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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.93 $16.66
Concentrated and ripe, this red offers blackberry, loganberry, dark chocolate and loam flavors, while dense tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.45
12 bottles: $17.10
A single-vineyard Dolcetto from one of the region’s best areas for this variety: Montelupo Albese. Intense color,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
Sweet berries with heavy extraction. Intense ripeness with grippy, fine-grained tannins. Charming.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.20
6 bottles: $33.30
The first gin to be made from whey! Special yeasts are added to the whey to convert the milk sugars into alcohol;...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $21.88 $23.03
12 bottles: $16.44
Barr Hill Gin is our ode to the hardworking bees of the Northeast. The juniper-forward botanicals are brought to a...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.07
6 bottles: $33.59
Barr Hill Gin is our ode to the hardworking bees of the Northeast. The juniper-forward botanicals are brought to a...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $31.52 $33.18
12 bottles: $28.01
Singular nose of smoky pine, orange blossom, and honey with allusions to warm, spicy rye. Pepper and citrus abound on...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.67
6 bottles: $45.11
Singular nose of smoky pine, orange blossom, and honey with allusions to warm, spicy rye. Pepper and citrus abound on...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Vibrant gin, with notes of African Pineapple. This gin’s story begins on the terrains of West Africa, where palm...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $32.31 $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Our special rose water edition, brings an African floral expression to the range. Bayab African Rose gin combines...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $32.31 $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Our burnt orange and Marula brings an African citrus-forward expression to the range. Bayab Burnt Orange is distilled...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Pleasant dried spice aromas include nutmeg, cardamom and coriander. The palate echoes the spice notes, leading into a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.79 $35.57
6 bottles: $25.88
This bouncy, astringent gin is infused with sencha tea, but doesn’t really taste like it. Instead, the flavor...
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92
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $30.76
12 bottles: $29.22
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Tried and True Award) (Great Value) (Finalist) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.85 $32.47
12 bottles: $26.97
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Tried and True Award) (Great Value) (Finalist) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $72.28 $76.08
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $20.88
12 bottles: $19.54
The colour is ruby red, clear and transparent, with tinges of purple. The nose is fruity and winy. Full-body, rich...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $22.50
Strong Soave tradition here, drawing on the older nomenclature of the zone that once referenced Chablis-type and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.20 $36.00
This take on a London-style dry gin departs from the traditional notes of juniper berries, citrus, and coriander and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.92 $33.60
Bright, bold and bracing, this opens with flavors of juniper, mint and fennel. Lemon verbena and grapefruit zest add...
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Dolcetto Garganega Gin Mencia

In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.