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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $18.24 $19.20
6 bottles: $18.00
Bird Dog S’mores Whiskey has a perfect blend of chocolate, graham cracker, and marshmallow flavors – just like...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
6 bottles: $20.40
Gold color. Aromas of toasted banana muffin, hints of sweet apple compote, toffee, and strawberry preserves with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
6 bottles: $20.40
Color: Golden Amber. Nose: Sweet, fresh strawberries and a hint of rich bourbon. Body: Vibrant strawberry mixed with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
This Shiraz is deep red in colour, underpinned by bright purple hues. Lifted and complex on the nose, the Shiraz...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Intense color, flavor and soft tannins from grape skins. Ripe berry fruits along with fig and raisin add to the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.57 $44.81
A collaboration between iconic heavy metal band Metallica and the late Master Distiller Dave Pickerell, this is a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $69.07 $72.71
6 bottles: $57.59
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.72
12 bottles: $53.63
Occidental Hills Syrah is a single-vineyard bottling from our 0.21 acre Syrah planting at English Hill Vineyard....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.88 $88.08
The 100% Syrah 2019 Fracture comes all from the Booker Estate Vineyard and is another pure, balanced, incredibly...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $57.89 $60.94
6 bottles: $57.34
Boondocks American Whiskey Cask Strength 118 Proof has distinctive aromas of rich caramel and vanilla. A robust and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.42 $43.60
6 bottles: $35.73
Aged in American white oak barrels previously used to age bourbon Boondocks American Whiskey is made from corn, rye...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.73
12 bottles: $19.34
A rich, medium- to full-bodied red, with an underpinning of mesquite smoke and loamy earth and flavors of fig cake,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $65.94
The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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750ml
Bottle: $12.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $50.20
12 bottles: $46.55
Les Murets reveals a very dark purple robe with purple reflections. The nose offers a very rich and racy aromatic...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Varnishy oak on the nose and palate at this stage, it does, however, have good concentration and intense acidity that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
Color: Mauve with a raspberry rim. Nose: Intense aromas of black fruits and pepper with toasty undertones. Palate:...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Color: Bright ruby with purple notes. Nose: Intense aromas of red fruits - especially red currant, raspberry. Palate:...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.49 $29.99
6 bottles: $23.99
SWEET START TO A SMOOTH NIGHT. BSB-Brown Sugar Bourbon is our OG classic. The smooth whiskey flavor warms up the...

American Whiskey Ice Wine Nero D'avola Syrah

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.