Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port
$44.99
93 points from Robert Parke's Wine Advocate! The review: "It is my opinion that Taylor's tawny ports are the best of their type. When tasted against other tawnys, they all exhibit more aromatic personalities, greater fruit and ripeness, and a wonderful sweetness and length. The Ten Year Old Tawny is a personal favorite, as well as the best bargain among these ports."
La Colliere Rasteau Esprit D`argiles
$38.99
A KWM exclusice and always a winner with lovers of Rhone reds. Cuvée Esprit d’Argiles is sourced from vineyards planted on clay limestone and blue clay. This blend of Grenache and Syrah mixes the richness typical of the blue clay soil with the freshness of grapes grown on lighter clay limestone soils. Located in Rasteau, Domaine La Colliere is run by the talented Georges Perrot. Robert Parker has this to say about this value driven Rhone: "Made from 80% Grenache and brought up all in concrete, the 2014 Rasteau Esprit d'Argiles is a beautiful Rasteau that offers the classic dark fruits, scorched earth, pepper and roasted herb aromas and flavors of these steep, south-facing hillside parcels. Possessing terrific minerality, medium-bodied richness and a supple finish, drink it over the coming 5-7 years". 89 points.
La Colliere Toullieres Rasteau
$32.99
An elegant. complex beauty from France's Rhone Valley, this well-priced Grenache-based red wine has beautiful notes of dark fruit, earth and spice. It'll pair with a variety of meats, from steak to roast chicken, or try it with a plate of grilled zucchini, red peppers and onions. A Kensington Wine Market exclusive, made by Georges Perrot, a renowned bon vivant and a renowned winemaker.
Eau Claire Parlour Gin
$53.99
Eau Claire's flagship gin. Eau Claire is Alberta's first modern craft distillery. It was founded in 2013 and resides in Diamond Valley, Alberta.
"A tribute to the Prairie’s famed Alberta Rose, Parlour Gin is Eau Claire Distillery’s second release," according to the team at Eau Claire. "This London-dry style gin augments more traditional gin botanicals creating a juniper berry induced dryness, but with unique hints of rosehip, Saskatoon berry, coriander, lemon, orange, mint and spice. A medium gin, it is dry with a smooth, harmonious texture and little harshness."
Dictador 20 Year Old Rum
$93.99
Named in honour of Severo Arango y Ferro, a Spaniard who was sent to Colombia to establish commercial trading between the two countries. He was good at his job, but ruthless, earning the nickname "Dictador." This gorgeous Colombian rum is made from raw sugar cane nectar that has been matured for more than 20 years in a solera system, which gives the rum rich, complex flavours: roasted coffee, caramel, honey, dark chocolate. A Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition!
Hofbrau Oktoberfest
$6.49
The Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, is an event of superlatives - it’s the largest popular festival in the world, staging in the beer metropolis of Munich. Millions of visitors from all over the world flock along every year to enjoy its very special atmosphere. For this occasion, Hofbräu brews a rich, full-bodied beer which goes down ideally with traditional Bavarian cuisine. With its deliciously bitter taste and alcoholic content of 6.3% volume, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier is as special as the Beer Festival itself.
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
$6.19
The very unusual character of Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout stems from the fact that Kiuchi Brewery is using the recipe of a Russian Imperial Stout as base. Pitch black colour, big brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted bitterness, dark fruits. Roasted black and chocolate malts provide an explosion of coffee like flavours. The strong espresso character comes from the addition of espresso beans.
Meyer McLean Creek Pinot Noir
$49.99
One of the stars of the Okanagan Valley! Jak Meyer focuses on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and he does both extremely, extremely well. This beautiful Pinot Noir comes from the Meyer family's Mclean Creek Road Vineyard in Okanagan Falls. Pair with your favourite slow-roasted lamb dish, or perhaps a roast chicken or duck. One for turkey, too!
Marie Courtin Cuvee Concordance
$159.99
A Kensington Wine Market exclusive! The champagnes from Marie-Courtin are truly something special. An ultra-fine, elegant style with amazing freshness. Delicate and racy, yet absolutely unique in style thanks in part to biodynamic viticulture. All her grapes are grown in a single plot of 2.5 hectares, which is also the total size of the domain that Dominique Moreau founded in 2000. Because all her wines come from a single vineyard, she has decided to emphasize the differences in champagnes through vinification. There are wines matured in barrique, amphorae, enamel tanks and one without sulfur. All come from the 2.5 hectares of single vineyard on the Kimmeridge marl soil of the Soden, on the Côte des Bar. Winemaker Dominique Moreau, who named the estate after her grandmother, is a master of purism. Her champagnes are delicate and elegant, yet with underlying power and a high degree of drinking pleasure.
The Concordance is an Extra Brut 100% Pinot Noir offering with zero dosage from Champagne Marie Courtin and winemaker Dominique Moreau.
Quote From Antonio Galloni
"Proprietress Dominique Morneau embodies all of the qualities of the artisan approach in Champagne. Hers are some of the most adventurous, cutting edges Champagnes readers will come across. Biodynamic farming, the use of natural yeasts, and low or no dosage are some of the elements that inform these wines. Above all else, the Marie-Courtin Champagnes are made with meticulously grown fruit that makes the above possible. Readers who want to explore the outer boundaries of Champagne should pay close attention to this tiny, emerging estate in the Cote des Bars, a previously under the radar part of the region that continues to produced a bevy of compelling wines."