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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$20.94
Aromas of yellow peach, Golden Delicious apple and white flowers waft from the glass of this wine. Fresh and easy on...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$20.80
Clear, lustrous straw yellow in colour. The aroma is flowery, fine-grained and delicate, with notes of acacia blossom...
750ml
Bottle:
$27.95
12 bottles:
$27.39
Fruit sourced from the biodynamically farmed Johan Vineyard in Van Duzer Corridor AVA. This is a cool site located in...
1.0Ltr
Bottle:
$22.79
12 bottles:
$18.23
Inspired by the mangonada, Mango Shotta is designed to take your party anywhere. Mango and jalapeño flavors shake...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.74
12 bottles:
$14.81
Inspired by the mangonada, Mango Shotta is designed to take your party anywhere. Mango and jalapeño flavors shake...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.24
$19.20
12 bottles:
$17.10
100% Ribolla Gialla, facing East. Direct-press. Fermentation and aging in concrete, with no malolactic. Kept on lees...
750ml
Bottle:
$35.93
6 bottles:
$35.21
Blanched almonds, herbs, tile and poached pears to the nose. Nice purity and crunch on the full-bodied, structured...
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Ronchi Di Cialla Picolit Cialla 2008
500ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$126.25
Deep yellow-gold. Knockout nose offers yellow peach, ripe pineapple, marzipan and acacia honey. Very rich, ripe and...
Picolit Ribolla Gialla Tequila Wine
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.