Mission Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada: Elegant and complex with a seductive nose of fleshy blackberry and cassis. This BC red wine draws you in head first to the glass, and all your senses quickly follow. Love the layering and complexity on the mid-palate followed by a long finish. Decant 1 hour and enjoy with a pepper steak. Drink: 2013-2018. 553321 13% D 750 mL  $29.95 Score: 91/100. November 15, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir 2012, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand: This medium-bodied red wine is liquid lovely! Juicy, fleshy bright cherries and dark chocolate dance across your senses with this pinot noir. Ultra-smooth... like satin. Hedonistic. Amazingly great price for a flagship wine. Please make me some planked salmon and top up my glass. Pinot noir is New Zealand's benchmark red wine and it shows why in this wine. Highly recommended. Drink: 2013-2019. 598813 13% XD 750 mL  $49.95 Score: 93/100. November 8, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Momo Seresin Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand: The Momo Sauvignon Blanc is produced by New Zealand's Seresin Estate of Michael Seresin, the producer and film director. (Think Harry Potter, Midnight Express, Angela's Ashes.). The kiwi savvy is herbal and refreshing with lots of mouth-watering, lime zest acidity for a range of dishes. There's some lemon zest on the finish. Intense, vibrant and clean. Bring it, especially for movie night with fried chicken! Drink: 2013-2016. 9167 13.50% XD 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 92/100. November 8, 2014 Best Value White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Michael-David Winery 6th Sense Syrah 2012, Lodi, California, United States: Loaded with dark chocolate, charred oak, espresso, coffee dark roast from very generous oak aging. Some black fruit underneath. Full-bodied and smooth. Sweet black charred finish. High alcohol at 15%. Drink: 2013-2017. 149756 15% D 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 87/100. November 28, 2015 Best Beef Wine Full Review

Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Napa Valley, California, United States: This robust Californian Cabernet is almost chiseled in structure. Loaded with dark fruit aromas and flavours, it delivers. Generous character with great fruit, structure, complexity and balance. Now let's try it with duck comfit, shall we? Drink: 2013-2018. 24190 14.50% XD 750 mL  $79.95 Score: 92/100. November 8, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Gorgeous Gift Wine Full Review

Folie À Deux Folie À Deux Winery Pinot Noir 2012, Sonoma Coast, California, United States: Cherry berry fruit and plush liquid opulence that's not too sweet and beautifully balanced with terrific mouth-watering acidity for food like roast chicken or turkey. Drink: 2013-2018. 392274 14.20% XD 750 mL  $23.95 Score: 90/100. November 8, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review

Ravenswood Old Hill Zinfandel 2012, Sonoma, United States: A spectacularly rich and full-bodied Californian Zinfandel from one of the state's best producers. This single vineyard wine sources grapes from the Old Hill parcels in Sonoma that feature Tuscan red hill and gravelly loam soils. For the 2012 vintage there were 1,596 cases produced and the wine was bottled in May 2014. Drink: 2014-2019. 684571 14.80% XD 750 mL  $61.00 Score: 95/100. December 3, 2015 Top Rated Red Wine. Full Review

Stags' Leap Winery Petite Sirah 2011, Napa Valley, California, United States: A full-bodied and savoury Californian red wine, with a different flavour profile derived from the lesser-known grape Petite Sirah. Spicy exotic black fruit aromas and flavours play across the palate. Complex and tasty: here's a red wine to get you out of your Cabernet rut (if you're in one). Try it with grilled pork chops. Drink: 2013-2018. 590356 14.30% D 750 mL  $60.95 Score: 92/100. November 15, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review