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Beautiful, broad and plush, this structured but charming wine overflows with red fruits and baking spices, with a...
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Our Castle Rock Merlot is produced from grapes grown on hillside vineyards in Washington State’s prestigious...
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The aromas of mocha and spice in this classic Merlot mingle with the richness of black cherry perfect for hearty...
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Sourced from warm vineyard sites, Indian Wells wines showcase a signature fruit-forward, mouth-filling style....
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Black olives with some fresh basil and lemongrass aromas that follow through to a medium body with a juicy center...
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Red
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COLOR: Bright purple with little to no meniscus. Clear. Opaque. NOSE: Bing cherries with a hint of eucalyptus and...
Red
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Bottle: $69.14
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Spiced and meaty character here with dried cherries, blackberries, vanilla, licorice and moist earth. Medium- to...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.06 $18.34
Delivers dried cherry and red currant flavors, which are framed by sinewy tannins on the firm finish. Best after...
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Our Estate Vineyards provide the backbone to our Napa Valley Merlot. Black raspberry and plum fruit greet you in the...
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Bottle: $15.00
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Mocha, black cherries, tea leaves and dried spices on the nose. Chewy, rich and flavorful, with a full body and tasty...
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Red
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The fruit is more concentrated here with ripe raspberries, blueberries, blue flowers and hints of cocoa. Textural and...
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Red
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Polished and focused, with cocoa, red currant and black cherry aromas and flavors stretching across a supple...
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A powerful Washington State Merlot primarily from the Walla Walla AVA. Big plush textures with plenty of fruit...
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Aromas are rich and enticing with hints of strawberry, sage and baking spices. Flavors of red cherry, plum and notes...
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The deep, dark ruby color of this full-bodied Merlot is complimented by rich aromas of ripe black cherry, dried...
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The Seven Falls Merlot is complex and layered, filled with bright cherry, blackberry, black currant and herbs. This...
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A merlot with chocolate, black olive, and walnut aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and layered. Chewy tannins. Juicy at...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.50
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Dense but electric in color and feeling, the 2020 Merlot is all about texture. Flavors of brambly blackberry, bay...
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Grappa Liqueur Merlot 2020 United States

Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.


Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.