Trapiche Reserve Syrah 2015, Argentina, Argentina: Juicy and fleshy with ripe blackberry and plum. Pair with grilled pork chops. Drink: 2015-2018. 222281 14% MD 750 mL  $10.95 Score: 88/100. August 4, 2016 Best Value Red Wine. Full Review

[yellow tail] Moscato, Australia: Lovely floral and apple blossom notes on this off-dry, slightly spritzy Moscato. Perfect as a chilled aperitif or pair with grilled seafood or fresh strawberries. Drink: 2016-2018. 443713 7.50% M 750 mL  $10.95 Score: 88/100. February 7, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Calm Curry Wine Full Review

Lindemans Bin 90 Moscato, South Australia, Australia: A soft, sweet sipper, though not a dessert wine. Lovely notes of fleshy ripe peach and pear. Serve well-chilled as an aperitif. Drink: 2016-2018. 424473 8% M 750 mL  $11.10 Score: 86/100. September 28, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Full Review

Tawse Sketches of Niagara Riesling 2014, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Lovely lime vibrancy on the nose and palate of this off-dry Niagara Riesling. Notes of peach and pear and dried apricot. Beautifully made and balanced, and only 10% alcohol (yay). Drink: 2014-2018. 89029 10% M 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. September 3, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Terrific Turkey Wine Full Review

Artisian Wine Co Wild Horse Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Canada: Tasty and gulpable with a smooth, medium-bodied texture and weight. Aromas of ripe dark berries. Great party wine. Drink: 2010-2012. 776545999153 13.50% M 750 mL  $11.95 Score: 85/100. November 6, 2010 Full Review

Reif Estate Winery Icewine Vidal 2013, Niagara River, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Serious Platonic ideal of apricot preserves in this lovely Niagara icewine from Reif. Luscious layers of peach preserves fold over each other across your mouth and then bring on a tide of pleasurable sun-dappled orchard fruit on the finish. Pair with fruit flans and cobblers. Drink: 2014-2020. 544791 10% S 200 mL  $24.95 Score: 92/100. July 23, 2016 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Cave Spring Indian Summer Late Harvest Riesling 2012, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Liquid gorgeous year after year, Cave Spring delivers this late harvest Riesling for our drinking pleasure. Apricot peach blossom. Perfect for angel food cake and fruit-based desserts. The Riesling grapes for this dessert wine are picked later in the fall, well after those from the dry style table wine. The result is much more concentrated flavours and fruit sweetness like apricot preserves. Pair this terrific wine with blue cheeses and toasted almonds. Drink: 2015-2020. 415901 12.50% S 375 mL  $24.95 Score: 93/100. November 26, 2016 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Chasselas-Pinot Blanc-Pinot Gris 2012, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada Drink: 2013-2016. 12% M 750 mL  $18.99. March 1, 2012 Full Review

Red Rooster Winery Rose 2012, Okanagan Valley BC V.Q.A., Canada Drink: 2013-2016. 13% MD 750 mL  $21.99. March 1, 2012 Full Review

Skinnygrape Rose, Canada: An off-dry rose made from a blend of syrah, primitivo and gamay grapes grown in various countries and bottled in Canada. The grapes get 12-48 hours of skin contact with the juice during fermentation to create the pink colour. Pretty rose of strawberry jam, light-bodied on the palate. The selling point for this wine is that it has just 80 calories, achieved by reducing alcohol to just 8%. Drink: 2014-2015. 350488 8% MD 750 mL  $11.95 Score: 84/100. December 4, 2014 Full Review

