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The golden yellow color of this Blanc de Blancs and its delicate bubbles highlight the finesse of its effervescence....
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The wine develops fruity aromas with grenadine notes that are reminiscent of raspberry liquor. This Rose is ideal for...
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$107.00
While this Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is still young, showing a crisp, bone-dry character alongside tight...
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From the grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, this tight, mineral-driven Champagne is bone dry. The ripe fruit...
750ml - Case of 3
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An expressive Champagne, with a lively, zesty bead and hints of dried herbs and flowers accenting juicy blood orange...
750ml - Case of 6
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Pretty floral and spice notes waft through flavors of green melon and blanched almond in this well-cut Champagne....
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Woodsmoke and dried herb notes are a savory underpinning in this distinctive rosé Champagne, layered with a juicy...
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Frank and pure aromas with mineral, white floral, unripe lemon, and pippin notes. Elegant and slender mouth, with...
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Aww you’re making me blush. André Champagne® Blush is a sweet, pink California Champagne with fruity aromas and...
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Classics never go out of style. No matter where you’re going, bringing an André Brut can will make a statement....
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Cold Duck, Duck, Goose. Need a conversation starter? The name Cold Duck comes from “Kaltes Ende” which means...
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$13.43
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Don’t let the name fool you. André Champagne® Extra Dry is a semi-dry California champagne. This dry sparkling...
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Now this is why people call it bubbly. The first thing you’ll notice about André Champagne® Spumante is the...
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Lastly, the Syrah-dominated 2021 No 10 reveals a dense purple hue as well as a wild bouquet of blueberries, wild...
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Black cherry, mixed berry pie, cocoa, vanilla, white flowers, honey.
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It is simultaneously Bold and Balanced, Rich and Smooth, Fruit Forward and Earthy. It is impossibly dark and...
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This dry and attractive sparkler tastes crisp and tangy, lifting light citrus and green apple notes with a fine bead...
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A sense of elegance and gracefulness singles this wine out. Light floral and cinnamon aromas merge into crisp but...
Champagne Blend Ice Wine Japanese Whiskey Syrah
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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.
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.