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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
A fresh and mineral nose with cherries, currants and blueberries. Full body, compact and firm tannins and a medium...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.95
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The 2009 La Vina de Andres Romeo is a pure Tempranillo cropped at 1kg per vine from the “La Liende” vineyard. It...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $61.20
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Light golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of baked apple and spices, candied pepper and cinnamon, poached pear,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $129.94
After igniting the rye revival of the ‘00s and ‘10s through the iconic success of WhistlePig Whiskey, BHAKTA...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $46.27 $48.71
6 bottles: $43.19
BLACK DIRT Rye is distilled from 100% NY rye grown in upstate New York. The mash bill consists of 90% Rye and 10%...
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750ml
Bottle: $103.73 $109.19
Emerald Rye is Blue Run’s second Rye Whiskey release. Contract distilled at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
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Aromas of black currant, cherry liqueur and herbes de Provence set the stage for flavors of dark plum, blackberry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.80
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $84.49
Tasted once again, the second vintage of the red 2019 Tinto comes from a warm and dry year when they used larger...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
A lovely brightness and juiciness to this with cherry, spice, and crushed stone. Some tar. Medium-bodied with chewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.99
Made from old Tempranillo vines with a seasoning of Graciano (6%) and Mazuelo (1%) this Rioja spends 18 months in a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.84 $25.38
12 bottles: $18.34
A contemporary wine, alluring and well structured, it has captured the character of an outstanding part of the world....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.20
12 bottles: $18.82
Complex and well-balanced Rioja wine, it has a well-layered nose of black raspberry and liquorice accompanied by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.83
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Intense red fruit and spicy aroma with delicate liquorice hints. Complex, well-balanced while fresh and fruity.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $88.07
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1958 is the year the small plot of Los Hoyales was planted, 1.8 hectares of old Tempranillo vines oriented from east...
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Bottle: $9.07
Color: Intense garnet color, cherry. Nose: Intense ripe fruit like cherry, plum, black fruit. Palate: Fruity, fresh,...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Colour: A cherry emulsion with a garnet robe. Nose: Sublimely intense aromar of red fruit with subtle hints of toast,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.94
Bright ruby red. Clean and complex on the nose, Harmony of fruit with notable hints of fine oak. Well structured on...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $32.94
Brick red colour with a good coating. Clean on the nose with spicy, toasted and dried fruit aromas. Good structure,...

Ice Wine Rye Whiskey Sherry Tempranillo

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.