b"THE CORKBOARD|WINTER 2023Jason James Thomas BachelderW I N E M A K E RF O U N D I N G W I N E M A K E R B L AC K SAG E V I N E YA R DL E C LOS J O R DA N N EW I N E P I C K :W I N E P I C K : C U L M I N A N 0 2 0 P E R L E D E R OSP I N OT N O I RCulminas first venture into sparkling, James recommends this ros If youre having turkey, duck or goose, it has to be as a versatile option for the holiday season. It has great acidity with Pinot Noir, says Bachelder. Many of the best, he says, a touch of toastiness, he says. To accompany, James food picks are found in B.C., but naturally, his own Le Grand Clos include Jamn ibrico (a melt-in-your-mouth cured pork Pinot Noir is his pick. As for gifts, the winemaker produced in Spain or Portugal) and duck fat (perfect collects colourful corkscrews and prefers to decant his for roasting fingerling potatoes). Decadent, no?wine in antique milk bottles. Photo credit, Laine MostertErin McLaughlin Nicholas GizukE D I TO R I N C H I E FW I N E M A K E R E L L E G O U R M E T C A N A DAI N N I S K I L L I N N I AG A R A E STAT EW I N E P I C K :W I N E P I C K : L E G R A N D C LOS C H A R D O N N AY C H I N O N C A B E R N E T F R A N CDream gift: Id love a Gaggenau 200 Series Wine Cooler Robust fruit tones with earthy complexity and big depth of flavour:with Glass Dooralso, a hot air balloon ride over My love of food and wine really led me down an exploratory paththe Niagara benchlands and the Niagara Escarpment with Cabernet Franc, says Gizuk. Other gifts hed love: A Meaterwith winemaker Thomas Balchelder thermometer, and a two-prong cork puller. Theres nothingworse than having the cork break on a beautiful, aged bottle.the WiNe expert's Gift Guide| 7"