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Dry and savory with a pleasant easy bubble. Aromas of white nectarine, and peach skin, sea shells, and lemon. A...
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750ml
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The 2022 Albino displayed a yellow color without any hints of rosé, as the Caíño red grapes were terser, the skins...
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• 100% Alvarinho. • From the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço. • Traditional method sparkler, aged 9 months...
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This sparkling Loureiro has a floral nose with hints of stone fruits that lead to flavors of peach, pear and citrus...
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750ml
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Our Sparkling is light and delicate, salmon pink in colour with floral notes and hints of strawberry and cherry on...
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An effervescent wine that refreshes and delights the palate with classic Riesling flavor.
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750ml
Bottle: $15.75
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Aromas of wisteria, Bartlett pear and a whiff of chopped sage lead the nose on this luminous wine. The foaming palate...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.86 $18.80
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Bright, sparkling pink with notes of wild strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants and cherries followed by peaches and...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.95
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Glera and Verdiso. Part of the Follador family's 7 hectares, Brichet (bree-KET) is a tiny (0.25-hectare) plot of old,...
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95% Glera/5% other. Father Loris and sons Raffaele and Adelchi Follador farm about 7 hectares in the twisting, steep...
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The bouquet on the nose is intense, penetratingand vinous, with notes of blackberry and blackcurrant. The taste is...
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750ml
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Catarratto Extralucido, guyot, planted in 2011. The grapes are destemmed and pressed, fermenting in stainless steel....
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COLOUR: Straw yellow with a fine, persistent perlage. BOUQUET: Fine and floral with notes of wisteria and acacia...
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A fresh, sparkling delight ! A fine nose of fresh flowers, a few touches of red fruit and a soft palate that reveals...
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Direct pressed (no saignée, though), fermented in concrete and finished on the bottle to take the mousse, the NV Vin...
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The Prosecco Rosé presents itself revealing an elegant pink hue with copper highlights and a lively and persistent...
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Zweigelt and Cabernet Sauvignon. Zweigelt is grown on very cold vineyard site called Tanzer in Langenlois, primarily...
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Müller Thurgau, Grüner Veltliner, and skins of Sauvignon Blanc. Grown in Merschein and Loiserberg, cold, late...
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Grüner Veltliner, Gelber Muskateller, and skins of Gelber Muskateller. All grapes are pressed together. After...

Champagne Blend Cognac Rye Whiskey 2022

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.