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750ml
Bottle: $344.95 $347.20
The single-vineyard 2019 Quiñón de Valmira is made with Garnacha (and 10% other traditional varieties) grown at 616...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $65.28
6 bottles: $54.00
This rum has a rich bouquet of sweet molasses, cocoa and toffee. This later gives way to notes of chocolate, orange...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.50 $43.68
6 bottles: $36.00
Extraordinary, Ultimate Recommendation (Finalist) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $22.12 $23.28
12 bottles: $17.48
A round dryish, medium-bodied palate subtly flavored with coconut, molasses, plantain, burnt sugar and hints of apple.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.08
6 bottles: $74.56
This old-vine Grenache delivers aromas of strawberry and rose jam that is hard to resist. Red licorice, green herbs...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.68
This rich, silky sipper entices with caramel and vanilla aromas. The palate opens with deep toffee and caramel and a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $78.00
6 bottles: $72.00
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2022. Look for a deep amber hue and bold, enticing caramel and coffee bean aromas, plus a hint of red...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $161.28
6 bottles: $157.20
Sweetgrass and notes of leather waft up from this beautifully aged rum. In the mouth white pepper dustiness...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $32.62
Classic aromas of tropical fruits, spice, and funk are balanced and inviting. Sweet-tart in the mouth, flavors of...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $27.71
12 bottles: $26.32
Candied ginger, ripe mango, and fresh sugar cane are sweet and fresh on the nose. Rich and silky in the mouth,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.87 $31.44
12 bottles: $21.89
Candied ginger, ripe mango, and fresh sugar cane are sweet and fresh on the nose. Rich and silky in the mouth,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.93 $27.60
12 bottles: $26.39
The 2019 Pasos de San Martín was produced with Garnacha from the cooler zone of San Martín de Unx in Navarra where...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $16.81 $17.70
12 bottles: $13.29
A Premium Rum cocktail with Exotic Tropical Fruit Flavors of pineapple, orange, coconut and a hint of grenadine.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $16.81 $17.70
12 bottles: $13.29
A favorite aperitif in the Caribbean, an ice cool rum punch is perfect any time of day. Made with Bacardi Carta Fuego...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $16.81 $17.70
12 bottles: $13.29
A Premium Rum cocktail with Exotic Tropical Fruit Flavors of fruit punch, lemon and lime.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.55 $29.00
12 bottles: $17.54
Complex, rich and sophisticated this is an impressive rum. The distinct flavors of burnt sugar, cinnamon, and cloves...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $12.28 $12.93
24 bottles: $7.67
Dark in color, light-medium in body, rich and robust in taste, BACARDÍ Black Rum imparts impressions of tropical...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $23.09
12 bottles: $15.62
Dark in color, light-medium in body, rich and robust in taste, BACARDÍ Black Rum imparts impressions of tropical...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $11.97 $12.60
12 bottles: $8.86
BACARDÍ rum and coconut. What could taste more like summer sun and sandy beaches? The perfect blend of white rum and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $23.09
12 bottles: $14.71
BACARDÍ rum and coconut. What could taste more like summer sun and sandy beaches? The perfect blend of white rum and...

Grenache Ice Wine Lambrusco Rum

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.

Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.

The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.