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Vital and dignified, penetrating play of fruits and fine aroma of blossoms, pinch of pepper; impressively...
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Exuberant multivitamin juice-style fruit with a touch of grated nuts, describes a wide arc immediately followed by...
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A single vineyard in the village of Gobelsburg, very close to the winery. Rather than the typical loess based soils...
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Extremely fragrant with whiff of juicy mirabelle plum and physalis. So seductive and openly expressive with a...
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This fresh, crisp wine has tart, green apple and citrus aromas and flavors on the palate, with tropical fruit notes....
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New to the Finger Lakes, this Grüner Veltliner is a dry wine that has flavors of freshly squeezed grapefruit, lime...
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Gold color. Aromas and flavors of honey and toasted vienna malt, white flowers and oak dust, orange marmalade, and...
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There's a charred, smoky nuance to the nose of this vibrantly straw-colored, that's a bit distracting, but there's...
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The nose is bright, driven by lemon zest and toasted lime. The palate is smooth and creamy carried by a rich texture.
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The nose is aromatic, full of floral and citrus notes. On the palate the wine shows jasmine and honesuckle alongside...
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NOSE: Ripened dark fruits, white pepper, and aged allspice mix harmoniously with subtle citrus & morning dew. PALATE:...
Gruner Veltliner Japanese Whiskey
Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.
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.