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The Basics Something fruity and satisfying, this one hits all the right notes. The Taste Peach-scented, honeysuckle...
1.5Ltr
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$25.81
$27.17
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$16.68
Attractive floral and tropical fruit aromas highlighted by flavors of ripe red berries.
750ml
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Attractive floral and tropical fruit aromas highlighted by flavors of ripe red berries.
1.5Ltr
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$25.81
$27.17
6 bottles:
$16.68
The Basics A versatile blend that goes great with most meals — including desert! The Taste Attractive aromas of...
750ml
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$12.43
$13.08
The Basics A versatile blend that goes great with most meals — including desert! The Taste Attractive aromas of...
750ml
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$22.40
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$21.95
The 2022 Las Bairetas is a dry white produced with Moscatel grapes from a vineyard planted in 1994 in the village of...
375ml
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$65.94
The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
375ml - Case of 24
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Bright straw yellow in color with gentle and persistent foam. An extraordinarily fresh bouquet with delicate notes of...
375ml - Case of 24
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Bright straw yellow in color with gentle and persistent foam. An extraordinarily fresh bouquet with delicate notes of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$26.34
Bright straw yellow in color with gentle and persistent foam. An extraordinarily fresh bouquet with delicate notes of...
750ml
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$15.90
$16.66
Peach nectar defines the nose and delivers on the palate, which is very sweet and slightly tart. Sweet citrus...
750ml
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$10.99
Classic Italian traits of upfront fruit flavours of crunchy pear and crisp apple with mineral notes. Finishing with a...
750ml
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$19.84
$20.88
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$16.63
It is semi-sparkling, low in alcohol, very fruity and fragrant with an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. It...
750ml
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$16.25
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$15.93
Known in France as Grenache, this classic Cannonau is full-bodied, pure and authentic. It is a brilliant Ruby red and...
750ml
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$12.87
$14.30
12 bottles:
$12.35
This sweet, slightly frizzante wine shows a straw-yellow color with hints of gold. The bouquet is composed of...
375ml - Case of 24
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$8.55
This sweet, slightly frizzante wine shows a straw-yellow color with hints of gold. The bouquet is composed of...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.30
12 bottles:
$12.35
This sweet, slightly frizzante wine shows a straw-yellow color with hints of gold. The bouquet is composed of...
750ml
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$22.88
$24.08
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$18.41
A wine with a marked aromatic profile and surprisingly fresh to the palate. The Zibibbo secco (dry) Costadune is a...
750ml
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Delightful and very easy on the wallet as well. Light-bodied and showing a pale yellow color, this moderate alcohol...
750ml
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$10.99
Bright golden yellow in color, this wine delivers an assertive bouquet with exotic fruit and spice aromas and a...
Grenache Ice Wine Japanese Whiskey Muscat
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.