Chenin Blanc, Quebec, Canada 

Slip right into this elegant, textured, energetic & has-it-all chenin blanc that will have you believe you’re drinking something thrice the price from France. Winemakers Lieux Communs are a small, urban winery in Montreal that work with vineyards, orchards, and small farms across Quebec and Ontario, while still tending their own vines in Oka. Unrestrained and experimental, they live and die by their relentless curiosity using all that grows on their farm – flowers, tea, herbs, berries & grapes but of course! They call this bottle of liquid gold their proudest achievement and we can see why. Grapes for ‘La Brèche’ comes from their very best terroir, the peak of a south-facing hill that would leave even the toughest cookies among us breathless due to both height and beauty. This dazzling wine person’s wine will transport you to your younger years of abandon, running through the chamomile fields to the tune of “My Girls” by Animal Collective unafraid of ticks because that was the style at the time. A whiff here is buckwheat honey straight off the dipper, meyer lemon squeeze, fluffy brioche buns in the special fluted tins & soaked garden stones. Try it when you’re ready to scheme up your next dreamy adventure.