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750ml
Bottle: $51.38
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The 2011 The Evil Twin is a blend of 65% Syrah and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon that was aged 22 months in 100% new French...
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750ml
Bottle: $40.92 $44.00
A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.94
The 2011 Venus La Universal showed surprisingly fresher than the 2012, even when it was an extremely dry and warm...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $402.18
The 2011 Las Posadas is a relatively delicate wine for Howell Mountain, but the vines were pretty young back then....
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1346.74
Extremely deep red with aromas and flavors that change all the time with blackberry, black raspberry, black licorice,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $216.95
Combining Malbec with Cabernet Sauvignon, this is always among the most ageworthy reds in Argentina. Cassis and plum...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $75.45
Combining Malbec with Cabernet Sauvignon, this is always among the most ageworthy reds in Argentina. Cassis and plum...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.85
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750ml - Case of 6
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $734.95
Exuberant bouquet of star fruit, honeysuckle and bay leaf. Dense peach fruit texture and slate-driven minerality are...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Exuberant bouquet of star fruit, honeysuckle and bay leaf. Dense peach fruit texture and slate-driven minerality are...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $132.95
Lemon meringue, nutmeg, white pepper, orange blossom and just a touch of candied citrus. Very dry and steely, yet...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Crushed stone, sage, green tea, as well as black tea smokiness envelop the fresh apple, cherry and lime aromas of a...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $307.48
An elegant and monolithic red, pure and powerful, with hints of lushness to the concentrated red plum, raspberry and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $111.74
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.41
The 2011 QS is Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon with small percentages of other French grapes fermented together...
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Red Blend Refosco Riesling Rum 2011

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.

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.