• Order the following wines by the case for home, restaurant or office delivery in Ontario from VinoLuna wine agency. Contact via VinoLuna website, by Email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or in the GTA phone 416 587-6691. 

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Provolo ‘Campotorbian’ Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2012

DOC Valpolicella Ripasso, Italy $19.95 14.0% alcohol 

Smoky notes and pipe tobacco provide segue for a rich, ripe and luscious wash enveloping the palate and infusing the lingering finish and aftertaste—dried currant, dark raisin and fig interlaced with espresso roast and dark chocolate. It’s mid-plus weight with silky smooth mouthfeel and fully flavoured from cork pop to last drop. Just about as good as Ripasso gets at this or double the price. (Vic Harradine)

• Fruit for the following 2015 Vaucher Père et Fils Fleurie was sourced from 100% gamay in Fleurie—one of the 10 Beaujolais Crus—hand-harvested and underwent whole-bunch, carbonic maceration then maturation in stainless steel tank, no oak.

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Vaucher Père et Fils Fleurie 2015
AOC Fleurie, France $16.95 12.5% alcohol
With aromas of floral notes and whiffs of berry fruit on the nose, this rolls over the palate with red currant and passionfruit flavours interwoven with ripe juicy plum, peppery spice and hints of black currant jam. It’s medium weight with good mouthfeel and plenty of oomph. There’s very good value, excellent tang and a lengthy, mouth-watering finish and aftertaste. Pour with baked, stuffed green peppers or charcuterie board. (Vic Harradine)

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Château Haut-Maziéres 2016
AOC Bordeaux, France $14.95 12.5% alcohol
Floral, cedar and whiffs of minty red cherry aromas herald a mouthful of flavour on the palate with red cherries dipped in milk chocolate shining through. This is balanced on a pin with ripe fruit and tangy acidity galore. It’s straightforward, medium bodied with good texture and dry lip-smacking finish. Pour alongside grilled burgers, meat-laden pizza or pasta in tomato sauce. (Vic Harradine)

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Château Le Mayne-Cabanot 2016
AOC Bordeaux, France $15.95 12.5% alcohol
This good-value red blend—60% merlot/30% cabernet sauvignon/10% cabernet franc offers a nose of cedar, mocha and smoky note aromas. A tart flow of pie cherry and red currant envelops the palate along with an underpinning of still-evolving tannin and excellent tang. This is mid-weight with purity of fruit, structure and a gusher of tang. Pour alongside Swiss steak or pasta puttanesca after a two-hour decant/aeration. (Vic Harradine)

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Châteaux Ramafort 2010
AOC Medoc, France $24.95 13.5% alcohol 
Aromas of smoke, oak and toasty bits intertwine with soft notes of floral and pipe tobacco on the nose. A medium-full bodied wash of dark, bittersweet chocolate and bramble berry blanket the palate with gusto supported by notions of cassis and kirsch liqueur. This is nicely structured with good balance, purity of fruit and a lengthy integrated finish and aftertaste with plenty of life remaining. Pour with osso buco, rack of lamb or cassoulet. (Vic Harradine

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Bodegas Ugalde ‘Ugalde’ Tempranillo 2017
DOCa Rioja, Spain $14.95 13.5% alcohol
Red berry fruit, spice box and floral notes abound. It streaks over the palate with crunchy pie cherry and red raspberry flavours robed in good acidity and tang. This is medium weight with a tang-laden, mouth-watering finish and aftertaste. Serve with spaghetti Bolognese, red pizza or prawn and chorizo paella. (Vic Harradine)

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Ventana Garnacha 2016
DO Navarra, Spain $14.95 13.5% alcohol
Black raspberry, dark plum and balsamic note aromas transition easily to a medium-plus bodied, creamy-smooth, palate-bathing wash of sweet vanilla, red currant tang and passion fruit flavour with softer, ripe black plum. This is lively and full of tang with a lengthy lip-smacking finish. Pour with Swiss steak or lamb tagine. (Vic Harradine)

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Ventana Tempranillo 2016
DO Navarra, Spain $14.95 13.5% alcohol
Intense aromas of fig and medicinal cherry notes introduce a fully flavoured mouthful of cranberry and pie cherry robed in a boatload of racy tang. This is medium-full bodied with good texture and lengthy, drying, fruit-forward finish and aftertaste. Aerate/decant a couple of hours before service alongside a well-seasoned, rare-grilled steak. (Vic Harradine)

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Domaine de Vervine Vacqueyras 2015 
AOC Vacqueyras, France $23.95 14.0% alcohol 
Aromas of ripe, dark cherry/berry fruit and peppery spice are precursors to a mouthful of über-ripe black plum, kirsch liqueur, savory herbs and warm peppery notes persisting through the finish and aftertaste. It’s medium-full bodied with good texture and lengthy balanced aftertaste. This pours particularly well with beef fajitas, spicy ribs, spicy wings, or grilled burgers; it has good heft and soft acidity melding with the very ripe fruit on the finish. (Vic Harradine)