Lavradores de Feitoria Branco 2023

Lavradores de Feitoria Branco 2023 Price: $15.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Lavradores de FeitoriaCountry: PortugalRegion: DouroAppellation: Douro DOC Grapes: Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Syria (% N/A)Alcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre LCBO website lists this wine as a 2023 vintage, but there is no vintage on the bottle. The Lavradores de Feitoria has a page for the 2024 vintage, which seems to be the latest in the market. But the bottle shown on the Lavradores website is Burgundian,…

Noble Hill Field Atlas 2021

Noble Hill Field Atlas 2021 Price: $18.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Noble HillCountry: South AfricaRegion: Western CapeAppellation: Simonsberg-Paarl WO Grapes: Syrah (81%), Mourvèdre (11%), Viogner (6%), Grenache (2%)Alcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre I just wrote a column at The Hub about being a slave to familiarity and the temptation to sticking with wines and winemakers I know. By all accounts most wine consumers are motivated as much, if not more, by the fear of buying a crappy wine…

Abad Dom Bueno Godello 2022

Abad Dom Bueno Godello 2022 Price: $17.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Bodega del AbadCountry: SpainRegion: LeónAppellation: Bierzo DO Grapes: GodelloAlcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre The Godello grape has one of those catchy names that works in English. Or, at least for me, it’s partially catchy. I recognize it, then I have to think hard about where it comes from. If I’m on my game, I’ll remember that, despite its Italian sounding name, it’s Spanish, and is…

Mas des Bressades Rosé 2024

Mas des Bressades Cuvée Tradition Rosé 2024 Price: $19.00Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Mas des BressadesCountry: FranceRegion: Southern Rhône ValleyAppellation: Costières de Nîmes Grapes: Grenache (50%), Syrah (30%), Cinsault (20%)Alcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre This widely distributed rosé from the mouth of the Rhône River has been a summer stable in my house for many years because it’s a proper rosé in two respects. First, it’s made in the traditional saignée (bleeding) method. This is when…

Cardo White 2023

Cardo White 2023 Price: $16.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Quinta do CardoCountry: PortugalRegion: Castelo RodrigoAppellation: DOC Biera Interior Grapes: SíriaAlcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre I wrote about Artur Gama at in this piece for The Hub when I met him in Toronto in the fall of 2023. The Lisbon-area winemaker was showing wines from his new, high altitude project further north in the Upper Douro. It was called Cardo for the thistles that grew in the vineyards at…