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Wide selection of wines to choose from

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High quality wines

Welcome

Love your wine! Guaranteed!

It’s About Wine! in Maple Ridge invites you to come in and experience the wonderful world of winemaking. The process is fun, simple, and affordable. Choose from our great selection of Winexpert award winning wines from around the world. You start and bottle the wine, we do all the work in between. Our many years of winemaking experience, combined with our love of wine, will help you discover an exciting new experience: the winemaking lifestyle.

Wine you can trust, at a price you will love! We guarantee it!

Cheers!

Julie & Mike

What's New

NEW Island Mist Grapefruit Passion Rosé

ISLAND MIST GRAPEFRUIT PASSION ROSÉ The perfect combination of the bold, tangy flavour of grapefruit and the sweet, citrusy essence of passion fruit unleashes an exotic, well-balanced rosé. This is going to be delicious on the patio...

Pink Moscato

Pink Moscato is back for a limited time! Light & refreshing on the palate with flavours of fresh strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. Available starting May 2, 2019 on a first come, first served basis. Don’t wait too...

Summer holidays 2019

It’s About Wine! will be closed July 11 – July 27, 2019 for summer holidays. As most of you know, Julie & Mike won the grand prize in the Arts Club Theatre raffle. One week European River...

BC Day long weekend

We will be open Saturday August 3 of the BC Day long weekend 9 AM until early afternoon (2 PM or so). If you’re in town, come on down and keep us company! We will be closed...

Introducing the LE18 Collection

It’s one of our favourite times of the year! Winexpert and It’s About Wine! are excited to present to you the LE18 Collection, showcasing five amazing wines from five remarkable wine-growing regions. Continuing the rich and celebrated...

Eclipse Forza: It’s Back and Here To Stay

Bold and assertive with strength and structure, Eclipse FORZA quickly became an immensely popular "short run" offering back in 2015. Now it's back and here to stay!

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Special Offers

Vintner’s Reserve Sale

The Vintners Reserve 4 week wine kits on sale this month are Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Save $10 July 1 – 10 and July 27 – 31, 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon: Deep ruby, with black currant and...

World Vineyard Sale

World Vineyard 4 week wine kits on sale this month are Italian Nebbiolo and California Trinity White . Save $15 July 1 – 10 and July 27 – 31, 2019 Italian Nebbiolo: Medium in body with a luminous dark...

Selection Sale

Selection Spotlight sale is “California Cool”. Save $15 on these 3 top selling California wines. Sale runs June 18 until July 10, 2019. Offers cannot be combined. Fruit-forward & light spice – see why Cab Sauv is...

Seniors Discount

We offer 10% off the price of the wine kit for seniors. Seniors are defined as 60 + (no ID required, if you tell us you are a senior, we believe you!) Cannot be combined with any...

New Client Offer

Anyone who comes in and has not made wine with us before receives $15 off their first purchase. Make sure you mention you saw this on our website! Cannot be combined with any other offer.

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Wine Spotlight

Grapefruit Passion Rosé
Island Mist™
Ready in 4 weeks
$129.00
$129.00
The perfect combination of the bold, tangy flavour of grapefruit and the sweet, citrusy essence of passion fruit unleashes an exotic, well-balanced rosé.

Sweetness:
$129.00 (In Store) $73.00 (Take Home)
Barbaresco with Grape Skins – Piedmont, Italy
LE18
Ready in 6 - 8 weeks
$209.00
$209.00

RELEASE DATE: APRIL 2019

PIEDMONT, ITALY
Piedmont boasts a rich cultural and winemaking history going back to the Middle Ages and is home to Italy’s most revered red wines. Located at the foot of the Alps, the region’s hilly landscape is lush with valleys full of vines, with many sunny slopes reserved for the prized Nebbiolo grape. The continental climate sees long, hot summers but thick morning fogs commonly roll through the
valleys bringing cooler air. This rhythm of rising and falling temperatures slows the ripening of the Nebbiolo grapes, resulting in aromatic wines high in acid, alcohol and tannin – prized attributes of the Barbaresco wine style.

BARBARESCO STYLE
Widely regarded as one of Italy’s top wines, the Barbaresco style is undeniably delicious. Made with Nebbiolo, Piedmont’s most respected and most loved red wine grape, this wine exudes intense aromas of juicy cherry combined with toasty oak and spice. The sumptuous palate seduces with cherry and ripe red berries, licorice, baking spice, leather and earthy notes. It boasts balance and structure with firm velvety tannins, a full body and a beautiful long-lasting finish. Pair with grilled or braised meat, mushroom risotto, Ragu Bolognese and mature cheeses.

Alcohol:14%*
*Alcohol level based on following Winexpert winemaking instructions.

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Oak:
$209.00 (In Store) $153.00 (Take Home)
Corazón – Curicó Valley, Chile
LE18
Ready in 6 - 8 weeks
$193.00
$193.00

RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 2019

CURICÓ VALLEY, CHILE

Corazón, Spanish for ‘heart’, comes from the Curicó Valley located in the heart of Chile. Nestled in between the Andes and Coastal Range mountains, the valley’s vineyards reap many benefits from these towering neighbours. Meltwater rivers provide irrigation during dry summer months and deposit rich minerals in the soil, and hot sunny days are balanced by cool air drifting down from the snow-covered peaks of the Andes at night; these daily temperature swings cause the grapes to ripen slowly, allowing for optimal flavour, tannin and colour development.

CORAZÓN

This wine is a charismatic blend of Carménère, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, and Pais. Carménère, the signature Chilean grape, delivers jammy raspberry and herbal spice. Cab Franc brings bold cherry, juicy berry and acidity, while Syrah lends intense black fruit flavours and tannin. Pais, widely planted in Chile for centuries but little-known elsewhere, rounds out the blend with rustic red fruit and crisp acidity. This juicy blend is full of expressive black and red berries, surrounded by cherry and tart plum notes in harmony with underlying oak, bright acidity and smooth polished tannins. Pair with rosemary lamb chops, beef skewers, Portobello mushroom burgers and aged cheddar.

Alcohol:13%*
*Alcohol level based on following Winexpert winemaking instructions.

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Oak:
$193.00 (In Store) $137.00 (Take Home)
California Moscato
World Vineyard™
Ready in 4 weeks
$144.00
$144.00
Lush, fruity, and delightfully sweet with juicy peach and tropical fruit flavours.

Alc: 8.5%

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$144 (In Store) $88 (Take Home)
Chilean Carmenère
Selection™
Ready in 6 weeks
$177.00
$177.00
Deep crimson, with dark cherry aroma, red fruits and berry notes running to a smoky, spicy finish with notes of dark chocolate and tobacco. With medium body and moderate tannins, Carmenère drinks well young and improves with age.
Serve with grilled beef, pizza, or dark chocolate.

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Oak:
$177 (In Store) $121 (Take Home)
Forza
Eclipse
Ready in 8 weeks
$222.00
$222.00
Deep ruby colour with aromas of plum, smoke and spice. Rich flavours of dark fruit, chocolate, and cedar with lingering oak and a firm, long finish. Forza, which means strength in Italian, is a bold red blend of Corvina, Sangiovese and Barbera and includes grape skins for added depth. Pairs wonderfully with braised meats and rich risottos.

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Oak:
$222 (In Store) $166 (Take Home)