Pale straw in colour with an aromatic, spicy Muscat-like nose (the Symphony grape is a cross of Muscat of Alexandria and Grenache Gris); off-dry, grapey flavour of orange and cardamom; easy drinking, light on the palate with a faint spritz.

Food match: Pad Thai

Ironstone Obsession Symphony, 2012, California, $15.15. LCBO #295931

Post City Magazines’ wine columnist, Tony Aspler, has written 14 books on wine and food. Tony also created the Ontario Wine Awards and has been inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame. He can be heard on 680News.