We scoured our cities (all in the name of research, of course) for
divine wines. Uncork these fantastic summer sippers just in time for
patio season.
Sarah Bancroft, Editor-in-chief
If you love aromatic whites like I
do, make it your Mission to score the very first Viognier released by Mission
Hill Family Estate (only 1,000 cases were produced). With a gorgeous
scent of orange blossom and a peachy palate, it’s like summer in a
bottle. $18.99 atwww.missionhillwinery.com
Joy Pecknold, Vancouver editor
On behest of a server at The
Corner Suite I tried Domaine
Ubys Colombard-Ugni Blanc, a refreshing, citrusy French white and
was wildly surprised by both the taste and the price tag. $11.99 at www.bcliquorstores.com
Malwina Gudowska, Calgary editor
Cannonballs
label reminds us of spending summers at the lake and catapulting off the
dock into the cold water. The Cabernet Sauvignons big, bold taste is
also perfectly paired with anything from the grill. $29 at Bin 905 Wine
and Spirits, 2311 Fourth St. SW, Calgary, 403-261-1600, www.bin905.com
Marianne Wisenthal, Montreal editor (English edition)
Produced at
Tawses organic gravity-flow winery, Robyns
Block Chardonnay 2006will have us chirping for joy all season long.
$47.25 atSAQ Signature, 677 Ste-Catherine W., Montreal, 514-282-9445, www.saq.com
Elsa Vecchi, Montreal editor (French edition)
We cant miss this white
from South
Africa: Viognier Rustenberg Brampton Coastal Region 2007. Its
delicate peach and orange peel scents are perfect with grilled veggies
with ginger, fish brochettes on the grill or with a shrimp sauté. Cheers
to summer pleasures. $17.50 at www.saq.com
Julie Whelan, Toronto guest editor
Still hooked on Pinot Gris? Our
latest fave is from Bodega
J&F Lurton. Its a lovely, dangerously easy-drinking white that
tastes like a fortune but rings in at a bargain. $10.95 at www.lcbo.com
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