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Bottle: $49.93
This impressive NV champagne shows what generosity and charm pinot noir is capable of in champagne. Impressive depth,...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $31.94 $34.04
12 bottles: $30.40
50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier from 100 villages in all, and including 30% reserves from 10 vintages...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $41.15 $42.04
12 bottles: $40.33
Dry, while still full of fine fruit, this is a young Champagne. Its freshness is balanced by the tangy, mineral...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $24.99
This is lovely, the aromas and flavors run long into the finish with notes of light butter biscuits, subtle cooked...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $64.64 $68.04
12 bottles: $62.70
This wine has a subtle, pale gold color with fine, persistent bubbles. It is delicate, from the majority of...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $44.80
12 bottles: $41.80
This is soft and creamy in texture, with a subtle, mouthwatering quality that enlivens rich notes of saffron, baked...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.04
12 bottles: $33.36
An elegant Champagne, with pretty hints of elderflower and graphite on the nose accenting ripe nectarine, salted...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $44.95
12 bottles: $44.05
A beautifully layered if extremely subtle and restrained nose speaks softly of yeast, citrus and green apple scents...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.56 $38.40
The first impression is as invigorating as a sea breeze. I love the interplay of mirabelle, grapefruit and lychee...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $21.70 $22.84
12 bottles: $18.24
Created in the heart of Burgundy from a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, Belaire Brut Gold is stunning...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $21.70 $22.84
12 bottles: $18.24
Belaire Luxe Rosé epitomizes the qualities that have made the wines in our range so popular: classic taste, superb...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $21.70 $22.84
12 bottles: $18.24
Indulge with true French Luxury. Belaire Rare Luxe is made in Burgundy, France, from 100% Chardonnay grapes, and...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $21.70 $22.84
12 bottles: $18.24
America's #1 Premium Rosé. Rich red fruit bouquet with an elegant palate of strawberry and blackcurrant. Dry and...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $14.66 $16.29
12 bottles: $13.99
In this wine, a subtle palate of rye crumb, red apple and lemon follows a subued nose. A lovely balance of flavors...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $28.84
12 bottles: $28.26
The latest rendition of Hébrart's NV Brut Premier Cru Sélection, disgorged earlier this year, is derived largely...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $10.97 $11.55
12 bottles: $8.55
Fresh, summer aromas of green grape, honeydew, and golden pear, the palate yields more subtle notes of kohlrabi and...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $10.97 $11.55
12 bottles: $8.55
This Extra Dry Millesimato Prosecco is obtained through soft pressing of the Glera and Pinot Nero grapes which have...
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $32.63
12 bottles: $31.98
Pours a pretty coral color with a generous fizz. Opens with plenty of bright red berry fruit and a hint of brioche....
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $22.92 $25.24
12 bottles: $21.50
Cooked peaches with apples and hints of spices follow through to a full body with rich fruit, yet a very creamy...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $29.60
12 bottles: $28.12
100% Chardonnay. Didier Gimonnet’s aspiration for his entry NV is a cuvée with attack on the front, roundness in...
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Champagne Blend Rye Whiskey 375ml

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.

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.