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Aa Badenhorst White Blend Kalmoesfontein 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$35.25
Consisting of over half Chenin Blanc with 14% Semillon, 13% Roussanne, 9% Viognier, 6% Grenache Blanc and 4%...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.05
With a wine list that extends to thousands of labels you can easily get lost, so since I will soon be in the Cape, I...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.42
The 2019 Cartology was whole-bunch-pressed and matured in cement eggs, amphorae, foudres and used barrels, fermented...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$46.23
The 2021 Cartology is a worthy follow-up to the 2020. It unfurls gradually on the nose with honeysuckle and light...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$46.94
Mostly Chenin Blanc with 8% Sémillon, the 2022 Cartology Bush Vines instantly impresses with fantastic balance and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.18
As always, the nose is intense and exotic, sporting salted lemon and quince, oatmeal and a hint of white flowers. The...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.59
As always, the nose is intense and exotic, sporting salted lemon and quince, oatmeal and a hint of white flowers. The...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.94
The 2020 Hemelrand Vine Garden comes from a field blend albeit planted in rows that makes it easier to manage. It is...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$46.28
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Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.04
This is always a favorite wine from the late Jim Clendenen—a Burgundian-minded blend of 55% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot...
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Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.51
This Burgundian-minded blend of 50% Pinot Gris, 45% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote is exciting to try each vintage. This...
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Bodegas Muga Rioja Blanco Flor De Muga 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.90
A bright, golden coloured wine. On the nose it stands out for its very high intensity of aromas, very complex, in...
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Clos Mogador Priorat Blanco Nelin 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$57.73
Floral on the nose and fresh, this deftly knit white layers flavors of white cherry, blanched almond, saffron and a...
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Clos Mogador Priorat Blanco Nelin 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.62
Blend of Garnacha Blanca, Viognier, Roussanne and Pinot Noir (vinified like a white wine), grown in schist soils....
Sherry White Blend Zinfandel 750ml Pre-Arrival
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
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.