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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $19.80 $22.00
A sense of elegance and gracefulness singles this wine out. Light floral and cinnamon aromas merge into crisp but...
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89
DC
88
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
Colour straw yellow. Bouquet pleasant, light, fine and delicate, fruity, with a characteristic bouquet of apple....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.26 $24.48
This spirit is amber in color and exhibits nutty, caramel notes on the nose. The palate has subtle hints of citrus...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
• 100% Alvarinho. • From the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço. • Traditional method sparkler, aged 9 months...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.80
Intense yellow with highlights veering towards gold reflexes in color. Notes of fine tropical fruit with so, delicate...
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Sparkling
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.52
Pale yellow in color with greenish highlights and a rich tropical bouquet. Medium bodied on the palate with a...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $26.89
Pale yellow in color with greenish highlights and a rich tropical bouquet. Medium bodied on the palate with a...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $44.04
So pink, reflections veering towards salmon pink. Intense red berry and fruit compote aromas. Delicate but...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
This sparkling Loureiro has a floral nose with hints of stone fruits that lead to flavors of peach, pear and citrus...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $24.90
12 bottles: $24.40
The 2019 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was precise, full of beautiful natural acidity and tension...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
Planted in 1990, at 850 feet of elevation, the Dijon clone chardonnay planted in Julia Lee's Block furnishes this...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $66.68
6 bottles: $66.00
Disgorged in June of 2021, the 2011 Brut Extended Tirage has pretty scents of red berries, crushed herbs, lemon pith...
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92
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
A balanced blend, Pinot Noir establishes a savory core, while Pinot Meunier brings floral characteristics and...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $15.10
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $25.89 $27.60
12 bottles: $25.37
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.90 $24.79
12 bottles: $22.80
A dry and refreshing Sparkling with delicate bubbles. No celebration necessary.
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
6 bottles: $12.13
This pale straw-colored prosecco pours with a fine, persistent fizz. As the bubbles dissipate, subtly peachy and...
UBC
92
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.02
Colour: Very delicate pink colour displayoing fine bright perlage. Aromas: The Col de Salici Rose is fresh, crispy,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.62
12 bottles: $24.40
This velvety Cognac opens with plenty of oak on the nose and palate. The more you sip, the more the oak recedes and...
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92
UBC
91

Champagne Blend Cognac Mencia Savagnin

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.

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.