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Light amber in color with a punchy nose and aromas of light tobacco, toasted oak with spicy fruit and a hint of...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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Shows beautiful aromas and flavors of currant, toasty oak, tobacco and licorice. Full and very polished, with a...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
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The 2006 Haut-Brion performed even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sixty-four percent of the production...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
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The 2006 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux has always been one of the pinnacle white releases from this First Growth...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $299.94
In the 19th century, it was a common practice of the time to “hermitage” the wines. Bordeaux chateaux would add...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
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The wine shows an opaque black-purple color and an intense, complex bouquet of ripe fruit, wild herbs, toasted bread,...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $432.00
Colgin's proprietary red wine blend, the 2006 Cariad, is composed of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and the rest...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
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This is very tight and powerful with sliced pear and apple character. Some meringue pie too. Full-bodied, firm and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
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Formerly labeled Roccamonfina IGP.
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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Geppetti has produced another gem in her 2006 Saffredi, a French-oak aged blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
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To be drunk in its youth (in the first 3 years) to enjoy its superb fruit aromas. Or to be open from the 5th year to...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
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Sage and mint in the nose, it is Opus style. Full bodied and layered, with polished tannins and wonderful length....
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750ml - Case of 6
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The 2006 Ornellaia (magnum) is a massive, towering masterpiece. There is awesome depth and richness to be found in...
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The red flagship 2006 Viña Tondonia Reserva was inspired by the vineyards of the Médoc but produced with local...
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The red flagship 2006 Viña Tondonia Reserva was inspired by the vineyards of the Médoc but produced with local...
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Italian Red Blends Red Blend Rum White Bordeaux 2006

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.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.