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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
New to the Finger Lakes, this Grüner Veltliner is a dry wine that has flavors of freshly squeezed grapefruit, lime...
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1.0Ltr - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.00
This grüner veltliner has fresh fruit flavors of apples, grapefruit and pears with spicy-peppery notes. Enjoy by...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90 $16.66
The nose is aromatic, full of floral and citrus notes. On the palate the wine shows jasmine and honesuckle alongside...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $86.40
6 bottles: $84.67
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $57.59
6 bottles: $56.80
This bright gold color grappa exudes delicious ripe pear, peach and honey aromas. On the palate it is mouth coating...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $44.80
6 bottles: $44.00
Like a rain refreshing the pine forest in summer. Aromatic Grappa, traditional bain-marie distilled. Its aroma...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.70
The intriguing bouquet offers aromas that include leather, candle wax, flax and earthy scents of moss, grass, stone...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.40
6 bottles: $44.60
Made from a Moscato base, the nose mixes a distinctly fruity aroma that suggests fresh strawberries with a grassy...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $54.53 $57.40
Graceful and light as “The Three Graces” sculpted by Antonio Canova. Young Grappa, flowing-steam distilled. Its...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $34.40
Smells of ripe grapes, grape must and lead pencil in the initial whiffs; air contact stimulates baking spices, black...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $44.80
6 bottles: $44.00
Grappa patiently stored in the underground cellars of the Poli Distillery, flowing-steam distilled. Its aroma recalls...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $60.80
Powerful and proud like a lion. Grappa Riserva, aged through Solera method, flowing-steam distilled. Its aroma...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.50
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.00
Age-old Veltliner – vines in extreme locations – steep and gravelly. Micro-terraces that call for a hands-on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.51
Grüner Veltliner at its finest. Loess soil delivers the starting point for healthy and ripe grapes which are...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.60
This 2020 gruner veltliner is brimming with white-pepper, grapefruit-zest and snow-pea aromas. Quite some ripeness...
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Grappa Gruner Veltliner Pecorino Mencia

Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.


Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.

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.