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• 100% Glera.
• Elevation: 250 meters above sea level.
• Soils: Clay.
• Hand harvested the second half of...
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100% Montònega (a high-quality pink-berried clone of Parellada) fermented with indigenous yeasts partially in tank...
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Our piquette is made from the pomace (pressed skins, stems, seeds and all) primarily from our Do Nothing, rehydrated...
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Bottled in January, the medium ruby 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Clare J.C. is fresh and floral, with bright notes of...
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Robust notes of cinnamon, pastry custard, banana, and smokey incense on the nose precede a weighty palate of black...
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Shining from the first toast to the last sip, our playful pop of pink offers an effervescent new way to enjoy Rosé....
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0% Glera, 10% Verdiso and Bianchetta. Harvested by hand. Farra di Soligo in the lieu-dit “San Gallo,” 2.3ha at...
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Notes of raspberry and wild berries with some hints of grapefruit. After a few minutes, the wine will display some...
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• Sidalan, variety is native to north Kaz Da'lar' (aka Mount Ida).
• Grown on the northern part of Mount Ida in...
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Bright pink in color, this opens with a fragrant, floral aroma and segues to a creamy, fine fizz that’s persistent....
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Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
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100% Viognier. 2021 was the first vintage of white Pour de Vrai. It comes from certified-organic estate vines just...
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The term “pétillant naturel” (pét-nat) refers to the winemaking process used to produce this fizzy wine. Each...
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A dry rosé, showing earthy red fruits and stone flavors.
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Straw yellow, bright and vivid. Herbaceous notes and thin mineral sensation. Floral and citrus aromas. Dry and...
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2005
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The 2005 Barolo is super-delicate and finessed. This is a decidedly restrained, feminine style of Barolo laced with...
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A fragrant, appealing Champagne, with wafts of elderflower and medicinal herbs on the nose, followed by expressive...
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Champagne Blend Japanese Whiskey Nebbiolo 2005 2023
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.