Natalie MacLean's Wines of the Week for December 26, 2022
Nomad Reserve Sparkling Wine, Hoopla The Mutt Red Blend 2018, Two Sisters Vineyards Eleventh Post 2018, Zantho Sparkling Grüner Veltliner Brut, Miguel Torres Ándica Gran Reserva Carmenère 2020
Nomad Reserve Sparkling Wine
Niagara Lakeshore, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 12%
Sweetness: Medium Dry
Drink: 2022 - 2024
Price: $29.95
Score: 89
LCBO: 30672
Hoopla The Mutt Red Blend 2018
Napa Valley, California, United States
Alcohol: 14.3%
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Drink: 2022 - 2028
Price: $41.95
Score: 90
LCBO: 7070
Two Sisters Vineyards Eleventh Post 2018
Niagara River, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 14%
Sweetness: Dry
Drink: 2022 - 2028
Price: $48.00
Score: 91
LCBO: 20935
Zantho Sparkling Grüner Veltliner Brut
Austria
Alcohol: 12%
Sweetness: Dry
Drink: 2022 - 2024
Price: $32.95
Score: 90
LCBO: 24654
Miguel Torres Ándica Gran Reserva Carmenère 2020
Maule Valley, Chile
Alcohol: 14%
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Drink: 2022 - 2028
Price: $18.95
Score: 90
LCBO: 27203
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