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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
Intriguing nose, with violet and cola character to the smoky black raspberries and cherry fruit,as well and some...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
• Malbec. • Sourced from two high density plots (10 & 11), which have a good presence of limestone, and no clay...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.44
Fruity nose of cassis, candied cherries, milk chocolate and sweet spices. Medium-bodied with powdery tannins. Fruity,...
JS
91
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $34.52 $38.36
6 bottles: $27.43
Leather, black plum and cassis aromas carry the nose of this wine. The full-bodied palate brings jammy blackberry and...
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90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.51 $21.68
12 bottles: $17.42
UNO Malbec offers a fresh nose with delicious plum, strawberry, and blackberry aromas with violets, vanilla, and milk...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.07
6 bottles: $15.59
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $14.40
The Astica Malbec offers a pure, fruit driven example of Argentina’s signature grape. Medium in body with juicy...
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.12
The Astica Malbec offers a pure, fruit driven example of Argentina’s signature grape. Medium in body with juicy...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
• 100% Vernaccia fermented with indigenous yeasts. • Only a brief skin contact during the fermentation. •...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
6 bottles: $15.00
Black violet color. Aromas of blackberry jam, mulberry preserves, black tea, dark chocolate, orange blossom, and...
BTI
88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
12 bottles: $9.51
Black violet color. Aromas of blackberry jam, mulberry preserves, black tea, dark chocolate, orange blossom, and...
BTI
88
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $17.55
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.45
12 bottles: $19.06
Aromas of dark cherries, charred wood, bark and mushrooms. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and an...
JS
90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.05 $15.84
12 bottles: $11.94
Modern wine with attractive dark cherry-red color with violet hues. The nose shows great intensity. Fruity aromas of...
Case only
Spirits
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $45.03
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90
12 bottles: $16.56
The 2021 BenMarco Malbec was produced with fruit from Los Chacayes in Valle de Uco, fermented destemmed in stainless...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.49
A dry, medium-bodied red wine with notes of blueberry and hints of tobacco, violet and chocolate.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.80 $18.74
12 bottles: $14.81
Brilliant ruby color with violet edges. Strawberries, raspberries and ripe fruit with touch of pepper and spices...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.88
12 bottles: $38.10
Classic Uco Valley aromas of deep berry fruits are touched-up by oak that lends tobacco and vanilla to the nose. On...
12 FREE
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.90 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.54
This ripe and bold Malbec has some serious muscle to it, not to mention a good deal going on with the wine. Dark...

Japanese Whiskey Malbec Passerina Vernaccia

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.

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.