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Norman Hardie Greer Road Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Notes Both the 2023 Greer Road Chardonnay and...

A Eclectic Selection of New Releases with Some Value Selections Under $40

Not every post at Canada’s Best Wines will delve...

Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2020

Tasting Note This deeply hued, big wine, shows low...

Blomidon Cuvée L’Acadie Brut

Tasting Note There is terrific tension and poise here,...

Blomidon Cuvée L’Acadie Brut

Tasting Note There is terrific tension and poise here, with immediate fruit. No wonder it earned a gold at the Nationals. Very lifted aromas...

Last House Vineyard Hillier Rouge Hommage à James Lahti Pinot Noir 2024

Tasting Note For starters, this is a real youngster, with a certain fruity innocence. Yet it is also a typically light, tender and precision-balanced...

Trail Estate Chardonnay Nord 2023

Tasting Note: The WineAlign Crü recently tasted several small lot, single block pinots and chardonnays from Trail Estate that were released in March 2026....

Cave Spring Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2023

Tasting Note  For context, I tasted this amid the current range of Cave Spring’s cab francs, and it stood out. It is such a...

Fort Berens Riesling Reserve Wild Ferment Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This is a solid, barely off-dry riesling — a classic actually, wherein the natural acidity of this far north appellation plays nicely...

Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Tasting Note Canada in general is not cabernet sauvignon country. But a very good vintage in Canada’s most southerly appellation (42 degrees) has delivered...