Loron ‘Beau!’ Beaujolais 2009
AOC Beaujolais, France $11.95 (231811) 12.5% alcohol
Dark briary berry, grapey and spicy on the nose, it’s exactly what you’d hope for in the glass—fruity, tangy and lip-smacking good. Look for candied cherry and racy red currant on a light-bodied frame with good overall balance. Chill slightly and serve with a charcuterie board, roast chicken, roast pork or chèvre. (Vic Harradine)


Loron Bourgogne Chardonnay 2009
AOP Bourgogne Blanc, France $12.95 (167155) 13.0% alcohol
This value-packed Burgundy beauty brims with aromas and flavours of crisp green apple and ripe pear—it’s versatile with food and delicious. It’s friendly and fruit-forward bathing the palate with good balance and a textured mouth feel. It finishes crisp and refreshing with lip-smacking ripe citrus interlaced with vanilla and slate. This unoaked gem pours well with roast chicken, lemon veal or pan-seared fish. (Vic Harradine)


Sandeman Late Bottled Vintage Port 2006 

DOC Porto $16.95 (195974) 20.5% alcohol
Charred toast, savory herbs and spice cake aromas provide segue for a palate-coating, tannin-infused wash on the palate—savory cherry, leafy nuances and lashings of sweet berry fruit interlaced with mint. Just bottled in 2010, this will benefit from two additional years in cellar allowing components to knit together and the tannin to resolve—should come around nicely. (Vic Harradine)


Trumpour’s Mill ‘Paint The Town Red’ 2008
VQA Prince Edward County $14.95 (615062) 12.5% alcohol
Tangy, crisp and refreshing, this delivers a boatload of juicy tangy fruit with spiced racy red currant, red cherry and ripe blueberry galore. It’s light on its feet with good mouth feel and quite versatile, pairing with meat-laden pizza, burgers, spicy wings and pasta in tomato-based sauce. (Vic Harradine)