Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$26.49
12 bottles:
$25.96
The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
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...
750ml
Bottle:
$120.31
$133.68
Extremely complex aromas that show the classic Graham character of black-fruit marmalade and burnt oranges. Follows...
750ml
Bottle:
$80.94
This is a luscious wine, with tannins that are cushioned by the ripe plum and prune fruits. That doesn't mean it is...
750ml
Bottle:
$55.84
$56.40
6 bottles:
$55.20
A beautifully balanced, rich wine, this has great tannins, a dense, firm texture and luscious blackberry fruits. It...
750ml
Bottle:
$49.95
12 bottles:
$48.95
The 2016 Vintage Port is a field blend from old vines coming in at just 79 grams of residual sugar, meaning that it...
750ml
Bottle:
$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
The 2016 Unfiltered Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend from typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.78
A true gem of a wine, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in as 75% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah and the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$69.28
I was questioning if the top cuvées were worth the money after tasting the traditional cuvée from winemaker Nicolas...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$348.95
Beautifully fresh, lifted and disarming on the nose, you react with a smile without thinking, like with so many of...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.95
Very expressive, with violet, fresh bay leaf and rosemary notes leading off, while the core of black cherry, black...
Pre-Arrival
Chateau De Vaudieu Chateauneuf Du Pape 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$58.28
Gorgeous, with a lush core of raspberry, blueberry and boysenberry puree flavors gliding through, flecked with anise,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$161.95
In spite of a hint of charcoal, this is a very deep and charming wine with an entire microcosm of spice on the...
Pre-Arrival
Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$123.45
Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$111.04
A dark and winey style, featuring intense raspberry and black currant preserve flavors coiled up with singed cedar,...
Pre-Arrival
Cockburn Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.94
This shows fantastic graphite and dark-berry character with black-stone undertones and hints of dried roses....
Pre-Arrival
Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.87
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
Pre-Arrival
Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$63.62
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
Port Blend Red Rhone Blend Rum 750ml
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.
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.