Red, white, rosé: our editors sniffed and sipped their way through
plenty of bottles of vino and found some delicious summer sippers. Cin
cin.
Julie Whelan, Toronto guest editor
This summer were drinking Twisted
($16.95) from Flat Rock Cellars. Its part-Chardonnay,
part-Gewurztraminer, part-Riesling and all lovely drinking. At LCBO, www.lcbo.com
Marianne Wisenthal, Montreal editor
All season well be sipping Malbec/Cabernet
Fuzion Organico ($13.90) and dreaming of hot Buenos Aires milongas.
At SAQ, www.saq.com
Elsa Vecchi, Montreal editor, French edition
While dinner is roasting
on the barbeque, enjoy a small glass of the white wine apéritif Dom
Brial Muscat de Rivesaltes 2008 ($18.65). At SAQ, www.saq.com
Malwina Gudowska, Calgary editor
The third vintage from British
Columbias Joie Farms, my pick is the Alsace-inspired A
Noble Blend ($37). At Bin 905, www.bin905.com
Joy Pecknold, Vancouver editor
The Okanagan winery turns out
award-winning varietals year after year and the crips and floral Wild
Goose Gewurztraminer 2007 ($22) white with a touch of lychee
sweetness is no exception. At Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, www.fireflyfinewinesandales.com
Sarah Bancroft, Editor-in-chief
A recent trip to Naramata, B.C. had
us picking up festive pink 1.5 litre bottles of Joie
Rosé ($44) at the corner storeit’s Alice Waters favourite rosé
and the only Canadian wine served at her famous Chez Panisse in Berkley.
For retailers visit www.joie.ca
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