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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $95.99 $101.04
6 bottles: $90.36
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $26.84
12 bottles: $26.30
The NV Brut Le Brut is another absolutely compelling wine in this range. Le Brut is 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot...
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93
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91
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $40.00
12 bottles: $39.20
The NV Brut Rosé is positively stellar. The blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir (including 5% still Pinot)...
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93
WS
92
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $28.90
12 bottles: $28.32
White cherry, almond biscotti and mandarin orange peel notes are set in this bright Champagne, framed by firm acidity...
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90
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $46.16 $48.59
12 bottles: $45.41
At Tequileña in the eponymous town of Tequila, Jalisco, home to a range of celebrated tequilas, Master Distiller...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $50.15 $52.79
12 bottles: $49.40
Aromas of plum , banana and summer flowers; a very complete style, more citric than anything; steely but focused....
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91
VM
91
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $46.80
12 bottles: $44.46
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grands and premiers crus;...
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96
W&S
93
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $88.58 $93.24
12 bottles: $82.08
Casa Dragones Barrel Blend, 100% Blue Agave Añejo sipping tequila, achieves its distinctive character from being...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $52.10 $54.84
12 bottles: $41.04
Mild, sweet mango and coconut aromas lead into a mouthwateringly tart, fruity palate. Vanilla and coconut take over...
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92
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $36.75
12 bottles: $36.02
Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon, pear and chalk. Medium to full body with a very creamy...
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92
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90
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $43.94
12 bottles: $43.06
Disgorged in July 2019 with 5.5 grams per liter dosage, the NV Brut Grande Réserve is based on the 2016 vintage,...
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92
WS
92
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $24.15
12 bottles: $23.67
A particularly good value.
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90
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
This elegant rose offers a fine, creamy bead and a subtle streak of smoky mineral underscoring flavors of dried...
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91
BH
90
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $94.44
12 bottles: $87.78
A stunning limited-edition añejo. The golden color and caramel scent hint at what’s to come: sweet agave flavor, a...
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98
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $30.65
12 bottles: $30.04
This bright and zesty Champagne is lightly juicy and appealing, offering flavors of Honeycrisp apple, ripe white...
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92
WA
90
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.93
12 bottles: $34.23
Pastry, bran and oat-driven nose and palate. Dry with ripe apple, pear and some honey. Zesty finish. Rather lovely....
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90
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $29.84
12 bottles: $29.24
Vibrant and balanced, with flavors of nectarine, candied orange peel, slivered almond and oyster shell set on a lacy...
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90
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $20.85
12 bottles: $20.43
An elegant pale yellow color with a fine and aromatic nose with citrus and red currant fruits aromas. The palate is...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $41.94
12 bottles: $41.10
The NV Cuvée Prestige is a lovely introduction to these wines. Warm, toasty and open-knit, the NV Cuvée Prestige is...
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91
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91
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $69.25 $72.90
12 bottles: $67.55
Rated 98 - A heart-melting perfume of cinnamon-dusted rose petals…and fresh agave lead the way. - The Tasting Panel
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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.

Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.

One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.

The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.