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Bottle: $13.70
12 bottles: $13.43
A well-structured and layered blend made primarily of Teroldego with Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and...
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Bottle: $20.32
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.48
12 bottles: $29.87
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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.50 $18.33
The 2021 Secateurs Red has a lovely nose with brambly red fruit, an attractive floral note emerging with time. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.90 $12.13
Made from a blend of Cabernet and Syrah, the 2021 The Curator Red Blend offers a fresh nose of red fruit with a spicy...
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Bottle: $11.90
“Achados e Perdidos” means “Lost and Found” in Portuguese….. This particular wine is the result of a bottle...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
There are a couple of rare red wines under the "O Esteiro" label and this one is the blend - organically grown 33%...
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750ml
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75% Tempranillo from the Obarenes zone, and 25% Garnacha from Cárdenas.
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $149.92
A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.92
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750ml
Bottle: $27.94
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Deep ruby color with purple hints. Powerful, pungent aromas of sweet cherry, candied plum and toasty vanillin oak....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
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The sample of the 2021 Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes was truly impressive, a blend of 70% Garnacha and 30% Cariñena....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.95
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750ml
Bottle: $34.79
12 bottles: $34.09
Wild Strawberry, Raspberry, Blood Orange, Black Cherry, Rosemary, Violet, Baking Spices.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93 $22.00
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The 2021 Involuntary Commitment Red Wine is made of 56% Cabernet Franc, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $21.20
Richly concentrated, juicy and dense with ripe dark cherry, accentuated by nuances of warm spice and dark chocolate....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.79
6 bottles: $59.57
AN is the iconic flagship wine of Anima Negra. Made primarily from indigenous Callet grapes (95%) with a touch of...
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750ml
Bottle: $35.94
12 bottles: $35.22
ÀN/2 is a perfect introduction to the wines of Mallorca. This unique red is made from old vine Callet,...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.93
12 bottles: $26.39
• Mostly Tempranillo with some Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura and Malvasía Riojana • 30 to 50+-year-old...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.80 $72.00
The 2021 Anza Especial was produced with the idea to obtain a wine with aging potential while keeping the freshness...
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American Whiskey Melon de Bourgogne Red Blend 2021 750ml

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 ‘e’, 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.

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.