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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $26.80
Copper-orange color. Knockout, endlessly complex perfume of orange blossom, cinnamon Red Hots, clove, ginger and...
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94
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $44.40
Floral nose. Waxy (candlewax, crayons), then spicy, fruity notes emerge, in particular raisin and plum, becomes more...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.65 $23.60
Brilliant red colour; with the first sip it fully releases the traditional taste that derives from the typical bitter...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.65 $23.60
Vermouth was produced for the first time in Turin in 1786, in the little shop belonging to Antonio Benedetto Carpano....
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $38.99
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
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Rapid Ship
White
375ml
Bottle: $17.94
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
WE
95
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.66
12 bottles: $17.73
Colour: Dull straw yellow with greenish highlights. Bouquet: Fresh, with characteristic notes of hawthorn and fruit,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
RATED BEST VERMOUTH DRY 2022. Opaque slivery straw color. Aromas and flavors of golden raisins, cantaloupe and green...
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92
Rapid Ship
White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $9.99
Mouthwatering aromas of ripe grape, savory gentian root, sweet baking spices, dark chocolate, spun sugar, and crème...
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93
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92
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Rapid Ship
White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $14.94 $15.59
12 bottles: $14.81
Unlike Rosso Vermouth, each botanical is individually infused, and there is no heat used during the production...
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.70
The intriguing bouquet offers aromas that include leather, candle wax, flax and earthy scents of moss, grass, stone...
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98
Rapid Ship
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $34.40
Smells of ripe grapes, grape must and lead pencil in the initial whiffs; air contact stimulates baking spices, black...
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95
Rapid Ship
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $60.80
Powerful and proud like a lion. Grappa Riserva, aged through Solera method, flowing-steam distilled. Its aroma...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.93 $35.99
12 bottles: $34.23
This has aromas of sliced apples, fresh pears, lemons and melon. Creamy and fresh with a light to medium body and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.39 $11.99
Pale oyster color. Aroma is juicy, herbal, crisp, fresh. Exotic flavors include saltine cracker, stone, white wine...
UBC
93
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
A decidedly Japanese take on vermouth with warming spices and sage on the nose, mellow citrus on the mid-palate, and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.53 $24.23
This aroma of this sweet vermouth suggests dark berries and savory spices. The first sip is sweet, rich and plummy,...
WE
93
UBC
92
Rapid Ship
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $11.94
12 bottles: $10.94
This traditional grappa has a bright, crystal clear color. The aroma is fresh clean, well-balanced and delicately...
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Cortese Erbaluce Grappa Vermouth Rapid Ship

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

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.