Substance Ch Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2019 Being intuitive is certainly an asset for a winemaker. Combine it with daring, passion and talent and then add the drive of a former…

With or without the bubbles!   It’s one minute to midnight and as I write these lines, the international import scene is in slowdown mode. Retailers, such as the SAQ,…

Well known to wine producers, the dates known as St-Mamert, St-Pancrace and St-Gervais – from May 11 to 13 – are the last days of the calendar for a frost…

Meinkland Kontakt If you’ve never tried a funky, skin-macerated wine, Kontakt from the Meinkland company is a good bet. This Austrian wine, made from welschriesling, pinot gris and traminer grapes,…

Joseph Mellot Sancerre La Chatellenie Having a strong identity while knowing how to stay in the background…quite the challenge! This versatile Châtellenie from the Mellot family estate – no less…

Marchesi di Barolo Bric Amel Langhe 2018 July. Hot, thirsty weather. You automatically look for freshness, coolness in the beverage you choose to quench your thirst. Paradoxically, alcohol dehydrates; consider…

La Quille Graves This white Bordeaux boasting the Graves appellation comes from the Cérons commune, known for its mellow white wines. Destined by its characteristics to create dessert wines, the…

M.Chapoutier Tournon Chardonnay Landsborough vineyard Michel Chapoutier, well-known vintner and wine merchant, owner of plots of land in the prestigious appellation region of Côtes-du-rhône (Hermitage, Côtes-Rôtie and Condrieu, among others)…

Casa Vinicola Aldo Rainoldi Zapel The outdoor thermometer reads 9° C and I lift the Italian from the ice bucket which reflects that rays of the spring sun: “Sunny” by…

Simpsons Gravel Castle Chardonnay Here’s a quiz: if I say “chardonnay, microclimate and chalky soil,” you’ll immediately say “the Champagne region of France,” right? That’s how I answered the trick…