This November Vessel Liquor Suggests Warming Up With These Four Bottles

The Goods from Vessel Liquor

Since opening doors in December 2015, Vessel has become Victoria’s hub for all things wine, beer, spirits, cider, and the conversation and culture surrounding them. Our locally-owned, independent company was built around supporting authentic products and producers, from our BC backyard and from around the globe.

Awarded Best Liquor Store in Victoria (five times!), Vessel remains even more committed to serving the community. In 2022 we greatly expanded the footprint of our store, allowing for hundreds more listings. And in 2023, we expanded provincially, with an extensive new website and online store, allowing customers from across BC to shop Vessel from home.

Here are four warming wonders for November:

MADE IN BC

Tofino Distillery Espresso Vodka, Tofino, BC. $44.99

Elevate your Espresso Martini with this organic vodka, infused with organic dark roast coffee beans from Coombs’ Creekmore’s Coffee. Heady, deep, silken, and smooth, this won’t keep you awake. Find it online.

100% ANALCOLICO

Lucano Amaro Zero, Italy. $34.99

This alcohol-free aperitivo is a chic sipper, with aromatic rosemary, chamomile, orange zest, anise, and caramel. Exhale the rain clouds, and inhale the Mediterranean. Find it online.

JUST SAY “NO” TO BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU

Famille Dutraive Chénas Les Perelles 2022, Beaujolais, France. $59.99

Forget about Beaujolais Nouveau this month, and say OUI to this Bojo, from the Cru Chénas. Trés charming with fragrant cherry, wild strawberries, and a buzzy granitic framework, and perfect with wild mushroom dishes. Find it online.

A GENTLE GIANT WHITE

Rall White 2022, Western Cape, South Africa. $49.99

Donovan Rall is a giant of a man (literally) and giant of a winemaker. From Swartland and Stellenbosch fruit, this Chenin Blanc is splashed with Verdelho and Viognier. Textural and complete with layers of white fruit, crystalline lemon, and fine lees. Beauty now, and with time in your cellar (if you can wait). Find it online.