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Spirits
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $37.80
This is a delightful gin, creamy in texture with fresh acidity. Flavors of Juniper with complex aromas of Christmas...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.48 $38.40
6 bottles: $32.40
Infused and craft–distilled with fresh dill and a touch of caraway seed and juniper berry. Dill aquavit pairs well...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Red plum, currants and cedar aromas with a touch of earthy goodness. This wine is medium to full-bodied and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.69
12 bottles: $38.90
Aromas of currants, cedar and violets follow through to a medium body and fine tannins with a lovely, light velvety...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.40
This juniper-forward expression is complemented by fresh cucumber skin, sea salt, and tapioca root on the nose. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.80
6 bottles: $56.40
A bright nose of lime oil, green cardamom, and yellow bell pepper is underscored by earthy, sweet molasses and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $40.80
Delicate and strong, bold and soft. A blend of passion and purity with a complexity that intrigues and attracts....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.58 $46.93
6 bottles: $36.91
An intensely complex nose loaded with botanicals and lime zest has underlying savory notes of black pepper. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.50 $30.00
Spicy caraway and herbaceous rosemary dominate the nose followed on the palate by bright citrus and sweet, subtle...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.50 $30.00
Winter apple, spicy caraway and mellow vanilla dominate the nose followed on the palate by fresh lemon peel, soft...
White
750ml
Bottle: $35.88
12 bottles: $35.16
Delivers attractive pear, melon and chamomile notes that turn creamy on the medium-weight palate, with crushed stone...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.44 $21.60
12 bottles: $17.10
Beautiful, broad and plush, this structured but charming wine overflows with red fruits and baking spices, with a...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $13.22
12 bottles: $12.96
This wine impresses red wine lovers immediately with spicy aromas of cassis, black cherry, plum, vanilla, oak and...
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $42.19
6 bottles: $41.40
Lemon peel, lavender, apple blossom, a touch of fennel. Fruit notes rush to the fore, with grape sweetness intact....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.19
6 bottles: $41.40
Lemon peel, lavender, apple blossom, a touch of fennel. Fruit notes rush to the fore, with grape sweetness intact....
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Red
5.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.94
Flavors of blackberry aromas and raspberry. Soft, medium-bodied wine with a smooth finish. Serve at room temperature.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.33
12 bottles: $16.63
Lively lavender aromas elevate the dark berry and thyme scents on the nose of this bottling. The core of blueberry...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.87
12 bottles: $15.55
Bright and juicy, with good energy to its mix of apricot, peach and nectarine flavors. Fresh acidity carries the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.89 $27.59
12 bottles: $26.35
Grilled Pineapple, Citrus Blossom, Olive Oil, Stone Fruit, Butterscotch.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.93 $33.60
12 bottles: $31.29

Gin Merlot Petite Sirah White Rhone Blend

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.

Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.

By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.

There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.