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March 16, 2022

2022 Canella Sparkling Advent Calendar (Pre-Sell)

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 9:13 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Given the world-wide continued delays in shipping, we are offering already the Canella Family Sparkling Advent Calender – $195.99 from Empson Canada for Christmas 2022 now. Purchase yours before the deadline date of April 4th to ensure you have it for the Xmas season.

The Canella winery was founded in 1947 after World War II by Luciano Canella. His parents owned a small, family-style restaurant in San Donà di Piave in Venice. Having to survive the difficult wartime after his Dad’s passing, Luciano began to search the surrounding areas for the best wines to match his mother’s cuisine when he thought about creating his own wine. He put this idea into action and set up a state-of-the-art winery specializing in Prosecco.

Since then, the Canellas have become Prosecco pioneers and through hard work, the brand and family of Canella demonstrate what can be achieved in the Conegliano appellation and have become almost synonymous with Prosecco itself.

This festive Advent Calendar collection on pre-sale contains 24 bottles of 200ml sparkling wines from the Canella family including their five different Proseccos and their families premium Brut Rosé. All will be laid out at random within the box with a pop open tab for each day leading up to Christmas. Cases are shipped in a plain protective outer carton.

Contents (4x each of the following 6 wines in 200ml format):

1) Prosecco Superiore Brut DOCG – 100% Glera. Canella Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene Brut “Millesimato” DOCG is light straw yellow with fine perlage, the nose is fruity and crisp with mellow floral flavors. Rich on the palate with silky-smooth texture.

2) Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry DOCG – 100% Glera. Canella Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene Extra Dry “Millesimato” DOCG is brilliant straw yellow. The nose has fruity aromas of peach, apple, pear and citrus fruit. The palate gracefully balances zingy acidity and a subtle hint of sweetness, richness, and silky-smooth texture.

3) Processo Brut DOC – 100% Glera. Canella Prosecco Brut DOC is straw yellow with lively perlage, the bouquet is fresh, fruity and aromatic. On the palate, it characteristically combines softness and freshness thanks to perfectly balanced acidity and sugar.

4) NEW Lido Prosecco Brut DOC – The Lido Brut (black label) doesn’t have tasting/tech sheets yet as it’s just being finished for this package!!

5) Lido Prosecco Rosé Brut DOC – 85% Glera grape and 15% Pinot Noir. Canella Prosecco Rosé “Lido” DOC is a lovely shade of pink with fine and persistent perlage, the nose features fruity notes of cherry, wild berries and delicate flowers. On the palate, it is fresh, vivacious and pleasingly dry, with excellent persistence.

6) Canella Rosé Brut Marinotti – 100% Pinot Nero. Canella Pinot Noir Brut Rosé is a delightful, brilliant pink color with lively perlage, fragrant, fruity bouquet and a fresh, flavorful palate with gobs of character.

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2022 Canella Sparkling Advent Calendar (Veneto, Italy) – $195.99

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March 14, 2022

Weekly Online Offer for March 14/22

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 11:39 am

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Author: Dirk Chan

Our online feature this week is the Unduragga T. H. Puemo Carmenere (Cachapoal Valley, Chile) – $25.99, regularly $31.99.

Peumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province – a couple hours drive SW of Santiago, and its location is considered a prime region for growing Carmenere. Carmenere of course is one of the main grapes of Chile that almost became extinct as most people thought it was Merlot. Brought over by settlers from Bordeaux (where it is now getting pretty rare although some are starting to replanting it). It has similar characteristics to Merlot but with a spicier and peppery edge.

Undurraga was established in 1885 and their Terroir Hunter (T.H.) range of low-intervention wines is emblematic of the producer’s desire to show off the wonderful terroir which Chile has to offer.

With dark hue and a full-bodied palate that showcases the pencil shavings and mineral edge (similar to a Pessac Graves red Bordeaux) that is especially beguiling. The fact that it is made from ungrafted vines on deep red clay soil over a granite subsoil, aged in french oak barrels for 12 months only adds even more complexity. No under-ripe bell pepper here, it is a beautifully made red for everyone to try. Only 5,430 cases made

Undurraga T.H. Carmenere (Cachapoal Valley, Chile) – $25.99 (regularly $31.99)

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March 7, 2022

Weekly Online Offer for March 7/22

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 1:01 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Our online feature this week is the 2019 Clos Montblanc Proyecto Cu4tro White (Catalonia, Spain) – $16.99, regularly $21.99.

