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Black cherry, plum, sweet spice and more make up the flavours of Robert Moye’s holiday wine suggestions. (Courtesy facebook.com/robertmondavi.eu)

Four wines to savour or gift this holiday season in Victoria

Wine Notes columnist Robert Moyes offers his favourite good-value picks

Black cherry, plum, sweet spice and more make up the flavours of Robert Moye’s holiday wine suggestions. (Courtesy facebook.com/robertmondavi.eu)
Moyes recommends wines from Hester Creek, Penfolds and more this fall. (Courtesy www.facebook.com/HesterCreek)

Best-value wines to sip this November

Columnist Robert Moyes suggests affordable selections highlighting the flavour of dark fruit, oak, figs and more.

Moyes recommends wines from Hester Creek, Penfolds and more this fall. (Courtesy www.facebook.com/HesterCreek)
Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton photography)
Quinta da Lixa Escolha Estate Vinhão 2021 is a red wine to savour this fall. (Courtesy Quinta da Lixa)

WINE NOTES: Vinhâo “one of the most interesting grapes I’ve ever tasted”

Plus wine columnist Robert Moyes reveals a happy finding found in a little “free library”

Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton photography)
Quinta da Lixa Escolha Estate Vinhão 2021 is a red wine to savour this fall. (Courtesy Quinta da Lixa)
Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton) -

WINE NOTES: Yalumba Organic Y Series Viognier deliciously balances fruity and floral

Plus other refreshing and appealing summer wine recommendations from columnist Robert Moyes

Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton) -
Monday Mag wine columnist Robert Moyes offers some wine recommendations for July. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen file)

WINE NOTES: Vibrant crowd pleasers

Robert Moyes covers cheap steals to polished, aged sauvignons

Monday Mag wine columnist Robert Moyes offers some wine recommendations for July. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen file)
The Okanagan’s Hester Creek Estate Winery won a handful of prestigious awards for last season’s Old Vine Pinot Blanc, and the new 2022 vintage is similarly impressive. (Image from Hester Creek Estate Winery Instagram)

Wine notes: four fruit-forward wines to enjoy this June

Monday Mag’s wine critic, Robert Moyes, gives us his “perfectly potable” suggestions

The Okanagan’s Hester Creek Estate Winery won a handful of prestigious awards for last season’s Old Vine Pinot Blanc, and the new 2022 vintage is similarly impressive. (Image from Hester Creek Estate Winery Instagram)
Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine notes: Robert Mondavi offers expressive Chardonnay

Plus a unique story behind Chile’s Casillero del Diablo (Cellar of the Devil)

Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon
Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton photography)

Wine notes: Fontanafredda’s Arneis light and luscious

A monthly wine column by Robert Moyes

Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Don Denton photography)
Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Black Press Media file photo)
Columnist Robert Moyes photographed at the Artisan Wine Shop on Broughton Street. (Black Press Media file photo)
WINE NOTES: From offshore stars to Okanagan class

WINE NOTES: From offshore stars to Okanagan class

Robert Moyes dishes on reds from Italy, Spain and Argentina, and a solid-value B.C. chardonnay

WINE NOTES: From offshore stars to Okanagan class
FILM REVIEW: Portrait of a love that burns

FILM REVIEW: Portrait of a love that burns

Film Fest hit Portrait of a Lady on Fire is directed with a poet’s soul, a painter’s eye: Moyes

FILM REVIEW: Portrait of a love that burns
Fairview Winery’s Goats Do Roam red blend: a clever play on Cotes du Rhone, the southern France region that inspired this wine’s style, or a shout out to the herd of goats that produce cheese for the winery? Maybe both, writes Robert Moyes. Photo fairview.co.za

WINE NOTES: This blended red won’t get your goat

Robert Moyes takes us from South Africa to Spain, Chile to the Okanagan for his latest wine musings

Fairview Winery’s Goats Do Roam red blend: a clever play on Cotes du Rhone, the southern France region that inspired this wine’s style, or a shout out to the herd of goats that produce cheese for the winery? Maybe both, writes Robert Moyes. Photo fairview.co.za
FILM REVIEW: ‘1917’ portrays war on the run

FILM REVIEW: ‘1917’ portrays war on the run

Ordinary soldiers take on a seemingly impossible mission in Best Picture Oscar front runner

FILM REVIEW: ‘1917’ portrays war on the run
The classic California cab, Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, features luscious fruit flavours, writes Robert Moyes. joshcellars.com

PERFECTLY POTABLE: Bold reds that make you stand up and take notice

Monday wine columnist Robert Moyes weighs in on a trio of fine reds and a yummy late harvest white

The classic California cab, Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, features luscious fruit flavours, writes Robert Moyes. joshcellars.com
Black Sage offers upscale wine experiences for those with slightly more discriminating tastes. Twitter

WINE NOTES: Sumac Ridge offshoot a favourite discovery for 2019

Black Sage’s 2016 Cabernet Franc offers good value, plenty of flavour for medium bodied red: Moyes

Black Sage offers upscale wine experiences for those with slightly more discriminating tastes. Twitter
Saint Amour, the rollicking yet heartfelt comedy from France about an estranged father and son who find their lives changed after a most unusual road trip, is a must-see at the Victoria Film Festival.

VFF Review: Saint Armour

Monday Magazine reviews this years must-see films at VFF

Saint Amour, the rollicking yet heartfelt comedy from France about an estranged father and son who find their lives changed after a most unusual road trip, is a must-see at the Victoria Film Festival.
Jeremy Lutter’s The Hollow Child, is getting its world premiere at the Victoria Film Festival.

VFF Review: The Hollow Child

Monday Magazine reviews some must-see films at VFF

Jeremy Lutter’s The Hollow Child, is getting its world premiere at the Victoria Film Festival.
Mozart's perfection shines in Pacific Opera Victoria's production of The Magic Flute.

The Magic of Mozart

Pacific Opera Victoria prepares to put Mozart's genius on full display

Mozart's perfection shines in Pacific Opera Victoria's production of The Magic Flute.

Fast-Food Franchise Gets Supersized in Founder

Monday's movie buff Robert Moyes reviews Founder the story of the golden arches

Teenage angst on display

Robert Moyes gives you the rundown of what to watch this weekend