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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $65.94
The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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White
375ml
Bottle: $24.92 $27.00
12 bottles: $24.42
Our 2022 Napa Valley Chardonnay displays fresh, forward, ripe Granny Smith apple, pear and melon fruit accented by...
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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White
375ml
Bottle: $14.85 $15.63
12 bottles: $14.25
White
375ml
Bottle: $68.40
Goes well with starters, cooked sea food, cooked meats and Burgundian snails
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.09 $10.62
24 bottles: $7.67
Created in 1860, Early Times grew up during the early days of the country, when most of America was still country....
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White
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
375ml
Bottle: $16.93
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $8.99
Fireball is made with Canadian whisky and natural cinnamon flavours. It's certainly very cinnamony, and it's not too...
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $8.74
24 bottles: $6.60
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White
375ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.54
12 bottles: $16.60
Powerful, with richness to the concentrated salted butterscotch, peach pastry and dried apricot flavors. Delivers...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $35.75 $36.40
12 bottles: $35.04
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $22.75
A classic Manhattan cocktail exuding timeless sophistication and elegance. Rich and smooth, it entices with notes of...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $22.00 $23.16
12 bottles: $17.10
Aromas of orange marmalade, toasted oak, and a hint of baking spices tantalize the senses. On the palate, the velvety...
UBC
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $92.94 $97.79
Amazing depth of colour and outstanding red berry flavours, particularly strawberry, lend this red Icewine to pair...
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Rapid Ship
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $70.99 $76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $66.94 $74.20
The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272...
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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: $25.43 $26.77
12 bottles: $20.16
This honey-colored whiskey is mellow, smooth, mouthwatering and delicious. Rich and pretty caramel and citrus aromas...
WE
96
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99
Familiar maple syrup color and vanilla and oak flavor, good dose of alcohol burn. Finishes relatively dry, with some...
WE
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American Whiskey Chardonnay Ice Wine Recioto 375ml

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ā€˜eā€™, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.

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.