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Brimming with lemon zest and white pepper, this is a very expressive wine that has every bit as much freshness as...
750ml
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$17.10
Firm and well structured, with fine concentration for a silky wine. There are yellow apple, nectarine and hominy...
750ml
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Fruity entrée, with flavors of white flowers, apple, green pears, and subtle nuances of herbs. Fine acidity, bright...
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Rich and generous gruner with notes of caramel, apricots and marmalade. Toasted spices, too. It’s full-bodied and...
750ml
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$24.50
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$24.01
Thal is the site of some of the Hiedler family’s first vineyards, which they have been cultivating since 1856. Thal...
750ml
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#98 TOP 100 WINES OF AUSTRIA, 2022. At once ripe and cool, this is an exciting gruner veltliner that combines the...
750ml
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A very attractive fruit bouquet yields apple, peach and citrus aromas along with atypical Veltliner spiciness and a...
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$59.00
Appetizing notes of green and yellow pear and even a touch of yellow plum play on the nose of this wine. The palate...
750ml
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$34.93
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$34.23
This has aromas of lemon tea, grapefruit, white beans and hazelnuts. Creamy and full-bodied with excellent density....
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Aromas of banana, nectarine, and spiced melon with a racy, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a tangy lime and...
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Prunes, forest honey, vanilla seeds, dark chocolate cookies, and Brazil nut, with hints of chocolate orange and...
750ml
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$34.80
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$30.78
Number 19 in the 2020 Top 20. This new, higher proof Iwai (pronounced EE-why) was designed for cocktails; however,...
750ml
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$51.00
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$43.32
This carmine dram has a soft, mellow nose of raisin, earthy red wine notes, wet slate, prune flesh, stewed rhubarb,...
750ml - Case of 12
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Veltliner from the Schön vineyards can be quite reclusive in their youth. Its many dimensions need time to open and...
750ml - Case of 12
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Veltliner from the Schön vineyards can be quite reclusive in their youth. Its many dimensions need time to open and...
Gruner Veltliner Japanese Whiskey Mencia Mencia
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.
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.