Pick of the Week: Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir, Chile, 2021 (importantly, the 2021)

Pick of the Week: Saint Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs, France

Results of the Dork vs. the Machine Challenge:

WHITES

Vinho Verde - light shellfish (scallops, prawns), lightly dressed salads, light cheese.

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - white fish, muscles, oysters, goat cheese, citrus dressed salad, chicken, turkey, por.

Vancouver Island Pinot Gris - fish/salmon, lightly dressed salad, chicken or lighter meats, pasta with cream sauce or risotto.

REDS

Chilean Pinot Noir - beef bourguignon, chicken/turkey/duck, mid-range cheeses, salmon.

Malbec - steak, ossobuco, beef wellington, rich pastas, stews, and... Doritos?

Monastrell - Spanish cheeses, hearty stews, grilled or roasted meats like lamb. 

Wines discussed:

Rose and Sparking

-Codorniu Cava Classico, Spain $16
-Lago Vinho Verde Rose, Portugal - $12

White

-Umani Ronchi Verdicchio, Italy - $20
-Morande Semillon, Chile - $ 16
-Louis Bernard Cotes du Rhone Blanc, France - $16
-Altopiano Bianco Terre di Chieti,Italy - 1.5 litre $17

Red

-Gabiano Cianti Classico, Italy $19
-Briccotondo Barbera, Italy $16
-Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State - $16
-Pietrame Montepulciano, D'Abruzzo - $13
-Quid Pro Quo, Portugal - $13

Pick of the Week: El Petit Bonhomme, Verdejo, Spain

Special guest MAEVE FOGARTY gives us these picks of the week:

Sparkling Pick -Antech Blanquette de Limoux Brut 

White Pick - Flor de Vetus - Rueda Verdejo

Red Pick - Michele Chiarlo - Le Orme Barbera d'Asti

Rod and Ryan explore farm-based breweries at the 2023 Great Canadian Beer Festival.