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Norman Hardie Greer Road Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2023

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

Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2020

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

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

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

Black Bank Hill Liberte 2023

Tasting Note This is a southern Rhone–inspired blend of...

Stratus Vineyards Cabernet Franc Decant 2020

Tasting Note - The world's great wines fill up the senses. There is much else to discuss about this expensive oddity, but on first...

Thirty Bench Small Lots Cabernet Franc 2021

Tasting Note –This is very much a reflection of the less ripe vintage in Niagara, but it is also a great expression of Thirty...

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2023

Tasting Note - Following on from the smash success of a Platinum Medal for the 2022 at the National Wine Awards, the 2023 is...

Two Sisters Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2020

Tasting Note - This is a very amenable, suave style of cabernet franc with both freshness and richness. It captures ripe raspberry/cranberry fruit from...

Cabernet Franc: Canada’s Most Useful and Prized Red Grape

At last year’s National Wine Awards of Canada, 84 cabernet francs were entered, with 45 taking medals, including six Platinum (the most of any...

Black Bank Hill Cabernet Franc Reserve 2022

Tasting Note - Just released, this is the longer aged brother of the 2022 that shocked with a Platinum Medal at the National Wine...