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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.99
The wine has a deep, rich purple color. Intense red fruits are on the nose, with black pepper spice and a touch of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $189.94 $249.88
Pours a lovely golden tawny with aromas of milk chocolate nougat, toasted honeycomb, candied orange, fresh cream, and...
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93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.70
This golden-hued Bourbon calls to mind butterscotch hard candies, blondie bars, toasted coconut, and sweet cream on...
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94
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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.00
6 bottles: $28.80
9diDANTE’s journey through Dante’s Divine Comedy reaches the celestial spheres of Heaven, with an original recipe...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.00
6 bottles: $28.80
As the first ever vermouth to be blended exclusively from 100% Arneis DOC wine, PURGATORIO continues to pledge...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.20
6 bottles: $28.00
Blended from equal parts Dolcetto Red and Cortese White Piedmont wines, we have developed this orginial recipe to...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
This vermouth leads with notes of citrus zest, followed by flavors of bay leaf, lemon grass, cucumber, lanolin,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Caramel in color, this vermouth leads with woodsy notes of balsam and clove and follow with warm flavors of walnut...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $56.49 $59.46
6 bottles: $50.77
The nose is somewhat tight at first, but opens to aromas of coffee cake, fruit cup, and faint notes of cherry,...
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93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.78
Golden amber color. Aromas of hot cinnamon candies, milk chocolate, corn pops, maple syrup, and toast with a supple,...
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92
WKY
90
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $26.80
Copper-orange color. Knockout, endlessly complex perfume of orange blossom, cinnamon Red Hots, clove, ginger and...
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94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
12 bottles: $26.22
Adirondack High Rye Bourbon was distilled in a custom copper pot, and released at the end of July 2016. It was aged...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.54 $31.10
12 bottles: $28.41
This classic single barrel Bourbon is bold and complex with notes of vanilla, sweet fruit and warming spices.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.73 $51.12
Mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled by the Albany Distilling Company. Made from grain grown in New York...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.12 $29.60
6 bottles: $24.00
Landing on the more bitter end of the vermouth spectrum, almost feeling like a cross between sweet vermouth and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.44 $21.60
12 bottles: $17.10
This wine has great color, with a dark purple and red hue. There are spicy, earthy aromas of black cherry, black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.23 $23.59
12 bottles: $18.99
Varietally distinct, this Zinfandel captures the true essence of Alexander Valley. The fruit is sourced from a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.20 $36.00
The Tement wines make up the base wine for the Vermouth and the brandies are made by Manfred Tement's friend, Alois...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $46.63 $49.08
6 bottles: $45.00
Amador Whiskey Double Barrel Classic Bourbon Cabernet captures flavors of vanilla, caramel, mildly tart black cherry,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.35 $44.58
6 bottles: $40.50
Amador Whiskey Co. Double Barrel marries the best of Kentucky Bourbon with Napa Valley wine barrel finishing. Its...
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Bourbon Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Vermouth Zinfandel 750ml

Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.

Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.

The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.