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750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Silvery straw color. Fruity, floral aromas of hot house flowers, fancy tropical fruit salad, and panettone with a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Acacia, green apple, toasted walnut, honeysuckle, nectarine, and the slightest hint of strawberry make for an...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Bold, no-holds-barred confected peach aromas practically explode from the glass with a touch of pie crust, blossom,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Pale silvery pink color. Floral, fruity aromas of lilacs, spiced peach sorbet, and lychee with a supple, vibrant,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
This lightly sweet sparkler shows a beautiful bouquet of pressed wildflowers, exotic melon fruit, chamomile, and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $38.94
12 bottles: $38.16
White spring flower, orange zest and bread crust aromas are front and center. The elegant, creamy palate offers...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $32.80
The NV Franciacorta Golf 1927 is composed mostly of Chardonnay with a dollop of Pinot Noir. It’s rich and floral...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $64.79
6 bottles: $64.00
The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $47.94 $48.79
12 bottles: $46.98
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: $48.94
12 bottles: $47.96
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.88 $23.20
12 bottles: $18.62
Light semi sweet sparkler.
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $21.24 $23.60
12 bottles: $19.00
Subtle aromas of peaches and strawberries with warm biscuit undertones. Notes of ripe peaches, melons and yeast...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $23.40 $26.00
12 bottles: $21.28
Aromas of flowers and honeycomb immediately hit the nose. Elegant bubbles balance the sweet and citrus notes. Great...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.36 $20.40
12 bottles: $16.63
Light rose color, with a delicate fragrance and sweet taste. Goes well with fruit, cheese and desserts. A splendid,...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
• 100% Glera. • Soils: limestone and clay. • Elevation: 60 – 100 meters. • Harvested by hand in the...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
• 100% Glera. • Elevation: 250 meters above sea level. • Soils: Clay. • Hand harvested the second half of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $41.32 $47.22
This unique, zero-dosage Champagne boasts the perfect balance of dryness and sweetness resulting in a clean, crisp...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $121.68 $128.08
6 bottles: $104.00
This wine is light with a crisp taste, which is fresh and fruity, with the color of delicate rose petals.
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $106.48 $112.08
6 bottles: $96.00
Known as the Sugar King, this Champagne blend is a pale gold color tinged with pink. Its flavor is fruity with a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
Exuberant grapefruit peel, almond skin, honeysuckle, and lime zest rise from the glass with a suggestion of red...
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Champagne Blend Colombard Japanese Whiskey 750ml

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.

Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.

The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.

While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.