the grower that the grapes would just show up at my doorstep! The bins showed up approximately 60-80% affected with botrytis! So I leaned into it. Direct pressed in an open system press, left to settle overnight. The next day the juice was racked into two neutral French oak barrels and two stainless steel barrels. The wine went through a very slow ambient ferment and secondary ferment in barrels. It was left to age in barrels for 10 months on lees. The wine was filtered and then bottled with approximately 30ppm of sulphur.
Bodega Astobiza Txacoli Blanc
$33.99
Astobiza is situated within the Txakoli de Álava DO, and the wines are made exclusively with grapes produced from the estate. The vineyard is located in the small rural municipality of Oquendo, in the province of Álava, about 30 minutes from Bilbao, on a 10-hectare estate divided into 7 micro-plots. Located 250 meters above sea level, it is protected by mountains and far from the bottom of the valley, thus sheltering it from fog and winter frost. 100% of their grapes come from autochthonous varieties, mainly Ondarrabi Zuri, some Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratie (Petit Corbu), and a small plot of Izkiriota (also known as Gros Manseng).
Huber Kontrast
$28.99
The Huber family has wine growing roots dating back more than 220 years. Today the winery in Reichersdorf is in its 10th generation, run by Markus Huber. In 2000 Markus took over four hectares from his father which, up to that point, had been farmed to produce the wines served in his family restaurant. Absolute focus on the strengths of the region and the unique soil types that are found there ensure that the wines display unmistakable clarity and fruit styles.