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Red
750ml
Bottle: $56.94
6 bottles: $55.80
This is a very successful aglianico from Basilicata replete with dark but fresh berries; the aromas of blackberries,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.52
12 bottles: $17.86
Ruby-red coloured wine tending to violet-purple. Soft fruit aroma with a prevalence of plum and morello cherry. Well...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.93
12 bottles: $21.49
• 100% Aglianico. • From Montemiletto, within the Taurasi DOCG appellation. • Altitude is 500-700 meters. •...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
Intense ruby red colored wine, dense and opaque. The nose is rich and lingering with hints of ripe fruits, balsamic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.79
12 bottles: $40.95
The 2016 Taurasi is dark and earthy. There's a mentholated herbal quality that helps lift its musky black fruits....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.94
12 bottles: $41.10
Intense ruby red colored wine, dense and opaque. The nose is rich and lingering with hints of ripe fruits, balsamic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.90
12 bottles: $58.70
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.95
12 bottles: $83.25
The 2011 Taurasi Riserva pulls you close and holds your attention firm with its deeply alluring bouquet of crushed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
Donna Chiara has a broad aroma, intense and persistent flavors of raspberry jam, elegant.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94 $36.00
12 bottles: $34.24
The 2019 Taurasi Vigna Andrea seduces the senses with sweet exotic spice and cedar shavings, giving way to medicinal...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25 $17.59
12 bottles: $15.92
Ashen soils, crushed stone, animal musk, plum and exotic savory spices can all be found in the dark and sultry 2016...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $44.40
Aromas of wild berry, espresso, dark spice and French oak take center stage while the firmly structured palate...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $31.60
COLOUR: Ruby red. BOUQUET: Scent of red berries with spicy pepper notes. TASTE: Sapid taste, with subtle and complex...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.00
Red ruby tending to garnet. Complex nose with scent of cherry, black plum, herbal such eucalyptus. Notes of tobacco,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.77
Deep ruby red in color, with a full and complex nose of tobacco, cherries, violets, berries and hints of spice. Full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Perfumed aromas of spiced cherries, coriander, clove and cardamom. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Rather bright and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90
12 bottles: $16.56
Stewed damson, licorice root and a faint waft of dried tobacco leaf, the calling card of aglianico. Mid-weighted and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.20
A dark and deep red, medium- to full-bodied, this is tightly meshed and firm. Reveals dense tannins, yet maintains a...
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Red Aglianico Dornfelder Irish Whiskey Mondeuse 750ml

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

The Irish are hailed as being the original producers of whiskey in the British Isles, and their innovations and techniques were so successful, that neighbouring Scotland were quickly influenced by them in the 15th century. Centuries later, it was the Irish who brought whiskey to America, and their style of whiskey has since become popular all over the world.

However, it wasn’t always plain sailing for the Irish whiskey industry - from being a dominant force in the 19th century, whose produce was considered far superior to that of Scotland, political upheaval and war saw the Irish whiskey almost disappear forever in the early 20th century. Today, the Irish whiskey manufacturers are back on their feet, and they are once again proving that the original is often the best. With new distilleries opening every year, it is safe to say that Irish whiskey is very much back.

Irish whiskey differs from Scotch whisky in a number of ways, and not least the spelling - the extra ‘e’ was said to be added in the 19th century as a way of distancing the Irish drink from what they saw as an inferior Scottish product. Irish whiskey was traditionally made in enormous stills, as a way of ensuring consistency from bottle to bottle, and maintaining the quality and complexity their reputation was founded on. The typical tasting notes of fine Irish whiskey include apple and vanilla, alongside spicy and sweet touches of nutmeg and fresh hay, making this a highly pleasant and smooth drink, made for relaxation and stimulating conversation about times past.