Redstone Winery Limestone Vineyard South Riesling 2012, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: A spectacular Riesling founded by one of Niagara's best producers Tawse. This is the first Redstone Riesling release from the south block of the Limestone Vineyard, a 14-year-old sustainably farmed block on Twenty Mile Bench. The 2012 vintage was warm and it shows in the pure fruit intensity and laser focus of this wine: white peach, lime zest and a deep core of minerality. I am thrilled with this first effort from Redstone, and anxiously look forward to future vintages. Cheers! Drink: 2014-2024. 381251 10% M 750 mL  $18.95 Score: 92/100. July 23, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Skinnygrape Shiraz, Canada: A smooth, full-bodied red wine with black jam on the nose and palate. This non-vintage wine is made from Shiraz grapes grown in various countries and bottled in Canada. Attractive dark fruit flavours. The selling point is just 80 calories, achieved by keeping alcohol to just 8.5%. Drink: 2014-2015. 387134 8.50% MD 750 mL  $12.10 Score: 85/100. December 4, 2014 Full Review

Mission Hill Five Vineyards Rosé 2013, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Bc V.Q.A., Canada: Opening salvo: cranberry, rhubarb, mind-awakening tart cherry. Welcome to my world. Bone-dry rose form the Okanagan Valley that is anything but shy. Excellent acidity for food yet balanced enough to dry on its own as a chilled aperitif. Drink: 2013-2015. 229716 13.50% D 750 mL  $14.95 Score: 89/100. June 21, 2014 Best Value Rosé Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

West Kelowna Volcanic Hills Gewürztraminer 2014, West Kelowna, Canada Drink: 2014-2014. 13% M 750 mL  $21.42. March 1, 2012 Full Review

Megalomaniac Narcissist Riesling 2014, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Love the lime zest and minerality in this lovely Niagara Riesling. Pair it with fresh seafood and peering at your image in a reflecting pool. Riesling is a grape that reflects the terroir and place where it's cultivated, thus the wine's name and mirror image on the label. Drink: 2014-2018. 67587 10.90% M 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 90/100. August 6, 2016 Top Rated White Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review

Inniskillin Niagara Estate Icewine Riesling 2014, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: This is truly nectar of the gods ... but don't let them drink it all. We mere mortals should stock up on this glorious icewine from the winery that put Canadian icewine on the viticultural map. This is Riesling-based so there's a lovely seam of silver acidity balancing the luscious apricot perserves and peach jam. Os so lovely. Pair with more of the same, or if you must, angel food cake. Drink: 2015-2023. 558288 9% S 375 mL  $79.95 Score: 96/100. August 4, 2016 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Featherstone Winery Rosé 2015, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Aromas of rhubarb-strawberry compote, tinge of sweet raspberry, mostly lovely mouth-watering juiciness. Lovely ballet slipper pink. Finishes crisp and clean. Spritely, refreshing and light with wild field berry aromas. Drink: 2016-2018. 117861 13.20% MD 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 89/100. April 4, 2017 Best Value Rosé Wine. Splendid Salad Wine Full Review

Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2015, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Featherstone's Black Sheep Riesling stands shoulder to shoulder (ear to ear) with the best of Niagara Rieslings. This is one of my favourite Niagara Rieslings: delightful every vintage. The 2015 vintage is no exception with lovely bright notes of lime blossom, lemon zest and flint. Pair with fresh seafood and vegetarian dishes. This Ontario white wine offers great refreshment in the glass. Drink: 2017-2020. 80234 10% M 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 92/100. January 27, 2017 Top Rated White Wine. Calm Curry Wine Full Review

Henry of Pelham Winery Riesling 2015, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario VQA, Canada: A pretty, soft, light-bodied Niagara Riesling that's still packed with flavour. Notes of lime blossom, fresh peach and green apple. Soft acidity that is still balancing. Pair with halibut. Drink: 2015-2020. 268375 10.50% MD 750 mL  $14.95 Score: 90/100. February 6, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Full Review

PondView Estate Winery Cabernet Franc Rosé 2015, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Candied raspberry on the nose and palate. Lots of acidity: roses and red grapefruit. Pair with grilled seafood. Drink: 2015-2017. 241802 12.50% M 750 mL  $14.95 Score: 85/100. July 23, 2016 Best Value Rosé Wine. Profound Pasta and Cream Sauce Wine Full Review

Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery Strawberry Wine 2014, Ontario, Canada: Lovely and sweet like pure liquid strawberries or strawberry pie in your glass. Nice after-dinner sipper that's not as heavy alcohol-wise as other dessert wines, though it is just as sweet. Drink: 2014-2017. 468108 11.50% S 750 mL  $22.95 Score: 87/100. September 3, 2016 Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Joseph Cattin Hatschbourg Trésor Des Seigneurs Pinot Gris 2013, Alsace A.C., France: A touch of sweetness in this medium-bodied white wine makes this dance with glazed ham, Asian dishes and sweet potatoes. This pinot grigio has fantastic aromas and flavours of sweet peach and pear. Great acidity. Yum! Perfect for spicy chicken dishes too. Drink: 2014-2016. 260240 13% M 750 mL  $27.95 Score: 90/100. August 20, 2016 Top Rated White Wine. Calm Curry Wine Full Review

Baron de Hoen Reserve Pinot Gris 2014, Alsace A.O.C., France: This vibrant white wine is made from 100% Pinot Gris grapes. It offers notes of tropical tree fruit, apricots, peach blossom and honeysuckle. The sweetness is balanced and add a mouth-filling voluptuousness to this wine. It finishes with quince and floral notes. Try it with Asian dishes and mild to medium curries. Drink: 2015-2017. 280149 13% M 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 88/100. October 10, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Venerated Vegetarian Wine Full Review

Joseph Cattin Gewurztraminer 2014, Alsace A.C., France: Classic Gewürztraminer: rose petal, lychee and baking spice aromas. Mouth-watering and dry yet exotically floral. Previous vintages of this wine won the Gold Medal at the coveted Concours Général Agricole in Paris. Medium-bodied and mouth-filling. Highly recommended. Drink: 2014-2018. 224626 13% M 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 91/100. September 3, 2016 Top Rated White Wine. Spectacular Spicy Wine Full Review

Louis Bouillot Perle D'ivoire Crémant De Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs, Burgundy A.C., France: The Burgundian estate of Louis Bouillot was one of the first wineries in the region to create sparkling wine, called Crémant de Bourgogne, back in 1877. Crisp and clean with toasty warmth and green apple refreshment. Pair with fried chicken. A toasty Crémant de Bourgogne with great texture and mouth-filling weight. Nice crisp finish. Drink: 2015-2018. 48801 12% M 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. July 23, 2016 Best Value Sparkling Wine. Celebrated Chicken and Cream Sauce Wine Full Review

Tbilvino Alazanis Valley Red 2014, Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgia: This Georgian red wine is a blend of the red grape Saperavi and the white grape Rkatsiteli. Although this red has a touch of sweetness, it’s balanced beautifully by the ripe red berry fruit and spices. Lovely notes of blackberries and plums. Drink: 2016-2022. 142109 12% M 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 87/100. February 9, 2017 Best Value Red Wine. Full Review

42 Sweet Riesling 2015, Mosel Qualitätswein, Germany: Lovely, light and sweet but not cloyingly so. Less dessert wine and more fruit flan companion. Aromas of lime blossom and peach. Drink: 2015-2019. 464842 9.50% S 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 88/100. September 3, 2016 Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Geil Bechtheimer Rosengarten Riesling Kabinett 2014, Prädikatswein, Rheinhessen, Germany: Lovely! Lime blossom and honeysuckle... So pretty. Medium-bodied with terrific acidity for food. Drink: 2015-2018. 994764 9.50% S 750 mL  $18.95 Score: 88/100. September 17, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Charming Grilled Chicken Wine Full Review

Anselmann Edesheimer Rosengarten Siegerrebe Spätlese 2014, Pfalz, Germany: Liquid gorgeous with clementine zest and lovely apricot sunshine. Sweet but not cloying: still fresh for fruit flans and cobblers due to lovely balancing acidity. Drink: 2015-2017. 910554 9.50% S 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 91/100. August 20, 2016 Best Value White Wine. Splendid Salad Wine Full Review

