Try & Buy: Ottawa Spring 2026

Saturday, April 25th 1-4 PM & 5:30-8:30 PM

allsaints, 317 Chapel Street, Ottawa, Ontario

You asked and we ANSWERED. We are thrilled to bring BACK our prized tasting event to the nation’s capital bigger & better than ever! The only way to find your favourites, & discover your palate is by tasting. Join us for our FIRST spring Try & Buy in Ottawa to do just that, as we share 45+ of our most treasured bottles of the season. From our go-to weeknight bangers to special occasion gems on our table, the line up is stuffed with rare gems, impossible to find regions, unexpected oddities & classics done right featuring the best wines available in Ontario (according to us!) & a huge showing from our GW Imports and House Wine portfolio. As always, all wines are organic or biodynamic from small producers we love that you just can’t find at the LCBO. 

Each ticket includes a custom collectable ISO tasting glass to take home, unlimited sips guided by our incredible staff & a robust tasting card to track your faves. This event is split into two sessions to ensure an intimate, hands-on experience. Leave with so much knowledge, & delicious bottles perfect for spring. PLUS take the worry out of exploring by tasting things you might not otherwise without the pressure of popping a cork; you might just surprise yourself! 

All bottles tasted will be available to purchase with pick-up on site or can be delivered to K1 and K2 postal codes the week of April 27th. Light snacks will be provided. Event tickets are non-refundable, but ticket names can change.

There are a lot of wines! We are here to guide you through with spittoons available to help you taste more - we'll even give you a spitting 101. :) We will not over serve for everyone's safety & reserve the right to cut off any guest if they've had too much.

Wines to be tasted:

Canadian Cuties
Revel x GW ‘Chambarine’ Nectarine, Chambourcin & Apple, Guelph, Ontario
Trail Estate ‘Supersonic’ Concord, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Scout, Riesling, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Khush ‘Khush Raho’ Viognier, Niagara, Ontario
Pearl Morissette ‘Roselana’ Pinot Noir & Gamay, Niagara, Ontario
Ontario House ‘Vingt Cinq’ Gamay, Niagara, Ontario
Drinks Farm ‘Caravaggio’ L’Acadie Blanc & Cabernet Franc, Niagara, Ontario
Ontario House ‘Raver Dave’s Cab Franc’ Cabernet Franc, Niagara, Ontario

Salty & Savoury
Azores Wine Company ‘Verdelho o Original’ Verdelho do Pico, Azores, Portugal
Clai ‘Baracija’ Malvasia, Istria, Croatia
Cinque Campi ‘Bora Lunga’ Spergola & Moscato Giallo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Oda Family Winery, Dzelshavi, Samegrelo, Georgia
Collecapretta ‘Rosso Da Tavola’ Sangiovese, Umbria, Italy
SRC ‘Etna Rosso’ Nerello Mascalese & Grenache, Sicily, Italy

Plush & Textured
Pardas ‘Rupestris’ Xarel-lo & Malvasía de Sitges, Penedes, Spain
Marto x Volo ‘Volare’ Riesling, Sylvaner & Scheurebe, Rheinhessen, Germany 
Gut Oggau ‘Winifred’ Blaufränkisch & Rotburger, Burgenland, Austria
Guimaro 'Mencia Joven' Mencia, Ribeira Sacra, Spain
Thymiopoulos ‘Xinomavro Nature’ Xinomavro, Naoussa, Greece
Chinati Vergano, Dry Vermouth, Romorantin, Piemonte, Italy

Light & Lifted
Furlani ‘Brut Metodo Interrotto Rosé’, Chardonnary & Pinot Noir, Trentino, Italy
Charlotte Dalton ‘Love You Love Me Sémillon’, Adelaide Hills, Australia
Laurent Saillard ‘Blank’ Sauvignon Blanc, Loire, France
Calvez-Bobinet ‘Piak! Rose’ Cabernet France, Pineau d’Aunis & Chenin Blanc, Loire, France
Cantina Furlani ‘Maddie’ Schiava, Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy
Envinate ‘Lousas’ Mencia & Friends, Ribeira Sacra, Spain

Freaky Faves
Kolónia 52 ‘Lime’ Riesling & Furmint, Balaton, Hungary
La Villana ‘Bianco Fuoriluogo’ Viognier, Vermentino & Moscato, Lazio, Italy
Oda Family Winery ‘Tsolikouri Targameuli’ Tsolikouri, Samegrelo, Georgia
Balazu des Vaussieres Rose, Rhone Valley, France
Wein Goutte ‘Newstalgia Rotling’ Domina & Müller-Thurgau, Franken, Germany
Bruno Duchene ‘La Lune Rouge’ Grenache, Carignan & Friends, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France

Classic Stars
Villa Picta ‘Sognare Sognare’ Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lombardy, Italy
Dagnin ‘Cuvee Blanche’ Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France
Bernard Ott ‘Fass 4’ Grüner Veltliner, Wagram, Austria
Pascal Clément, Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Guettottes, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France
Thibault Ducroux, Morgon, Gamay, Beaujolais, France
Marco Ferrari ‘Rosso di Valtellina’ Nebbiolo, Lombardy, Italy

Everyday Bangers
Adernats ‘Bombolla’ Macabeo, Xarel-lo & Parellada, Tarragona, Spain
Villa Picta ‘Lambrusco Mantovano’ Lambrusco Ruberti, Lombardy, Italy
A A Badenhorst 'Papegaai' Chenin Blanc, Palomino, Verdelho, Swartland, South Africa
Ori Marani 'Exile on Caucasus' Rkatsiteli, Imereti, Georgia
Korenika & Moškon ‘Tris' Pinot Blanc, Malvasia & Sauvignon Blanc, Istria, Slovenia
Para ‘Rex’ Mourvèdre, Chardonnay, Carignan, Viognier & Païs, Maule Valley, Chile
Séléné ‘Primeur’ Gamay, Beaujolais, France