With warm, intimate vocals and a touch of humour, “Red Wine” is a love song to a supportive friend who just happens to be a drink. The track features fellow Manitoban artists Catie St. Germain and Diana Desjardins, blending classic Country instrumentation including steel guitar, fiddle, and rich harmonies with Desiree’s trademark storytelling charm. The artists and musicians on the song also continues Dorion’s commitment to representation in her work, with five of the seven musicians on the recording identifying as Indigenous - an act of equity and visibility still rare in the Country music genre and industry as a whole.
JUNO Nominated Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Desiree Dorion, Announces New Classic Country Single, “Red Wine”
Bringing home two additional Manitoba Country Music Awards in November 2025 for Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, Dorion is joined by fellow Manitoban artists Catie St. Germain and Diana Desjardins
With warm, intimate vocals, the cleverly written and instantly memorable, “Red Wine” is a love song to a supportive friend, who just happens to be a drink. “Red Wine” is now available as of Friday, November 14 202
JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter Desiree Dorion continues her evolution as one of Canada’s most compelling voices with the release of her new single “Red Wine”. Offering a glimpse into her forthcoming eighth studio album set for release in 2026, Dorion’s latest release is a cleverly written, classic Country love song with a twist. Following the success of her seventh studio album Remember Your Name (2024), which marked a bold shift into the rich and soulful worlds of Roots/Americana, Dorion once again blends vulnerability, strength, and lived experience into her songwriting, this time, bringing to life a song from her vault. Her storytelling has earned national acclaim, with features on The Morning Show, Breakfast Television, eTalk, Global News Toronto, APTN, and CTV News, and her music continues to resonate across CBC Radio, SiriusXM, and Canada’s National Campus and Community Radio Charts, where Remember Your Name spent 11 weeks, reaching multiple #1 spots. With songs landing in the Canadian Country Top 100 (TRAX) and at #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown, Dorion has cemented her place as a defining voice in Canadian Country and Roots music. In November 2025, Dorion became a seven-time Manitoba Country Music Award winner with fourteen career nominations, Her music has surpassed 500,000 streams and her album That’s How I Know debuted at #3 on iTunes Canada. Beyond the studio and stage, Dorion is a mother, lawyer, and advocate for Indigenous communities. She has lent her voice to national conversations on representation in Country music, contributed to CBC’s cross-Canada panel on the subject, served as an ambassador for the Downie Wenjack Foundation, participated in the Achimotak series with the CCMA, and mentors emerging artists through the National Music Centre’s OHSOTO’KINO Music Incubator Program.
"Red Wine”:
Putting her clever wit and exceptional songwriting skills on full display, Red Wine is a classic Country, cheeky love song dedicated to the glass that kept Dorion company through the quiet, lonely nights of the pandemic. Written during COVID alongside longtime collaborator Chris Burke-Gaffney, the track was inspired by Dorion's many evenings spent alone at the kitchen table, realizing that she was spending more time with red wine than her family and friends. Rooted in classic country influences like Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn, the track features the warmth of both the steel guitar and fiddle performed by Brenton Thorvaldson, adding an authentically traditional feel. A song from Dorion’s vault, the track never fit the cookie-cutter mold of mainstream Country. Featuring fellow Manitoban artists Catie St. Germain on the first verse and Diana Desjardins on the second, both artists join in the chorus. Its unvarnished honesty is reflected in the recording itself, where the trio of voices come together in the chorus in a way that feels communal and lived-in. The artists and musicians on the song also continues Dorion’s commitment to representation in her work, with five of the seven musicians on the recording identifying as Indigenous - an act of equity and visibility still rare in the Country music genre and industry as a whole. Warm, witty, and unmistakably classic, “Red Wine” raises a glass to the comfort that sees us through the hardest nights.
“‘Red Wine” is a love song to wine being my best friend during COVID, and the boring lonely nights red wine got me through. It’s a classic Country song, shaped by the influence of the legendary Country greats like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton.”- Desiree Dorion
Desiree Dorion grew up a mile and a half from the grounds of Dauphin's Countryfest - the longest country music festival in Canada. As a little girl, she would ride her bike to the festival site, when it wasn't on, climb up onto the stage, and pretend to play to thousands of fans that come to watch big country music acts. In 2014, her dream of playing the Main Stage came true when she shared the stage with The Band Perry.
This JUNO Nominee has had multiple songs chart in the Top 100 on the Canadian Country music charts, along with numerous songs reaching the top spot on the Indigenous Music Countdown. She released her seventh studio album, "Remember Your Name," on September 20th, 2024, which peaked at #9 on iTunes Canada in its first week of release and has amassed over 100,000 global streams to date. The album also charted in the Top 10 on the national Earshot charts across all genres and #3 in the folk/roots/blues category. Desiree is a proud member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. She serves as a Board member of the Indigenous Music Office and is an artist ambassador for the Donnie Wenjack Foundation.
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