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Bottle: $29.30
Bruno Rocca's 2020 Barbera d'Alba offers terrific brightness to play off its red fleshed fruit. This mid-weight,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $108.29 $113.99
4 bottles: $95.99
Soft, sweet, and smooth 100% agave tequila, aged for 8 months and packaged in an heirloom quality decanter bottle...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.34 $37.20
6 bottles: $30.71
Pink Grapefruit infused silver tequila. A beautiful light pink liquid with sweet and tart citrus flavors layered with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.33 $47.72
You can thank former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar for this great example of a classic añejo Tequila: fruity,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.92 $33.60
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of roasted green pepper and nuts, spiced figs, green banana, and coconut bread with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $38.99
Watermelon, lavender, papaya, and dried herbs are all vivid on the nose. Full and round on the palate, the mouth is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $71.40 $75.16
6 bottles: $67.19
Aged in red wine barrels for 18 months, this tawny Tequila mixes vanilla, dried cherry and cinnamon aromas. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $174.88 $184.08
TASTE: Fresh Pastry, Toasted Almond, Fig, Star Anise. AROMA: Leather Jacket, Nutmeg, Bitter Dark Chocolate. COLOR:...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $242.33 $255.08
TASTE: Black Cherry, Toffee, Espresso. AROMA: Molasses, Cacao Nib, Sandalwood. COLOR: Rich Copper Maple. VIBE: In a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $60.31 $63.48
6 bottles: $56.70
TASTE: Juicy Nectarine, Coriander, Pineapple. AROMA: Guava, Orange Blossom, Citrus Peel. COLOR: Rose Gold. VIBE: Pour...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.48 $52.08
6 bottles: $46.14
Pale pink coral pink color. Aromas and flavors of berry nonpareils, boysenberry-dragonfruit sorbet, and floral...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $26.59
12 bottles: $24.51
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.19 $42.31
12 bottles: $35.06
Tequila 1940 has a traditional process where agaves are cooked in masonry ovens for 30 hours of direct steam at lower...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.80
12 bottles: $21.85
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.58 $46.93
12 bottles: $39.44
Tequila 1940 features an artisanal process where mature agaves are cooked in masonry ovens for 30 hours with direct...
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750ml
Bottle: $23.80
12 bottles: $21.85
A unique kind of tequila in the industry, since it combines three different processes of production to create an...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $24.22 $25.50
12 bottles: $19.14
A symbol of guardianship, ritual, loyalty, and spirit. The wolf trusts Its own instincts. Thus they teach us to do...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $24.22 $25.50
12 bottles: $19.14
Inviting aromas of cinnamon and butterscotch. Soft hints of caramelized oak balanced with layers of spice and refined...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.79 $37.67
6 bottles: $26.87
Mexico- Cantera Negra Cafe is the perfect blend of coffee and their 100% pure blue agave spirit, which is...

Barbera White Rhone Blends Mencia Tequila

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.

One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.

The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.