04/18/2012 - Globe and Mail article - Salviano Orvieto Classico 2010

A dry white from Umbria, it’s light-medium-bodied, with a silky texture, notes of melon and pear, and a food-friendly, apple-skin bitterness. Try it with light fish dishes. ($14.10 in Quebec.)

03/31/2012 - this Globe and Mail article

The first three words are northern Italian-Romagnol dialect for “I remember a red wine” and they may elicit memories of Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film Amarcord, about a young boy growing up in the 1930s.

03/28/2012 - Medeiros 2009 - Billy's Best bottles

BIG LUSH AT A REASONABLE PRICE
Last week I told you about some exceptional everyday, rustic Portuguese reds, now here’s something for fans of the richer side of life.

02/21/2012 - Château de Fontenelles Cuvée NOtre Dame 2008 - Winepointer no. 71

Note: I did NOT write the review attributed to me in the Vintages catalog and on-line flip-book.) This is a well-priced blend of 55% syrah, 25% Grenache and 20% old vines carignan and mourvèdre. Look for plenty of well concentrated flavour here, with

02/21/2012 - Medeiros Vinho Regional 2009 - Winepointer

A blend of aragonez, syrah, touriga nacional and cabernet sauvignon, this is packed with concentrated fruit flavours. But it also shows nice structure, and a good shot of balancing acidity gives it a tangy, juicy texture. Throw in a handful of soft,

02/09/2012 - Campo Alla Sughera Adeo Bolgheri 2009, Italy BEPPI CROSARIOL

Adeo is a blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot from the Tuscan district of Bolgheri.

02/02/2012 - Adéo Campo alla sughera

92 points James Suckling

01/31/2012 - Clos des Moiselles Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec 2009, France - Globe and Mail

Good Bordeaux poise here from this red from the Côtes de Bourg, with subtle smoke on reasonably ripe fruit.

01/28/2012 - Clos des Moiselles 2009 - La Presse 28 janvier 2012

Côtes de Bourg 2009 Clos des Moiselles, 16,85$ (10856849), ***,$$, 2012-2014.

Très joli bordeaux rouge, bien coloré, son bouquet est pour l’instant plutôt unidimensionnel, marqué par une note chocolatée (le bois). Plus que moyennement corsé, d’une

01/21/2012 - Château de Tréviac Globe and Mail

01/14/2012 - Côtes du Jura rouge Les Parelles

01/03/2012 - Cuvée Aegidiane Cyberpresse 3 janvier 2011

Costières de Nîmes 2009 Cuvée Aegidiane Château Lamargue, 18,40$ (11 421 935), * * *,$$, 2012-2017.

Élevé en fûts de chêne français, dont un tiers de neufs, ce vin de Syrah (80%) et de Grenache (20%) se présente avec un bouquet large et des arômes

10/22/2011 - Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 2009 Pinot Gris - La Presse Jacques Benoit

10/22/2011 - Globe and Mail Beppi Crosariol - Montessu 2009

10/21/2011 - Gamay La Madone Gilles Bonnefoy 2009

Cotes du Forez Gamay La Madone Gilles Bonnefoy reviewed in The Globe & Mail

10/16/2011 - Menetou-Salon 2009 Cuvée Le Charnay Jean-Marc Roger - Article Jacques Benoit Cyberpresse

10/15/2011 - LAVAU - Journal de Montréal - Route des vins

10/12/2011 - CHAKANA wins Gold and Best in Class - 2011 IWSC

10/08/2011 - Trinity Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Globe and Mail October 8, 2011

09/24/2011 - Dr.Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling 2010

09/17/2011 - Terravin Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009

06/09/2011 - Decanter July 2011

Decanter

04/27/2011 - Afrique du Sud, France et Italie ! - Journal L'Avantage

On dit que les régions de Stellenbosch et de Paarl sont parmi les plus belles de l’Afrique du Sud viticole et c’est là, à l’ouest de Cape Town, que sont situés les vignobles de Dornier. Le secteur de Stellenbosch Mountain offre des sols et des microc

04/25/2011 - La révolution du bouchon!

Rosso Della Maremma, revue de Jacques Benoit de La Presse

04/01/2011 - Rich Reds for Easter

It’s pretty safe to assume that the Last Supper, Jesus’s final social repast before rising up and giving Christian the gift of Easter, involved red wine.