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The 2019 Gracias Madre, 100% Grenache Noir, is fabulous. Rich, creamy and super-expressive, the 2019 offers notable...
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750ml
Bottle: $249.94
Expressive and intense, this impressive red marries elegance and power, delivering rich flavors of blackberry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.69 $22.20
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Our fruit-driven Fiesta Tempranillo is a fantastic representation of vintage and terroir. Bright garnet in color,...
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750ml
Bottle: $49.60
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WHITE PEACH | VIVACIOUS | WET STONE
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750ml
Bottle: $94.68 $105.20
Ripe, tarry plums and black cherries with violets, rocks, coffee and graphite. Refined notes of balsamic fruit and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94 $26.80
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The grapes for Arano come from our own vineyards in Moradillo de Roa (Burgos) of more than 20 years old. 9 hectares...
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750ml
Bottle: $24.90
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The 2019 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was precise, full of beautiful natural acidity and tension...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.94
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Planted in 1990, at 850 feet of elevation, the Dijon clone chardonnay planted in Julia Lee's Block furnishes this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.93 $24.60
This deep-garnet-colored wine features a bouquet of purple plum, roasted fennel bulb and flint. Flavors of blackberry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.90
Lots of vanilla extract and minty oak to the creamy blackberries, Spanish chocolate and cinnamon spices. Juicy and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $47.94 $48.79
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The sensual and georgic Pinot noir, of our vineyards seized by the woods, transfuses into the glass undergrowth notes...
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750ml
Bottle: $42.75
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The Bellavista La Scala Vendemmia Brut Franciacorta DOCG from Bellavista seduces with very fine ascending perlage in...
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750ml
Bottle: $55.90 $61.20
A balanced, medium-bodied red, with a pleasing, plush texture, this shows a well-knit range of ripe cherry and black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.83
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Intense red fruit and spicy aroma with delicate liquorice hints. Complex, well-balanced while fresh and fruity.
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750ml
Bottle: $17.90 $18.79
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750ml - Case of 12
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Color: Intense garnet color, cherry. Nose: Intense ripe fruit like cherry, plum, black fruit. Palate: Fruity, fresh,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $32.94
Brick red colour with a good coating. Clean on the nose with spicy, toasted and dried fruit aromas. Good structure,...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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Red wine of intense ruby red color with purple highlights. On the nose we find a lot of red fruit (raspberry,...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.92 $17.91
12 bottles: $16.58
A bright, expressive red, with spice box, red licorice, mountain herb and violet accents to the flavors of ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.94 $28.40
Inky garnet in the glass, this wine has a bouquet of blackberry, dark chocolate and anisette. Blackberry, black...
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Champagne Blend Cognac Tempranillo 2004 2019

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.

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.