Half an hours drive north of Tarragona, in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range lies the Clos Montblanc winery. This Catalonia producer is one of the references in the DO Conca de Barberà wine region. This is owing not only to the amount of wine and Cava it produces on a yearly basis (around 900,000 bottles), but also to the quality of its white and red wines as well, 90% of which are exported.

40 hectares of the winery’s own vineyard as well as from an additional 160 hectares belonging to other vine growers that the winery accesses and supervises throughout the year. The wines reflect the character of the landscape and soil (clayey, calcareous, slaty…). In addition to the different altitudes of the vineyards, which gives the wine a coveted richness, the winery prioritises the variety and the fruit with the aim of producing wines that are easy to drink and that attract a wide range of customers.

2019 Clos Montblanc Proyecto Cu4tro White (Catalonia, Spain) – $16.99 (regularly $21.99)

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March 5, 2022

An Ukrainian Red

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 2:56 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

With the war going on, we’ve had customers inquiring about wine from the Ukraine. I’d thought we’d feature a red that’s in the store.

Kolonist is a famous winery whose lands goes back to the second half of the 18th century when nomadic Nogai tribes and Bulgarian colonists (hence the name Kolonist) lived in the area. Located amidst scorched sun in the Danubian Bessarabia (the southwestern part of the Odessa region) on Ukraine’s border with Moldova and Romania, the Kolonist Winery is also getting international recognition. It has the famed fertile black soil, chernozem that imparts its minerality to the wines.

Olivier Dauga is the flying French Bordeaux winemaker from Domaines Rollan de By in and Chateau Haut Condissas AOC Medoc who is doing work with the land that sits on the same latitude as Bordeaux and Piedmont and is close by the Danube, the Black Sea and Ukraine’s biggest lake, Yalpug.

The Odessa Black red is made from the Black Odessa grape, the native red grape that was a mid-twentieth century genetic crossing. Fascinating blackberry nose with mulberry tones and smoky notes from the six months of French oak barrique aging, the result is an intense but well-balanced fruit bomb of dried fruit, juicy blueberries and creamy vanilla leading to a rich finish. The alcohol checks in at 13.5%.

2019 Kolonist Black Odessa (Odessa, Ukraine) – $24.99

We also have a couple of beers from Ukraine also:

Lvivske 1715 Lager (Ukraine) – $3.99

Obolon Lager (Ukraine) – $3.59

Support Ukraine everyone!!

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February 28, 2022

Precocious Pinot Noir

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 2:51 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Pinot Noir is one of the greatest grapes of the wine world, capable of producing a sublime wine with a light body yet great aromatics and complexity that can be enjoyed alone or with food. Although Burgundy and Oregon lay claims as clear no. 1 and 2 (and with prices to match), there are other regions producing classic Pinots for a lot less money. Here are a few for your consideration:

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2019 Casa Girelli Cembra Pinot Nero (Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy) – $24.99

2019 Matahiwi Estate ME Pinot Noir (Wairarapa, New Zealand) – $24.99

2019 Gilbert & Gaillard Mes Vendanges Bio Pinot Noir (Pays d’Oc, France) – $27.99

2019 Serafini & Vidotto Pinot Nero Colli Trevigiani (Veneto, Italy) – $33.99

2018 Devil’s Corner Pinot Noir (Tasmania, Australia) – $37.99

Other available well-made, well-priced Pinots from around the world:

2020 Weinhaus Ress Pinot Noir (Rheingau, Germany) – $20.99

2018 Manos Negras Pinot Noir (Mendoza, Argentina) – $20.99

2019 Undurraga Sibaris Reserva Pinot Noir (Maipo Valley, Chile) – $20.99

2018 La Playa Tinga Rio Reserve Pinot Noir (Colchagua Valley, Chile) – $21.99

2019 Domaine Faiveley Bourgogne Paulée (Burgundy, France) – $37.99

2019 Le Domaine d’Edouard Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre Les Collines de Vaux (France) – $40.99

2018 Stoller Dundee Hills Pinot Noir (Oregon, United States) – $43.99

2019 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvee (Oregon – Willamette Valley, United States) – $59.99

2015 Louis Jadot Savigny-les-Beaune La Dominode Premier Cru (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $73.99

2015 Domaine de la Pousse d’Or Volnay Clos d’Audignac Monopole Premier Cru (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $154.99

We also have one half bottle of Pinot Noir from Bulgaria 2018 Edoardo Miroglio Soli Pinot Noir (Thracian Valley, Bulgaria) – 375mL – $12.99

Enjoy everyone!!

