Generation Seven ‘#Je Suis Arrivé’ Nouveau 2013
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $11.95 (318600) 12.5% alcohol
Lively spice and red grape aromas set the stage for a fruit-laden mouthful of cherry/berry flavours garnished with spice and the thrill of your initial tasting of a red wine from 2013. This is a wine made for fun—pour this Gamay slightly chilled with friends and a deli platter— stinky cheese, spicy olives, deli meat, dill pickles, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, a baguette. Don't think, just drink; in moderation, of course. (Vic Harradine)


Lodez Chardonnay/Viognier Non-vintage
Product of France $12.65 (333963) 12.5% alcohol
Eye-catching graphics introduce this new 50/50 Chardonnay/Viognier blend. Ripe apple, pineapple and peach cobbler on the nose, it bathes the palate with baked apple, yellow plum, lemon citrus and wisps of white grapefruit tang. Expect mid weight and decent texture with a balanced aftertaste. Sip on its own or pour with confidence alongside roast chicken or slow-roasted pork. (Vic Harradine)