Feature Wines

Featured Wines
Summer 2023

Lovely Lilly Pinot Noir
+121564

90 pts. | Winescores.ca

“Based in Baden, Germany, Shelter Winery is comprised of husband and wife team Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf; the wine, Lovely Lilly is named after their dog. This estate is farming organically and native yeasts are used for fermentation in open top vessels. The winery started up in an old Canadian Air Force hangar; the Shelter building.
It’s a fragrant one–cherry and raspberry, cedar and dried flowers, cranberry and sweet spice aromas dominate the nose. It’s dry and juicy with high-toned red berry flavours woven with tealeaf and spice. It’s an engaging wine with good classic pinosity.” (Feb. 2023)
-Daenna Van Mulligen

Recommended Pairing:
Pesto Crusted Salmon

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Naturamania Shiraz
+16095

91 pts. | Winescores.ca

“Fresh, singular, earthy. This organic, biodynamic and natural wine is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault. The vineyards are all certified organic and are treated biodynamically, with the sowing of cover crops as part of a naturally regenerative farming regime. They’ve built a bottling facility and tasting room that are entirely solar-powered. In the cellar, vigneron Matthias Le Calvez works with spontaneous ferments, and sulfur additions are just enough to stabilize the wines for travel. Notes of plums muddled with black cherry and raspberry, clay, dried violets, saddle leather, tomato leaf and chocolate lead to a palate that is earthy and textural. It has a distinct grapeyness with green spices, watermelon rind, wild purple berries and garrigue flavours. Fresh and singular.” (Dec. 2021)

-Daenna Von Mulligen

Recommended Pairing:
Mushroom Pizza

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Lovely Lilly Pinot Noir
+121564

90 pts. | Winescores.ca

“Based in Baden, Germany, Shelter Winery is comprised of husband and wife team Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf; the wine, Lovely Lilly is named after their dog. This estate is farming organically and native yeasts are used for fermentation in open top vessels. The winery started up in an old Canadian Air Force hangar; the Shelter building.
It’s a fragrant one–cherry and raspberry, cedar and dried flowers, cranberry and sweet spice aromas dominate the nose. It’s dry and juicy with high-toned red berry flavours woven with tealeaf and spice. It’s an engaging wine with good classic pinosity.” (Feb. 2023)
-Daenna Van Mulligen

Recommended Pairing:
Pesto Crusted Salmon

Click image for recipe

Naturamania Shiraz
+16095

91 pts. | Winescores.ca

“Fresh, singular, earthy. This organic, biodynamic and natural wine is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault. The vineyards are all certified organic and are treated biodynamically, with the sowing of cover crops as part of a naturally regenerative farming regime. They’ve built a bottling facility and tasting room that are entirely solar-powered. In the cellar, vigneron Matthias Le Calvez works with spontaneous ferments, and sulfur additions are just enough to stabilize the wines for travel. Notes of plums muddled with black cherry and raspberry, clay, dried violets, saddle leather, tomato leaf and chocolate lead to a palate that is earthy and textural. It has a distinct grapeyness with green spices, watermelon rind, wild purple berries and garrigue flavours. Fresh and singular.” (Dec. 2021)

-Daenna Von Mulligen

Recommended Pairing:
Mushroom Pizza

Click image for recipe