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This Syrah-driven blend offers a lot of pleasure for an excellent price. It is a camp out aromatically, with seared...
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750ml
Bottle: $24.08
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The light yellow 2022 A to Z Wineworks Oregon Riesling has a hint of lime green as it shines in the glass. Both...
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750ml
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This energetic and fully dry Riesling is made in the same way as the Dr. Loosen Grosses Gewächs (“Great Growth”)...
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Red
750ml
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Deep floral and intense red fruit notes of cherry and raspberry on the pallet into a complex minerality of gravel and...
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750ml
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The Firesteed mission is to craft wines that represent the finest expression of the varietals grown in Oregon, most...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
The name refers to how we make it and what you should do when you drink it. All the grapes that go into it (an...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.75
12 bottles: $24.26
A co-ferment of Pinot Noir (83%), Grüner Veltliner (10%), and Syrah (7%). The fruit is sourced from Zenith Vineyard...
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750ml
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750ml
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This cuvée combines the elegant, fruity notes of Pinot Noir with the bold, structural complexity of Syrah to honor...
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750ml
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Gamay, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer from Maloof's estate No Clos Radio vineyard. Originally planted in the early...
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2022 Maloof United States Oregon 52% Syrah/18% Grenache/15% Viognier/15% Marsanne. Hand harvested from the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
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Made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Syrah plucked from vines a half-century old, this wine rested in neutral...
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A Southern Oregon Riesling that sees time in acacia and concrete is definitely off the grid. It smells as crunchy and...
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750ml
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The white gold color is misleading as the nose is of pungent blueberry, lime shrub, flint, and ocean air. Raw can...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.92
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750ml
Bottle: $22.00
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• Practicing Organic. • Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, and Malbec. • Aged 5 months in neutral oak and stainless...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
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• Gamay Noir and Pinot Noir. • Sourced from all organic/biodynamic vineyards throughout the Willamette Valley....
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Bottle: $24.65
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750ml
Bottle: $15.38 $17.09
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This semi-sweet wine opens with luscious aromas of citrus, tropical and stone fruits. The mouthfeel is juicy with...

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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.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

The beautiful state of Oregon has, over the past few decades, become increasingly well known and respected for its wine industry, with several small but significant wineries within the state receiving world wide attention for the quality of their produce. Whilst the first vineyards within Oregon were planted in the 1840s, the state's wine industry didn't really take off until the 1960s, when several wine producers from California discovered that the cooler regions of the state were ideal for cultivating various fine grape varietals. Today, Oregon has over four hundred and fifty wineries in operation, the vast majority of which are used for the production of wines made from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir varietal grapes, both of which thrive in the valleys and mountainsides which characterise the landscape of the state.