I'm not often swayed by label designs but I couldn't resist picking up this bottle with its hilarious drawings by British cartoonist Ralph Steadman.

Twins refers to the bend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile's Colchagua Valley. Dense purple in colour, the bouquet is spicy blackcurrant and blackberry backed by vanilla oak – flavours that fill the mouth. 

Montes Twins, 2011, Chile, $12.95, LCBO #352054

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.