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Made with organically grown grapes, the wine has a straw yellow color with green hints. On the nose, its elegantly...
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A deft touch with oak gives this medium- to full-bodied wine spicy complexity. It ranges from a toasted baguette...
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Medium, slightly round entry balanced by firm acid backbone. Oak well integrated. Uniform across palate with a tinge...
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A delicate bouquet of white tea, orange blossom and toasted almond build into captivating aromas. Opening with...
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Intense nose of fresh green fruit – apple, pear – and white flowers and fennel. Mineral with a refreshing acidity.
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With a pale silver straw appearance, the 2021 Chardonnay Alexander Valley has soft, fragrant aromas of white peach,...
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Our estate grown Chardonnay is fermented entirely in stainless steel with minimal manipulation and no secondary...
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The 2021 Chardonnay SOLdeSOL, from Malleco, Traiguén, was fermented in one-tenth new barrels. Intense yellow in hue....
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Sleek yet richly styled, with generous flavors of pear, orange blossom and lemon that glide on a dynamic finish....
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All fruit was hand harvested in the cool of dawn, immediately destemmed and pressed and the juice settled in...
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• 100% Vermentino. • From a 14 hectares property in Gallura, on the northeastern coast of Sardegna. • 200 –...
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Abundant fruit with a slight tropical note backed by judicious oak. The fuller viscosity that is a signature of this...
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This wine is a tribute to the founder of the winery, Billia Cherchi. From Vermentino grapes we make a fresh wine,...
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A great Vermentino di Sardegna DOC entering of law among the great oenology Sardinia and Italian wines. From over 30...
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Shows fresh apple, Asian pear and citrus flavors that are vibrant at the core, with elegant details of sea salt...
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Sangiacomo Chardonnay is a beautiful bright gold color with powerful aromatics. Passionfruit and kiwi jump from the...
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White rose petals and ripe citrus fruit open this elegant medium-bodied white wine. Flavors of juicy Bosc pear and...
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• Chardonnay. • Fruit sourced from Dixons Creek, 45 year old planting and dry farmed. • Fine, silty grey clay...

Bourbon Chardonnay Vermentino 2012 2021

Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.

Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.

The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

The Vermintino grape varietal has been grown in northern Italy for centuries, but is perhaps most closely associated with the island of Corsica, where it is the most widely planted grape varietal and is one of the key flagship grapes on the island. Thought to have originated in Spain, the Vermentino grape quickly spread to other countries, and is now found in many parts of Mediterranean Europe and the New World. The grape itself is prized by wineries due to the crispness of its acids, and the wide bouquet of refreshing flavors it carries. Most commonly, Vermentino is known for holding flavors of green apple and lime, and for having a relatively light body with a low alcohol content. As such, it makes a perfect match for a wide range of foods, and is particularly popular when paired with shellfish.