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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.80
6 bottles: $26.87
Traditional London Dry Gin botanicals mingled with Japanese botanicals, made from 100% grain neutral spirits. 135°...
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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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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $27.64 $29.10
6 bottles: $25.50
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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Spirits
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: $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: $34.20 $36.00
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: $37.62 $39.60
Winter apple, spicy caraway and mellow vanilla dominate the nose followed on the palate by fresh lemon peel, soft...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $40.08 $42.19
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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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.63 $35.40
Anytime Farmhouse Gin is a Regenerative Organic Certified® gin, meeting the highest standard of environmental...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.77 $32.39
6 bottles: $28.79
Our first and signature expression. An intricate, unabashedly Australian dry gin with a native citrus core, alongside...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.81 $35.59
WINNER OF THE WORLD'S BEST MARTINI COMPETITION 2018 This Single Estate Gin is a tribute to AK, father to the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.81 $35.59
Kirsty’s Gin is named after our Master Distiller at Arbikie- Kirsty Black, who carefully chose local botanicals to...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.14 $41.20
Meaning nature in Gaelic, Nàdar harnesses the power of nature and science to create the world’s first climate...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $19.38 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.24
Top notes of evergreen and lime zest are tempered by a soft and silky mouthfeel, followed with a lingering finish of...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $28.80
Created to change the way people think about gin, Aviation American Gin is made in the traditional dry style with...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $19.04 $20.04
12 bottles: $16.04
Created to change the way people think about gin, Aviation American Gin is made in the traditional dry style with...

Gin White Rhone Blends Savatiano

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

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?