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300ml
Bottle:
$16.05
$16.90
12 bottles:
$13.18
Complex aromas of soy sauce, yellow flowers, and sungold tomatoes are delicate and inviting. Dry in the mouth, the...
720ml
Bottle:
$41.12
$43.28
6 bottles:
$36.80
Complex aromas of soy sauce, yellow flowers, and sungold tomatoes are delicate and inviting. Dry in the mouth, the...
720ml
Bottle:
$29.72
$31.28
6 bottles:
$24.00
Suzaku is the elegant mythical phoenix like bird that is said to be the noble guardian of the south. This junmai...
720ml
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$21.37
$22.49
6 bottles:
$15.00
Gekkeikan Nigori is a rough-filtered Junmai-shu. By definition Nigori means 'cloudy' and this style of sake is...
750ml
Bottle:
$76.94
Undergoing a four-week maceration followed by approximately nine months in French oak (50% new), Es is intoxicating:...
750ml
Bottle:
$133.60
Gianfranco Fino has rightfully entered the range of those winegrowers tied to traditions wishing to save old...
1.8Ltr
Bottle:
$63.27
$66.60
This Junmai Ginjo brings out the gorgeous subtleties of this Yamada Nishiki, with an initial sensation of melon...
720ml
Bottle:
$29.64
$31.20
This Junmai Ginjo brings out the gorgeous subtleties of this Yamada Nishiki, with an initial sensation of melon...
720ml
Bottle:
$34.80
12 bottles:
$33.06
For his Junmai Daiginjo Niizawa-san has chosen to use heirloom Omachi rice milled to 40% which gives this graceful...
720ml
Bottle:
$21.66
$22.80
Slightly fuller and chewier than the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai, it shares the house style: clean and zippy and...
1.8Ltr
Bottle:
$46.17
$48.60
6 bottles:
$45.60
Slightly fuller and chewier than the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai, it shares the house style: clean and zippy and...
720ml
Bottle:
$24.23
6 bottles:
$19.19
Using selected Japanese Plum, "Ume", Hakutsuru Plum Wine has been brewed with highly developed fermentation skills...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.81
$19.80
Using selected Japanese Plum, "Ume", Hakutsuru Plum Wine has been brewed with highly developed fermentation skills...
500ml
Bottle:
$14.45
$15.21
12 bottles:
$12.35
Hakutsuru Plum Wine "SLIM" is produced from selected Japanese Plum, Ume, and using highly developed fermentation...
720ml
Bottle:
$21.74
$22.88
6 bottles:
$18.80
This is a sake with a mellow, rich flavor. When enjoying your sake chilled, a sake cup, wine glass, or cocktail glass...
300ml
Bottle:
$13.87
12 bottles:
$13.18
Straw color. Aromas of ripe melon, shiso, grapefruit zest, pear, rainwater, elderflower, caraway, and star anise with...
720ml
Bottle:
$25.60
Straw color. Aromas of ripe melon, shiso, grapefruit zest, pear, rainwater, elderflower, caraway, and star anise with...
Ice Wine Primitivo Sake Ugni Blanc
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.