Checkmate Winery

Fool's Mate Okanagan Valley Chardonnay

9.4

Still maintaining bright lemon peel but beginning to taste like candied lemon & grilled pineapple from the age. Oak is beautifully balanced bringing vanilla and roasted cashews and almonds. A thought provoking marriage of oak and acidity. Still has some life in it to age but I can’t imagine it being much better than it is now — 5 months ago

Artisanal Wine Cellars

Craftsman Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2017

Samantha Hargrove

9.0

Still loving this Pinot Noir! It’s smooth, elegant and the juicy ripe berries make it bright and easy to drink. — 3 years ago

Grimm Artisanal Ales

Rainbow Dome

James Forsyth

9.4

Grimm is killing it at the moment. Really impressive. Known originally got their fruit blended beers but best without the added flavors. Their sours are a success and this is no exception. Excellent. — 3 years ago

MaJ, Neil and 7 others liked this

Plantation

Original Dark Artisanal Double Aged Rum

Martin Bergo

9.1

Lighter, fruitier, white pears, elegant, balanced. — a year ago

Adam, Daniel and 1 other liked this

Checkmate Artisanal Winery

Little Pawn Chardonnay

Clark Harrop

9.5

I can’t describe how good it is, except to say that Check Mate craft the finest Chardonnay anywhere worldwide. — 2 years ago

Grimm Artisanal Ales

Double Negative Imperial Stout 2021

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Very good imperial stout. Excellent flavors and some dried cherry with bitter chocolate at the end cleanse the palate. Not on the same level as Jackie O’s or perennial or prairie. — 3 years ago

Josh and Mike liked this

Cidre Kerné (SAS Bosser Yves)

Kerné Cidre Artisanal

Phil Kessling

9.0

Tart, crisp and so refreshing. Farm house cider at it’s absolute best. — 4 years ago

Grimm Artisanal Ales

Tesseract Double India Pale Ale

Ron R

9.4

Wife and husband team making it rain in Bk. Excellent brew. If I had the testicular fortitude, I’d throw my weight behind IPA’s. — 2 years ago

Bob, Ira and 24 others liked this

Norman Gennaro

FYI - I bought a set of these. Super thin and given you like tight ducks ;) you might want to try them. So far they have been surprising durable. https://www.cb2.com/marta-cooler-glasses-set-of-6/s422241

Norman Gennaro

Thanks for the link. I’ve fallen into love with super thin glasses

Ron R

Hey @Norman Gennaro, those CB2 glasses look really nice, and at a third of the price of the Riedel’s, they appear to be a great value. I’ll take a closer look the next time I pass the store. Having said that, I have a cupboard full of Riedel’s, so won’t need any more just yet 😏