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Choice white oak barrels and 5 long years of patient aging produce the epitome of tequila sophistication. The oak...
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Organic 100% Puro De Agave, Single Estate Tequila. The nose is rich and pretty with fantastic aromatics of tropical...
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$46.80
EL PINTOR BLANCO IS A TRULY WORK OF ART. THE AMOUNT OF COOKED AGAVE NOTES ITS JUST A ONE OF A KIND. WE START OUR...
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$64.80
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OUR TEQUILA JOVEN IS A TRULY UNIQUE MASTERPIECE. CRAFTED USING MATURE BLUE AGAVE WEBER FROM A SINGLE STATE RANCH IN...
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The Crémant is a fine aperitif and a wine cocktail or perfect reception.
discreetly fruity freshness Its also...
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Enrique Fonseca distilled this expression in early Spring of 2010, with three-quarters of the bottling made in a...
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$17.09
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$13.18
Our Raspberry Spumante with a Holiday twist!
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$13.58
$14.30
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GG is our second official winery SpokesPup and the star of GG's Reserve and a rescue pup from rural Georgia. To honor...
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The NV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 3 Years Edition 850 is a multi-vintage blend based on the 2018 vintage combined with...
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Based on Gaisberg Riesling and Renner Grüner Veltliner, the NV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 3 Years Edition 851...
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$16.12
$17.91
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$13.99
A soft, delicate blend of Cayuga and Aurore, ideal for those who prefer a semi-sweet wine. Serve it with cheesecake,...
750ml
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$14.73
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$13.99
Young-vine Grüner Veltliner sets the foundation for the Field White. Regional staples Riesling and Chardonnay fill...
375ml
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$29.00
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This newcomer has a honey hue and distinctly savory aroma that suggests sun-dried tomato, fresh thyme and agave...
750ml
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This newcomer has a honey hue and distinctly savory aroma that suggests sun-dried tomato, fresh thyme and agave...
Merlot Tequila White Blend NV
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.
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.