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Metrovino

Independent wine shop offering friendly, approachable, and unpretentious service. Let our professional staff guide you in your search.

The way we look at it is we can offer more than simply an extensive array of hand-picked wine selections. Sure, we're more than able to make these wines part of your life by helping you select them for your next meal or occasion, but we can animate them by giving you their story. Indeed, it is many stories; place, people, grapes, history and so much more all play some part in your future enjoyment

of a wine. When a wine is fully alive in our minds, the flavours that cross our palate seem to be just that much more vivid. Our wine selection includes many hard-to-find small producers and intriguing, obscure wine regions. Stop by our Calgary wine store, taste one of our featured wines, share your opinions and we'll bring the wines to life and into your life

01/16/2025

2023 Dr. Deinhard LAMF Sauvignon Blanc - Pfalz, Germany
$28 (reg. $33) until Sunday January 19.

Fermented and aged entirely in steel, it's got the precise minerality of a great example from the Loire Valley but with the resinous herbality of a compelling Jurançon. It's highly aromatic, but less overtly pungent than what you'd expect from New Zealand. It's more nimble than the best from Styria and flirts with California tropicality without betraying its compellingly citric side. Underlying all this is an appetising spine of mouthwatering vibrancy that is the hallmark of all great German wine. Don't you even dare ask if it's sweet! (It's not).

Since this is a special bottling just for us, we also had the opportunity to provide it with a moniker and we named it exactly what it is — “Sauvignon Blanc LAMF”! Tasting is believing, so we urge you to check it out!

Find it online: https://shop.metrovino.com/products/dr-deinhard-sauvignon-blanc-lamf/

01/13/2025

The Metrovano Album Series | Vol: 34: And Then There Was...Vano

With the release of each email newsletter, Eva edits the company van (aka the Metrovano) into an album cover.

What album should we do next?

01/10/2025

This week's fashion prize goes to Craig, whose outfit perfectly compliments our Les Volcans cases! 🏆🧡

01/09/2025

"It took me a long time to realise it… And once I realised it, it took me a long time to care because I knew that despite having the truth on our side, the subsequent battle wouldn’t be an easy one. But eventually, following repeated exposure, I had to acknowledge an incontestable fact which I'm now going to share with you.

Germany is making some of the most exciting Sauvignon Blanc in the world… maybe even the most exciting. If you're the kind of person who considers “exciting” Sauvignon Blanc to be oxymoronic, then all the more reason for you to try a good German example."

Until Sunday January 19, we will be discounting Dr. Deinhard 'LAMF' Sauvignon Blanc:

$28 (and no GST!)
Regular price $33

Read Al's entire article: https://shop.metrovino.com/products/dr-deinhard-sauvignon-blanc-lamf/

Take advantage of the Dr. Deinhard offer: https://www.metrovino.com/wine-journal/wtf-lamf

01/03/2025

Before Metrovino's conception, Richard worked as a sommelier in Vancouver. Hungry to learn more about the world of wine, he became engrossed with the diverse wine regions and wine styles of southwestern France. He became in particular curious about the region of Cahors, home of the so called "Black Wine". With few examples available to him in B.C., he would make the somewhat surprising pilgrammage to a wine store in Bellingham, W.A. to feed his curiosity. On one such trip, he discovered the wines of Clos de Gamot based in Cahors.

Cahors is the "OG" Malbec, if you will, and vastly different from the Argentine styles North America has become accustomed to. Yes, some similarities can be drawn...blackberry and plum are common descriptors but the Malbec wines of Cahors tend to exhibit a more defined structure, with tauter tannins, more acidity and an innate (sometimes rustic) earthiness. The Jouffreau family focus their wine-growing talents wholly towards the Malbec variety and craft several different expressions. Their 2022 'Le Gamotin' is the little brother to their flagship Cahors and is a wonderful introduction to this estate. It is convivial, spry and mischievious - and an utter delight paired to winter fare and a -20° evening.

Some 30+ years after Richard's road trips to Washington, Metrovino is the sole source of in western Canada. We'll have the Jouffreau family's 'Le Gamotin' Cahors open to taste all weekend.

