Painted Rock Estate Winery Ltd. Syrah 2012, Okanagan Valley, BC, VQA, Canada Drink: 2011-2021. 426238 14.30% D 750 mL  $40.00. April 22, 2011 Full Review

Painted Rock Estate Winery Rosé 2014, British Columbia, Canada Drink: 2015-2018. 14% D 750 mL  $25.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review

Painted Rock Estate Winery Syrah 2013, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia BC V.Q.A., Canada: Spectacular BC Syrah with savoury herbs, cedar brush, fresh earth, wild dark berries and spice. Wowsers! Stay with me here, but this wine also smells like marijuana ina seductively complex way. Canabis actually has a complex array of aromas from its terpines: you'll get rosemary, black pepper and others that are also the basis for essential oils. It's definitely there on the nose of this wine and I love it. Pair this with more Syrah ... or perhaps an announcement from our new prime minister on legalization. Which one? Let's hope the new government is also liberal enough to allow Canadians to buy wines grown and made outside their province. Surely that can't be as provocative as the other new law they're considering. Raise a toast to common sense. Drink: 2018-2023. 541540 14.90% D 750 mL  $40.00 Score: 93/100. October 25, 2015 Top Rated Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review

Silver Buckle Ranchero Red 2010, Central Coast, California, United States  412684 13.50% XD 750 mL  $21.95. June 12, 2015 Full Review