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Notes of rich red fruit combine with a long, satisfying finish to make this wine an excellent pairing with poultry...
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This bright, deep red has a varietal aroma of rose petal and ripe strawberries joined by flavors of Maraschino...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $63.15 $66.47
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.92 $47.28
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A bouquet of nectarine skin, brass, and peach blossom are lifted. The savory flavors expand over the palate with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $106.48 $112.08
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This full, exceptionally smooth rye bears aromas and notes of ginger, vanilla, honey, black pepper, charred oak and...
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750ml
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This Empire Rye is made with rye and barley grown on Coppersea's property, as well as that of neighboring farms. The...
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Red
750ml
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Spirits
750ml
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Crown Royal Northern Harvest pops up out of nowhere and changes the game,...It certainly puts the rye into Canadian...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $46.74 $49.20
Made with a mix of 80% rye and 20% malt, this whiskey is scented with honey and hops. The palate is distinctly drying...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.20
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.98
12 bottles: $20.57
Marc-Antonin describes this wine as “linear with a straight structure.” Northwest-facing vines bring tension to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $14.73
Black raspberry and cherry scents are accented by cracked pepper and fennel. Juicy and focused on the palate,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
*Certified organic, in conversion to biodynamics *One of the highest elevation vineyards of the Beaujolais...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
12 bottles: $27.44
*Certified organic, in conversion to biodynamics *45+ year old vines *Crushed granite and clay *300m altitude *One of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.60
12 bottles: $28.12
• Certified organic, practicing biodynamic. • 100% Gamay. • From the single vineyard Côtes de Besset. • One...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.99
Offering up aromas of sweet red berries, orange oil, spices and vine smoke, the 2021 Beaujolais-Villages Le Perréon...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.00
An excellent Beaujolais-village with so much black cherry fruit, but also the brightness and liveliness we look for...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
12 bottles: $27.44
• Certified organic. • 100% Gamay. • Grown on glacial debris 30 meters deep • Ancient clos of large and small...

Gamay Malagousia Ruche Rye Whiskey

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.

If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.

It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.