New & Noteworthy
What we are most excited about right now!
Domaine des Aubuisieres Vouvray Brut
$26.99
Serious bubbles that are consistently the "best value in its appellation" - this is not just a great value, it is also a favourite of both Kensington Wine Market staff AND the staff of our next-door neighbour's Peasant Cheese!
The Chenin Blanc of Vouvray brings riper citrus and tree fruit to the bready flavours of Methode Traditionelle and racy, mineral acidity from the Loire Valley soils. A great bubbly with flavour, ripeness, and minerality - at a very approachable price. Buy a bottle and take it over to Peasant Cheese and they will be happy to recommend a cheese pairing!
Greenock Creek Alices Shiraz 2018
$59.99
Two Alices' are better than one! Alices vineyard and the Shiraz it grows takes its name a mother and an aunt of Greenock Creek's owners Annabelle and Michael Waugh: Annabelle's mom and Michael's favourite aunt. Alices Shiraz is one of the iconic big reds in Greenock Creek's portfolio and is also the winery's largest vineyard with a total area of 15 acres. The vines on the site were planted in 1997.
Durigutti Compuertas Cordisco
$29.99
Is this a heavy rose or a light red? You be the judge. Whatever you decide, we think you will find it delicious!
The Cordisco grape is better known as Montepulciano. The varietal, which originally heralds from Abruzzo in Italy was originally planted in 2021 as an experimental plot within the Durigutti brothers Compuertas vineyard. The wine was fermented in concrete eggs with native yeasts.
Glenfarclas 25 Year KWM Ferg GG Homage
$274.99
This whisky has a story, so I hope you don't mind a bit of a windup. This is our 6th exclusive bottling of Glenfarclas, and the 3rd in what has become known as the “Ferg Series.” The Ferg Series stated with the Glenfarclas 21 Year KWM Cask Strength aka “Ferg in the Spey”, which was itself inspired by a bottling called Ferd in the Spey.
We followed that up earlier this year with the Glenfarclas 15 Yea KWM Cask Strength #2 “Ferg in Front of the Store.” This bottling tied in to the “Ferg in the Spey” with some inspiration from the bottling for a shop called Robbie’s Drams, which featured the front of their business.
Continuing in this vein I wanted the third bottling to be even more whimsical or if you prefer, ridiculous, than the first two. It takes its inspiration from an advertisement for Glenfarclas circa 10 years ago featuring a reclining George Grant in kilt with a selection of whisky in front of him. This has long been one of my favourite images of anything to do with whisky. So…
So it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the third KWM exclusive bottling of Glenfarclas in the ‘Ferg Series,’ “Ferg in Homage to George Grant!” I’ve taken George’s place and in front of me are the five previous KWM exclusive Glenfarclas bottlings: the 1997 Family Cask, the 25th Anniversary 25 Year Cask Strength, the first 15 Year Cask Strength, the 21 Year Cask Strength “Ferg in the Spey” and the 15 Year KWM Cask Strength #2 “Ferg in Front of the Store.”
The whisky is not a single cask, nor is it cask strength, but rather it is a bottling of Glenfarclas 25 Year at 50%, rather than the usual 43%. It is exclusive to KWM, and there are just 300 bottles.
Tomatin 2006 KWM Cask 33283
$117.99
Our second KWM exclusive single cask of Tomatin was Distilled in 2006, and matured in a Recharred American Oak Hogshead cask (#33283) for 14 years before bottling at 57.1%. 297 total bottles.
Elijah Craig KWM Single Barrel Bourbon 2
$67.99
Our second KWM Exclusive Single Barrel Bourbon is another banger. Bottled at 47%, the whiskey is from Barrel #6022738, from Rickhouse EE, Floor 5. Top Floor... you know what that means! Or do you?
Clos du Soleil Winemaker's Pinot Gris
$27.99
Exclusive to KWM!
This is a medium-bodied, balanced white that takes the best qualities of crisp BC Pinot Gris and adds a more oily, rich, complex and minerality-driven style that would expect from Alsacian bottlings of the varietal. This is a must-try for white wine lovers!
Part of Clos du Soliel's WInemaker's Series, this Pinot Gris comes from the winery's Whispered Secret Vineyard. The vineyard is located on the south side of the Similkameen Valley and maintains a cooler temperature overall versus other vineyards. Because of this, the Pinot Gris vines enjoy a slightly longer growing season while still maintaining the acidity needed. 527 cases of this wine were produced, with only 25 cases coming to Alberta - exclusively to KWM!
Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask #345
$119.99
Can't find Alberta Premium Cask Strength? This might just be better! Our third Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask has just arrived! This 100% Rye Whisky was distilled in 2009 at Calgary's legendary Alberta Distillers. After five years it was moved to Shelter Point Distillery on Vancouver Island, where it remained until being bottled for KWM. There are only 168 bottles of what might be our Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask... This time around, the cask is 12 Years old and 58.1%.