If you prefer to shop online, you can find it here: https://shop.metrovino.com/products/jouffreau-cahors-le-gamotin/

01/02/2025

Cheers to that! 🍾 What wine resolutions do you have for 2025?

01/01/2025

Happy New Years!

We're taking the day off today but we'll be back as usual tomorrow. In the meantime give Al's latest journal post a read.

Find 'The Price of Chinese Food' online: https://www.metrovino.com/wine-journal/the-price-of-chinese-food

12/31/2024

Walk this way for your NYE bubbles.

2019 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant
For the champagne-lover 𝘢𝘯𝘥 the champagne-resister, this sparkling Chenin Blanc from France's Vouvray region is an exquisite experience. The delicate bubbles guide waves of late summer orchard fruits, lightly toasted almonds, freshly-slapped chamomile and....

Screw the tasting note - it's a stimualting and delicious wine and it's our pick for NYE! 🍾

$51 (and no GST)

Check it out online:
https://shop.metrovino.com/products/huet-vouvray-petillant-brut/

12/20/2024

We have restocked our t-shirts... just in time for Christmas! Al and his mini-me clones are modelling an old Metro classic. We also have our heart and corkscrew shirt available. Sizes S - XXL.

Shop them online: https://www.metrovino.com/merch

Thanks to NAQP for the goods ❤️

12/17/2024

We will have extended hours leading up to Christmas Eve, followed by a little bit of time-off for our team:

Th. 19 Dec.: 10am - 7pm
Fri. 20 Dec.: 10am - 7pm
Sun. 22 Dec.: 10am - 5pm
Tues. 24 Dec.: 10am - 3pm
Wed. 25, Thurs. 26 & Fri. 27 Dec.: Closed

12/14/2024

These days, do you think it’s impossible to find a wine of character, pleasure and authenticity for 20 bucks? Do you also want to avoid vapid, mass-produced wines and make some real discoveries? Both of these offerings are from small, family-owned estates, far away from big name brands of banality.

We’ve decided to celebrate the holidays (and this brief GST “holiday”) by offering a special price on two wines from December 14th to 24th:

2022 Caü-Ha-Pè “L’Éclipse”, Southwest France
White wines are rarely more unique than this dry thirst-slayer wine from Southwest France. The very local and rare Lauzet grape combines with the relatively famous (HA!) Gros Manseng to make slightly exotic, Viognier-esque medium-bodied white. Begone Pinot Grigio!

2022 Terres Falmet Carignan, Languedoc, France
Mediterranean France’s answer to Pinot Noir, the Carignan grape flourishes on stony soils and is well adapted to drought and heat. This version has velvety tannins, a bit of fruit leather deliciousness and a dangerously easy-to-drink style.

Order online: https://shop.metrovino.com/product-theme/twenty-dollars-gets-you-plenty-of-pleasure/

12/13/2024

Metrovino's Twelve Days of Christmas: 15% off 12 surprise bottles

Jingle All the Way
Treat yourself to twelve days of surprises with some of Metrovino's favourite wines from classic regions and beyond!
This pack includes 2 sparkling, 5 white and 5 red.
$474.30

Cabinet of Curiosities
Be prepared for some pleasant surprises when you open this case of delicious treats from all corners of the wine world.
This pack features 2 sparkling, 1 rosé, 4 white and 5 red
$283.90

Order yours online: https://shop.metrovino.com/product-theme/wine-packs/christmas-packs/

12/06/2024

The Metrovano Album Series | Vol: 33: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

12/05/2024

Consider this a plight to celebrate beauty in the world, and to encourage more of it. The last thing that we want to do, dear reader, is to dismiss a significant winegrowing achievement with apathy, in turn denying you a singular drinking experience. So without further ado, here’s our second offer in the “Leave No Beautiful Riesling Behind” series.

Spreitzer's 2023 Hendelberg is elegantly extroverted. You could be suffering from the worst cold in the world and you still wouldn't have to search for its aromas. Exotic in a strictly northern and verdant way, late-season orchard fruit hangs like Christmas ornaments from a juniper bush while glacial scree falls like snow. Apricots collide with aloe vera jelly as the homemade oatmeal finishes baking, and just as a piece of music could be said to be evocative of joy, the overall impression here is of the happiest Riesling aromas possible.

