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This traditional dessert wine compares favorably to the most famous imported brands of cream sherry - only ours is...
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A wine that is full expression of the potential of Apulian nature, the Rosso dei Vespa combines the traditional...
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Amber color. Aromas of candied cashews, fresh apples, coconut cream, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate with a round,...
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Amber color. Aromas of candied cashews, fresh apples, coconut cream, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate with a round,...
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Amber color. Aromas of candied cashews, fresh apples, coconut cream, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate with a round,...
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Golden and bright, this straight Bourbon whiskey is one of the most versatile around. Though it starts with a sweet...
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Golden and bright, this straight Bourbon whiskey is one of the most versatile around. Though it starts with a sweet...
375ml
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Golden and bright, this straight Bourbon whiskey is one of the most versatile around. Though it starts with a sweet...
750ml
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Golden and bright, this straight Bourbon whiskey is one of the most versatile around. Though it starts with a sweet...
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$52.20
On the nose there’s plenty of caramel, vanilla, citrus and wood spices. And the bourbon is a mouthful! It’s...
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$54.47
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Like an old cedar chest locked tight, this is not showing much except some wood aromatically. On the palate, though,...
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Shows an expertly blended combination of red-fruited vermouth with spicy rye whiskey, mouthwatering herbs, bright...
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Shows an expertly blended combination of red-fruited vermouth with spicy rye whiskey, mouthwatering herbs, bright...
375ml
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Enjoy a bar-quality cocktail experience straight from the bottle with Bulleit Old Fashioned Cocktail. This...
750ml
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$29.70
Enjoy a bar-quality cocktail experience straight from the bottle with Bulleit Old Fashioned Cocktail. This...
750ml
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Bottled as the extreme small batch (19 barrels), Calumet Farm Single Rack Black 10 Year Old Bourbon selects a...
750ml
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Color: Deep amber throughout with shimmering highlights of copper and sun-yellow. Nose: Upon Uncorking: notes of oak...
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Amber color. Aromas of luxardo cherries, italian leather, 80% dark chocolate, and dark tobacco curing with a round,...
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Color : Deep amber with golden highlights. Nose: A full, rich aroma of aged oak with deep undertones of vanilla....
750ml
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Bottled from hand selected barrels, Calumet has a customary mash bill of corn, rye and malted barley that offers a...
Bourbon Primitivo Sherry Vidal Blanc
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.
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.