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Weekly Online Offer for Feb 28/22

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 1:00 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Our online feature this week is the 2019 Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinot Noir (Colchagua Valley, Chile) – $24.99, regularly $29.99.

The Silva family pioneered grape growing in the Colchagua Valley with the first vineyards back in 1892. Their cellar is the oldest in the valley, yet they strive to innovate in their vineyards and to pioneer new terroirs in the Colchagua Valley. Since its launch, Casa Silva has become widely regarded as one of Chile’s best and named ‘Winery of the Year’ four times, the latest by Catad’Or Wine Awards, the most important international wine competition in Latin America.

Lovely red fruits on the nose with strawberries, cherries and pomegranate followed by some cinnamon. Juicy and refreshing on the palate, this wine has nice raspberries and wild forest fruits flavors. Its cool coastal origin at Paredones adds a refreshing acidity, soft tannins and elegant long finish. Try with grilled salmon.

2019 Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinor Noir (Colchagua Valley, Chile) – $24.99 (regularly $29.99)

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February 21, 2022

Weekly Online Offer for Feb 21/22

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 1:09 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Our online feature this week is the 2020 Weinhaus Ress Pinot Noir (Rheingau, Germany) – $16.99, regularly $20.99.

The Ress family’s success is tied to the town of Hattenheim (45 min drive SW of Frankfurt). For generations a family of butchers, in the late 1800’s Balthasar Ress founded the “Gasthof Ress” Inn on the town’s main street. Balthasar produced house wines for his guests enjoyment so by the mid 1900’s the family would purchase additional land and properties, becoming a full fledged wine estate. By 1947 the estate owned 3 hectares of vineyards of vines. Today the estate has grown to 46 hectares of vineyards, and is managed by Christian Ress, the fifth generation winemaker.

Located in the Rheingau, one of Germany’s well known and most productive wine regions. The vineyards sit on south facing slopes on the banks of the rivers Rhine and Main either side of Wiesbaden . The climate is perfect for growing Riesling and Pinot Noir, and this light and juicy Pinot Noir has lots of concentrated red fruit flavours with some delicate spice notes all backed up with an elegant body and a raspberry and curranty finish. It’s a deliciously, moreish example of the modern German take on Pinot Noir, more substance than the normal Spatsburgunder.

2020 Weinhaus Ress Pinot Noir (Rheingau, Germany) – $16.99 (regularly $20.99)

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February 16, 2022

Time for Non-Alcoholic

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 9:46 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Sometimes, you just want a non-alcoholic drink and in the past, its not been the best tasting. Well times they are a’changing, we’re seeing some beers that are very good, and the same with wine as well. And the price is right on most of these. Give it a try, you may be surprised!

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NV Benjamin Bridge Piquette Zero (Nova Scotia, Canada) – $4.99

New Level Brewing Mocktail Mule Kicker Craft Soda (Alberta, Canada) – $2.99

NV Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Riesling (Non-Alcoholic) (Rheingau, Germany) – $16.99

SYC Brewing Company Phantom Buzz 0.5% Pale Ale (Alberta, Canada) – $3.49

Partake Brewing Non-Alcoholic IPA (Alberta, Canada) – $9.99

Other available non-alcoholic products:

Sheringham Lumette! London Dry Non-Alcoholic Gin (BC, Canada) – $34.99

Svaneke Organic Non-Alcoholic Pale Ale (Denmark)- $3.99

Erdinger Alkoholfrei Wiesbier (Germany)- $3.49

NV Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Sparkling Riesling (Non-Alcoholic) (Rheingau, Germany) – $19.99

Big Drop Brewing Co. Paradiso IPA (Ontario, Canada) – $3.99

Royal Jamaican Ginger Beer Soda (Jamaica) – $2.49

Maisel’s Weisse Alkoholfrei (Germany) – $4.49

Happy shopping everyone!!

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February 14, 2022

Weekly Online Offer for Feb 14/22

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 12:19 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Our online feature this week is the 2020 Colle Corviano Pecorino (Abruzzi, Italy) – $17.99, regularly $22.99.

The Abruzzo region needs to be discovered: Intact and unknown, it offers unique characteristics blending Nature, Art and History. Firstly Nature: The Sea, the beaches, the mountains and national parks position the region on the pinnacle for green vacationing, retirement destinations.

