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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $87.11 $96.79
Based on Touriga Franca with Touriga Nacional and Sousão. Tight-knit, with firm, rapier-like tannins on the palate...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $45.99
12 bottles: $45.07
Pure grape aromas that remind me of fermenting must but then goes to stems and dried flowers. Full-bodied, medium...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $72.90 $79.20
Pure grape aromas that remind me of fermenting must but then goes to stems and dried flowers. Full-bodied, medium...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $50.95 $55.99
This is a wonderful wood-aged, mature Port full of the classic old gold flavors and intense acidity over a dry...
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92
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $189.93 $210.00
Hazelnut and walnut husk notes give this a dry edge to start, while more flattering toffee, sesame and cinnamon...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $21.59 $23.99
12 bottles: $20.53
Fresh and open, with a set of crushed plum and steeped cherry flavors backed by Black Forest cake and licorice...
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90
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $65.51 $72.79
Wonderfully aromatic with dark berry and stone character. Violets as well. Full to medium body. Precise and focused...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $54.79
6 bottles: $54.00
Just beginning to mature, this single vineyard Port from Dow's flagship estate is dense, generous and full of spice...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $16.24
12 bottles: $13.59
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $24.48
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $47.54
6 bottles: $46.59
Cherry candy, mulled plum and steeped red currant notes give this a caressing and flattering feel while black tea and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.92 $16.24
12 bottles: $14.62
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.54 $26.39
A briar patch in a bottle, this hearty red abounds with bold raspberry, roasted anise and smoky black pepper flavors...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.93 $38.39
The Mariner is a powerful, yet elegant Meritage made in the tradition of some of the world’s greatest Bordeaux...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $15.99 $17.94
Made with wild blueberries which are small, concentrated and brimming with flavor. Blueberries are slowly fermented...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $32.80
6 bottles: $32.14
This is a young, fruity style of Late Bottled Vintage. It emphasizes red fruits with a full, sweet richness. The...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $199.94
6 bottles: $195.94
Deep red color with dense violoet tones. Intense and elegant aromas dominated by ripe black fruits such as...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.68
12 bottles: $21.25
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.37
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Dark colour and a nose with notes of spices and pepper, as well as ripe and jammy red berries....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.05
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Dark colour and a nose with notes of spices and pepper, as well as ripe and jammy red berries....

Fruit Wines Port Blend Zinfandel

Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.


Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.