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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $38.49
6 bottles: $37.72
This Graves is distinguished by its high percentage of Sémillon, sourced from vineyards in the greatest white wine...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $15.94 $18.22
This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.22 $25.80
6 bottles: $21.60
This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $461.95 $490.49
This is an exotic dry white with dried mango and pineapple and some slate throughout. Full-bodied with dense, rich...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $448.55 $477.18
This has a fresh, floral aroma, with honeysuckle and elderflower notes leading the way, followed by a rather creamy,...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $352.95 $368.40
Distinctive, with jasmine and elderflower notes leading off, followed by a racy set of white peach, white ginger and...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $501.23
A minerally and solid Ygrec with sliced pear, dried lemon and some green melon. Full and layered with a lemon-sherbet...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $384.02
Lime and spicy pear with crushed stone. Kumquats. Smoke and iron. Kiwi. Full and rounded with bitter pear and steel....
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $2293.07
The white of the vintage is the 2016 Haut Brion Blanc, a Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes just under 30%...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1160.05 $1234.10
An intriguing flash of mint gives way quickly to white peach, tangerine, dried pineapple and singed macadamia nut...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $1237.56
Gorgeous, showing Bosc pear and Jonagold apple fruit laced with a bright green plum note and backed by alluring...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $119.45
Gorgeous nose, pineapple, passionfruit and mandarin - smells so expressive. Fully flavoured on the palate, this is a...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $87.02
This estate, owned by the Kressmann family, is particularly known for its white. Lightly wood aged, this wine is...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $112.54
Attractive, fresh-lemon and grassy nuances with wild herbs and slightly flinty elements, too. The palate has such...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $623.68 $663.49
This has loads of dried lemon, aniseed and fennel seeds aromas and flavors. Lemon zest as well. Full body and dry...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $710.06
This is tight and bright and shows so much energy and panache. Such a beautiful Margaux white with the stone,...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $690.10
The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement....
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $755.71
The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement....
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $696.75
There is flesh here but it is so precise and well held together that it takes a minute to realise how much weight is...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $703.41
Expressive and generous on the nose with white stone fruit, apricot and peach nuances and a hint of white flowers....
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Bonarda Japanese Whiskey White Bordeaux 1.5Ltr

Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.

The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.

While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.