A well-priced Chard that punches above its weight. Straw coloured with an apple, toasty oak and barnyard nose; full and rich on the palate with oaky, toasty and caramel flavours. Satisfying length. 

Irony Chardonnay 2011, Napa Valley, $19.95. Vintages #27409

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.