Two Spanish suggestions from Jessica Harnois....Good choices for early summer drinking. Make sure to stock up they go fast, Verdejo Vedimia Nocturna 2019 from the house of Yllera and a Nature red Codice 2018 from the house of Dominio de Eguren. A suggested recipe accompanies the selection.
Listen to the video of Philippe Lapeyrie on May 15 at Salut Bonjour the Orange wine selected is from Valmonti from the producer Giuaani of the Mtsvane Qvevri, only $19.90. A destabilizing, but oh so pleasant, orange wine from Georgia!
Marie-Noël Ouimet d’Urbaine City suggests six wines for your barbecue among the selected ones, among them a Valmonti wine, Argo Nebbiolo delle Langhe from Villadoria. Fruity and well-balanced for only $16.50!
André Maccabée from Cité Boomers proposes the Verdejo from Yllera a dry white wine from Spain harvested during the night to preserve the freshness. To be enjoyed at a very affordable price of $17.85.
Gabriel Lachaine and Valérie Charrette, wine columnists for La Presse Touristique, pay tribute this spring to the winemakers, farmers, beekeepers and pickers who live in complete harmony with nature to offer us exceptional products. Read the reviews of two Valmonti wines, an Orange wine from Georgia, the Mtsvane Qvevri from the Giuaani house and a Grignolino d’Asti Grigné, a Piedmont red from the Montalbera house.
Please also give a little help to the wine-producing countries affected by the pandemic! André Maccabée of Cité Boomers comments on two Italian wines that stand out this spring: Guerrieri-Rizzardi’s Pojega Ripasso and Montalbera’s Grigné Grignolino d’Asti. Enjoy reading and drinking while waiting for the warmer weather and a return to normal travels.
The popularity of Orange wines is undeniable in Quebec, the proof is that the SAQ offers more than 100 choices of which almost half are already sold out. André Maccabée of Cité Booomers proposes an authentic Orange wine from Georgia from the producer Giuaani, his Mtsavne Qvevri, for only $19.95. Hurry up and stock up... it’s going fast.
"La cité du vin" is trying for a second time to present its temporary exhibition Boire avec les Dieux (Drinking with the Gods) this summer 2021, Covid obliges. In the hope Cité Boomers offers you 3 divine wines among which Casar de Burbia, Mencia 2016 the unique Iberian Bierzo grape to be discovered at $21.05.