Located only 2.5 hours NE of Rome and 300m above sea level, Colle Corviano has been growing grapes there since 1973. Each of the 15 hectares in total are divided into estate-vineyard blocks and are vinified individually and traced throughout the production process. Each vineyard block has been farmed based on the accumulated knowledge of soil profile and chemistry, aspect (orientation to the sun), slope (vertical degree impacting potential for drainage), and overall climate.

Not to be confused with the popular cheese by the same name (although they make a great pairing with the saltiness and nuttiness.) Pecorino is a light-skinned wine grape used in Italy‘s eastern coastal regions, particularly in the wine region of Abruzzo. Cultivated for hundreds of years, its low yields saw it replaced by more-productive grape varieties like Trebbiano until almost extinct. Now there’s a conscientious rebirth going on and that is a very good thing – we love Pecorino. The grape is so called supposedly because it was a favorite treat for flocks of sheep driven to lower pastures.

The Colle Corviano Pecorino is a brilliant pale straw in color then opens up with a bouquet of white pulp fruit. On the palate, explosive flavors of ripe pear, Renetta apples, Ginestra flowers and jasmine. On the palate, gentle and refreshing acidity. Try this with grilled fish, vegetable tempura, oysters. You’ll want to have multiple bottles hanging around.

2020 Colle Corviano Pecorino (Abruzzi, Italy) – $17.99 (regularly $22.99)

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February 7, 2022

Valentine’s Wine Recommendations

Filed under: deVine's Daily Blog Article — Dirk @ 12:33 pm

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Author: Dirk Chan

Valentines is coming up fast, so here are a few recommendations to treat your loved one for this special occasion. Included are some rec’s for pink bubbles, some craft beer, chocolate pairing and some aptly named love related wines. Much more options are available, just drop in the store this week or send us an email for personal assistance.

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2 Crows Brewing Together Wild Ale with Rice (Nova Scotia, Canada) – 375mL Bottle – $12.99

2020 Botter Gran Passione Rosso (Veneto, Italy) – $21.99

2018 Guignier St. Amour Amethystes (Beaujolais, France) – $33.99

2017 Mollydooker Carnival of Love Shiraz (McLaren Vale, Australia) – $114.99

Champagne/Sparkling Rose Wine:

NV Pago de Tharsys Dominio de Tharsys Cava Brut Rosado (Valencia, Spain) – $19.99

NV Champagne Andre Clouet Brut Rose No. 3 (Champagne, France) – $74.99

NV Piper-Heidsieck Brut Lipstick Edition (Champagne, France) – $87.99

NV Taittinger Brut Les Folies de la Marquetterie (Champagne, France) – $114.99

NV Champagne Gardet 120th Anniversary Brut Cuvee (Champagne, France) – $119.99

NV Krug Rosé (Champagne, France) – $419.99

Special Whites & Rosé:

2020 R. Stuart & Co. Love, Oregon Pinot Noir Rosé (Oregon – Willamette Valley, United States) – $33.99

2020 Muga Rioja Blanco (Rioja, Spain) – $23.49

2020 Langlois-Chateau Chateau de Fontaine-Audon Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) – $37.99

2020 Mullineux Old Vines White (Swartland, South Africa) – $41.99

2020 Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet Premier Cru Morgeot (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $107.99

Special Reds:

2019 Cantina Barbera Lu Cori Nero d’Avola (Sicily, Italy) – $26.99

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2017 d’Arenberg The Love Grass Shiraz (McLaren Vale, Australia) – $27.99

2017 Whitehall Lane Merlot (California – Napa Valley, United States) – $52.99

2013 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru La Petite Chapelle (Burgundy – Cote de Nuits, France) – $95.99

2005 Château La Providence (Bordeaux – Pomerol, France) – $339.99

Chocolates & Dessert:

NV Quinta Das Carvalhas Reserva Tawny Port (Douro, Portugal) – $36.99

2020 Vietti Moscato d’Asti (Piedmont, Italy) – $39.99

2016 Château Guiraud (Bordeaux – Sauternes, France) – 375mL – $59.99

2018 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie (Vouvray, France) – $94.99

1979 Kopke Colheita (Douro, Portugal) – $189.99

1983 Fonseca Vintage Port (Douro, Portugal) – $269.99

Happy Valentine’s everyone!

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