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375ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.85
Rather than seeking out the exotic, often imported botanicals that go into more modern styled gins and vermouth of...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.85
The decision was made to produce a vermouth that was “of the garden,” packed with fresh rosemary, bay laurel,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $44.40
12 bottles: $42.18
Floral nose. Waxy (candlewax, crayons), then spicy, fruity notes emerge, in particular raisin and plum, becomes more...
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Bottle: $17.94
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $18.23 $19.19
12 bottles: $14.19
New to the U.S. market, this dry vermouth smells fresh and fruity. It’s well-structured, too: sweet at first, with...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $18.23 $19.19
12 bottles: $14.19
"Classico" is quite right for Carpano's Classico Vermouth, the origins of which date back to the late 1700s! Based...
White
375ml
Bottle: $12.50
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone. TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
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375ml
Bottle: $14.85 $15.63
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375ml
Bottle: $64.98 $68.40
Goes well with starters, cooked sea food, cooked meats and Burgundian snails
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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $7.83
A clear, bright pale yellow in color, with refreshing citrus aromas of grapefruit and lime that intermingle with...
White
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Bottle: $16.93
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $29.94
Grappa is unaged pomace brandy made from highly aromatic Finger Lakes grapes. We crush and ferment the entire grape...
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375ml
Bottle: $18.95 $20.20
12 bottles: $17.48
Powerful, with richness to the concentrated salted butterscotch, peach pastry and dried apricot flavors. Delivers...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $11.15 $11.74
12 bottles: $10.45
The fresh aromas of lime zest, nectarine, peach and apple combined with the perfumed vanilla and toasted oak bouquet...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $77.71 $81.80
Majestic like the cypresses avenue of Bolgheri, in Tuscany. Patiently stored for long years in the underground...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.84
The nose exudes aromas of tropical fruits and citrus married with subtle oak notes. On the palate, this wine is a...
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375ml
Bottle: $11.35 $12.61
Shows peach, yellow apple and tangerine flavors that are fresh and juicy, with details of buttery pastry and spicy...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $12.91 $14.34
12 bottles: $12.34
This wine opens with bright aromas of Meyer lemon and yellow apple, punctuated by hints of butterscotch and subtle...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.13
Bosc pear, lemon meringue, graham cracker, white flowers. Creamy body with fresh fruit, citrus notes and bright...
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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $8.08
The Ardeche Chardonnay presents itself with a brilliant straw hue, revealing aromas of green apple that will develop...

Chardonnay Grappa Vermouth 375ml

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.

Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.


Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.