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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $32.93 $35.64
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Very thick and expressive with golden raisin and molasses notes, followed by peach jam, mineral and spice flavors....
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $59.95
"Reminds of light aromas, biscuit, vanilla, arancini (panettone); notes of pomaceous fruit peel on the palate,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $67.95
Fresh, clean and lightly vegetal—but not outright carroty—this palate-cleanser of an eau de vie will remind some...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $114.94
Delicately pronounced, light, lemony aroma, with subtle spice on the palate; typical Elderberry notes, very spicy,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $123.95
The bright ginger aroma is underpinned by an earthy note. On the palate, this eau de vie is light and fresh, with...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $66.95
The hazelnuts are macerated in the base spirit, yielding an opulent, sweet-and-savory aroma, with a deceptively dry...
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Brandy Dessert Wine White Rhone Blends Austria

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

Archaeological evidence suggests that grapevines have been grown and cultivated in what is today modern Austria for over four thousand years, making it one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. Over the centuries, relatively little has changed in Austrian wine, with the dominant grape varietals continuing to be Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Austria is renowned for producing excellent and characterful dry white wines, although in the eastern part of the country, many wineries specialist in sweeter white wines made in a similar style to those of neighboring Hungary. Today, Austria has over fifty thousand hectares under vine, split over four key wine regions. The domestic wine industry remains strong, with Austrians drinking their local produce outside in the summer, and people around the world are beginning to once more rediscover this fascinating and ancient wine culture.