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Our naturally gluten-free vodka is made 100% from malted and unmalted peas. Named after Gregor Mendel, the geneticist...
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As the first vodka approved to wear the Idaho Potato Commission’s official seal, our naturally gluten free Mountain...
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Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
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Spirits
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Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.39
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Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99 $18.94
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Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $25.98
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $37.61 $39.59
This vodka is simply clean, from the mildly sweet aroma to the crisp finish. The palate holds pleasant notes of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.26 $43.43
6 bottles: $39.35
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This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99 $18.94
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $19.14
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
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Spirits
375ml
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Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
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Spirits
750ml
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Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $19.14
Did you know there are more than 3000 varieties of pear? Some are edible, some are not. Many look like pears, some...
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50ml
Bottle: $5.89
Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
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750ml
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Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
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Marsala Sake Savatiano Vodka

Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.



Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?