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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.60
12 bottles: $23.13
Clear, deep garnet with purplish highlight.
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.48
6 bottles: $28.80
Four Walls is a new Irish American Whiskey brand from Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day made in tribute...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
From calcareous soils at 500m above see level, this pleasant expression of Barbera exhibits intense but delicate...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.79
12 bottles: $18.41
Barbera d'Alba comes from the hilly areas around the city of Alba in Piemonte. Franco Amoroso Barbera d'Alba is rich...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.38 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
This has aromas of nutmeg, chocolate, cherries and poached plums. It’s medium- to full-bodied with lightly chewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.09
12 bottles: $16.75
Franco Amoroso Barbera'Asti is elegant and polished with layers of dark red cherry fruit, lively acidity and subtle...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.30 $17.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.93
Plum and cherry aromas are ripe and rich with intense fruitiness. Sleek attack, quite concentrated and assertive, but...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $20.38
Our Barbera d'Alba comes from a wonderful range of estate vineyards. It is fermented for an average of 20 days and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.90
12 bottles: $30.28
An outstanding example of Barbera from old vines, some dating back to 1949. Strained, deeply rooted plants produce...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.32
12 bottles: $25.79
Wine of notable structure with intense ripe fruit aromas and hints of spice. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.08
12 bottles: $14.78
Wine of notable structure with intense ripe fruit aromas and hints of spice. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.80
Intense ruby color. Free nose with notes of cherry and berries. Corresponding taste, full-bodied and balanced by...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.40
12 bottles: $23.94
This traditional process allows the maintenance of the fresh acidity and spicy notes of an easy-to-drink, fragrant,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.52
Deep red in color with purple highlights and aromas of black berries on the nose. Crisp acidity on the palate with a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.38
Deep red with an edge of purple, with aromas of walnut husk and balsamic. Full and elegant on the palate with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.80
12 bottles: $18.42
Born from the blend of grapes coming from two areas, Langhe and Roero. Langhe give depth and volume, and Roero...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.90
12 bottles: $24.40
COLOR: Deep ruby red color with purple tints. NOSE: The nose is very intense, with typical aromas of plum, raspberry,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.79
6 bottles: $24.29
The 2019 Barbera d'Alba Morassina is fabulous. Dark, layered and super-expressive, the 2019 marks a return to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.45
12 bottles: $43.56
Magenta/purple-colored, the ripe and spicy 2020 Barbera D'Alba Scudetto is fruity with fresh blackberries peppery...
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Barbera Ice Wine Irish Whiskey Tannat

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

The Irish are hailed as being the original producers of whiskey in the British Isles, and their innovations and techniques were so successful, that neighbouring Scotland were quickly influenced by them in the 15th century. Centuries later, it was the Irish who brought whiskey to America, and their style of whiskey has since become popular all over the world.

However, it wasn’t always plain sailing for the Irish whiskey industry - from being a dominant force in the 19th century, whose produce was considered far superior to that of Scotland, political upheaval and war saw the Irish whiskey almost disappear forever in the early 20th century. Today, the Irish whiskey manufacturers are back on their feet, and they are once again proving that the original is often the best. With new distilleries opening every year, it is safe to say that Irish whiskey is very much back.

Irish whiskey differs from Scotch whisky in a number of ways, and not least the spelling - the extra ‘e’ was said to be added in the 19th century as a way of distancing the Irish drink from what they saw as an inferior Scottish product. Irish whiskey was traditionally made in enormous stills, as a way of ensuring consistency from bottle to bottle, and maintaining the quality and complexity their reputation was founded on. The typical tasting notes of fine Irish whiskey include apple and vanilla, alongside spicy and sweet touches of nutmeg and fresh hay, making this a highly pleasant and smooth drink, made for relaxation and stimulating conversation about times past.