La Marca Prosecco 2014, Veneto D.O.C., Italy: A toasty, crisp, fresh Italian sparkling wine that's both robust and mouth-filling. Aromas of freshly baked bread and green apple. This is a consistently great product of Italian bubbly with a Prosecco that's styled to enjoy on its own or with seafood. Drink: 2014-2017. 287987 11% M 750 mL  $23.00 Score: 89/100. July 23, 2016 Best Value Sparkling Wine. Blissful Blue Cheese Wine Full Review

Il Brecciarolo Rosso Piceno Superiore 2013, Marche D.O.C., Italy: Notes of dark fruit and earth on the nose of this full-bodied wine. Great value in this juicy, robust Italian red wine blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese. Dark spicy finish. Pair with hard cheeses and grilled meats. Drink: 2015-2020. 732560 13.50% M 750 mL  $13.95 Score: 88/100. September 3, 2016 Venerated Vegetarian Wine Full Review

Offley 10 Year Old Tawny Port, Oporto D.O.P., Portugal: Decadently rich tawny port with aromas of seductive toffee. Of course one can't resist saying that it's offley good ;) Aromas of caramel, butterscotch, baking spices and treacle. Finishes with toasted almond. Perfect for after dinner on its own or with biscotti. Drink: 2022-2025. 297788 20% S 750 mL  $26.95 Score: 93/100. October 8, 2022 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Burmester 10-Year-Old Tawny Port, Douro D.O.C., Portugal: Perfect dessert port offering aromas of smoky toffee and toasted nuts. This fortified Portuguese dessert wine offers a toffee richness on the nose and palate with a great spicy zing on the finish. Rich dessert wine for toasted nuts and hard cheeses. Good balance of acidity and luxurious layers of flavour. Highly recommended. Drink: 2024-2030. 223958 20% S 750 mL  $29.95 Score: 96/100. November 14, 2024 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Lustau East India Solera Sherry, Jerez D.O., Spain: The dessert wine gained a smooth, deep, rich, complex character that blended raisins, toasted nuts and crème brûlée. Pair this with pudding, crème brûlée and hard cheeses. Drink: 2016-2021. 342931 20% S 500 mL  $24.95 Score: 95/100. August 6, 2016 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Torres Floralis Moscatel Oro Moscatel Alejandría, Penedes, Spain: A gorgeously rich and luscious dessert wine that stands alone as dessert in a glass after a great meal. Apricot spiced preserves, clementine dust, honey dipped peach. Perfect for crème brûlée and hard cheeses. Drink: 2016-2022. 642173 15% S 500 mL  $16.95 Score: 92/100. March 16, 2019 Best Value Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Emilio Lustau Emilín Solera Reserva Moscatel Sherry, Jerez, Spain: Another mind-blowing Sherry from one of the country's top producers. This Spanish dessert wine offers incredible depth of flavour and nuance for the price: toasted almond, apricot and fig. Pair with spiced nuts. Drink: 2016-2022. 248518 17% S 375 mL  $21.95 Score: 93/100. August 20, 2016 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Beringer White Zinfandel 2015, Napa Valley, California, United States Drink: 2013-2015. 239756 11% M 750 mL  $9.25. April 16, 2015 Best Value Rosé Wine. Full Review

Tom Gore Vineyards Chardonnay 2014, Sonoma County, California, United States: Lovely balance, refreshment and richness in this Californian Chardonnay. Aromas of peach, green apple and vanilla spice. Beautifully balanced, rich and round. Pair with roast chicken or turkey. Drink: 2015-2019. 458810 13.50% MD 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. May 15, 2017 Best Value White Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review

Ridge Vineyards Three Valleys Zinfandel 2012, Sonoma County, California, United States: A complex and balanced Californian red with classic aromas fleshy dark fruit and spices. Wonderfully structured: perfect for diner parties involving steak. This robust wine is a blend of Zinfandel, Carignan, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Mataro (aka Mourvèdre). The 2012 vintage of Ridge's Three Valleys is richly concentrated and complex. Polished tannins with a judicious use of oak. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2013-2018. 652875 14.20% M 750 mL  $65.95 Score: 90/100. March 21, 2015 Plush Pork Wine Full Review