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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $53.58 $56.40
6 bottles: $48.00
A remarkable four-grain blended rye whiskey with a final mash bill of 77% Rye, 16% corn, with wheat and barley making...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.47 $22.60
6 bottles: $18.40
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.01
12 bottles: $12.75
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $39.94
Ideal for Manhattans and other cocktails, this 95% rye has a malty profile that mixes vanilla, crème brûlée, and a...
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Spirits
1.75Ltr
Bottle: $59.94
Ideal for Manhattans and other cocktails, this 95% rye has a malty profile that mixes vanilla, crème brûlée, and a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.07 $30.60
Ideal for Manhattans and other cocktails, this 95% rye has a malty profile that mixes vanilla, crème brûlée, and a...
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UBC
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.34 $15.09
12 bottles: $12.36
A classic white with aromas of pear and apple and a palate cleansing finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
12 bottles: $13.99
Aromas and flavors of Amalfi lemon, star fruit, wet slate, tangerine zest, jasmine and hints of sweet almond with a...
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.29
12 bottles: $14.00
COLOR: Straw yellow with greenish tings. NOSE PROFILE: Intense, young, fresh fruit with a floral characteristic....
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $16.94
This delicious Pinot Grigio is full of flavor with bright notes of honey, apple and wildflowers. It is fresh, clean...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $8.10
This delicious Pinot Grigio is full of flavor with bright notes of honey, apple and wildflowers. It is fresh, clean...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.08 $29.56
6 bottles: $18.40
Our Pinot Grigio is well-structured, and sophisticated. Aromas of fresh apple, hints of orange zest, and white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $13.18
Our Pinot Grigio is well-structured, and sophisticated. Aromas of fresh apple, hints of orange zest, and white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.56 $18.48
12 bottles: $14.25
Smooth, soft and harmonious, with balanced acidity. This wine has nice body and great flavor. Aromas are fruity with...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.03
Fermented in Stainless steel with 15-20 days on the lees. A wine of acidity and depth – a distinctly mineral-driven...
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White
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $8.08
Color: The color is straw yellow containing green reflections. Nose: Clean and sharp nose featuring tropical fruit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
Color: The color is straw yellow containing green reflections. Nose: Clean and sharp nose featuring tropical fruit...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $18.41
Apple and lemon oil aromas lead the way followed by fresh lily and hints of crushed river stone. The palate showcases...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.82
12 bottles: $18.44
A rich pinot grigio with green mangoes, pears, apples, spring flowers and hints of vanilla and cream. It has a full...
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Blaufrankisch Ice Wine Pinot Gris Rye Whiskey

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.

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.