One sip reveals a pulsing, fervent minerality, the next a wheelbarrow full of heirloom apples. Then it’s a pine branch severed by a snowshoe followed by peach purée, chamomile and a Thai basil ice cube. Finally, the wine goes completely mercurial, sending all this and more into a hypnotic whirlpool on the palate. Did I mention that it’s dry?

Metrovino is Western Canada’s only source for Spreitzer’s 2023 Hendelberg Riesling. There are 120 bottles available at the time of writing.

Introductory Offer:
$40 (20% discount, reg. $50)

Read Al's entire article: https://www.metrovino.com/wine-journal/lnbrb-spreitzer-hendelberg
Buy Spreitzer's Hendelberg online: https://shop.metrovino.com/products/spreitzer-hallgartener-hendelberg-trocken/

12/03/2024

"That's a full vano!"

We are all stocked up and ready for your all Christmas wine needs. We will have extended hours leading up to Christmas Eve, then we will say 𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘴 for a few days for a well-earned break:

Th. 19 Dec.: 10am - 7pm
Fri. 20 Dec.: 10am - 7pm
Sun. 22 Dec.: 10am - 5pm
Tues. 24 Dec.: 10am - 3pm
Wed. 25, Thurs. 26 & Fri. 27 Dec.: Closed

11/28/2024

"My discovery of the wines of Domaine de Ribonnet offered me a combination of my fascination with aviation and my profound enjoyment of wine. This estate, found an hour south of the French city of Toulouse, was established by Clément Ader, one of the very first French pioneers of aviation. Engineer and inventor. Starting in 1890, Ader created many aircraft and his works gave birth to the modern French term for heavier-than-air machines: “avion”. His “Avion III” achieved the world's inaugural aircraft flight (50 metres!!!) some 13 years before the American Wright Brothers’ first flight.

Around this time, M. Ader bought the 15th Century castle of Ribonnet with its surrounding vineyards. He expanded its wine production and — engineer to the core — innovated fermentation vats of concrete and glass instead of wood.

Fast forward to 1974 when the Ge**er family from Switzerland bought the estate. The vineyards were mainly planted to hybrid grapes and the wine produced from these vines was, at best, “drinkable”. The Ge**ers quickly began replanting the vineyards with grapes such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot and Syrah, along with converting to organic farming. The resulting wines have been qualitatively impressive, especially considering that they’re from an under-the-radar region known simply as the Comté Tolosan, or Toulouse County."

Read Richard's entire article online: https://www.metrovino.com/wine-journal/ribonnet

11/27/2024

The Metrovano Album Series | Vol: 32: Swordfishtrombones Vano

11/26/2024

We are proud supporters of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation and their annual Candy Cana Gala. Whilst tickets to the Gala on Friday night have sold out, there is still an opportunity to bid on auction items, including 11 curated Metrovino wine packs! Bids or donations can be made via the link in bio and will close Friday, November 29 at 9:30 pm.

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722-11th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
T2R0E4

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

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http://www.metrovino.com/

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𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕗𝕗 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕖?? Do not fret! Next time you see flakes or crystals like these in your wine… rest assured they are not harmful! This is not glass or a foreign object. These chunks are known as tartrates and are a natural phenomenon. There are multiple naturally-occuring acids found in wine. Tartrates appear when tartaric acid and potassium (also completely normal in wine) bind and form solid crystals, or potassium bitartrate! 🤓🧑‍🔬 So why does some wine have crystals and others don’t? The crystals form when the wine is chilled to approximately 4 degrees celsius. Some winemakers use a technique called cold stabilisation that will ensure the crystals won’t form later on when a bottle is chilled for serving. Some producers skip this step. The presence of tartrates, or the lack of them does not indicate quality, only a choice made by the vigneron. Embrace it! So what to do? The texture of tartrates isn’t exactly pleasing…so next time you see those shiny wine diamonds in your wine, allow them to fall to the bottom of the bottle and carefully pour the wine (no sloshing!) so they remain inside. If that fails, a fine sieve or cheesecloth works. Don’t overthink it. Tartrates are normal and don’t affect the taste of your wine. 💎❄️ The more you know.. #Metrovino #DrinkMoreBetterWine #YYCWine #Calgary #Tartrates #WineDiamonds