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$22.95
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The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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$27.17
$28.60
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$18.40
Black Box Riesling wine opens with notes of nectarine and honey with a bright, refreshing finish. This California...
750ml
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$21.36
$22.48
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Intensely aromatic, this wine shows typical ripe Riesling characteristics, including honey, apricot, and white...
750ml
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$21.95
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Auten Vineyard, a gently sloping site on the west side of Cayuga Lake, was first planted to Riesling in 1997, with...
750ml
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$24.94
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The Riesling vines were first planted at Barrow Vineyard in 2013, when the Bloomers purchased the hillside site on...
750ml
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Morehouse Road Vineyard, planted in 2001, differs from Auten in its east-west row orientation, and its Lima silt-loam...
750ml
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$18.41
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$13.99
There is almost no other wine that is so defining for German white wine like the Riesling. With its racy acidity and...
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750ml
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$25.48
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750ml
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$18.00
While quite young at the moment, the stone fruit, lime and florals flow from nose to palate on this slippery, mostly...
750ml
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$15.94
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Kerosene, lime, white peach and apple blossom open on this appealingly aromatic Riesling. The palate is mostly dry...
750ml
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$19.20
Complex nose of crisp pear, yellow apple and fresh herbs. Medium-bodied with quite a dry balance for a wine that...
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$27.93
$29.40
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Brotherhood’s best selling wine, this beautiful Riesling has delicate floral and lime aromas and full, ripe...
750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
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$12.35
Brotherhood’s best selling wine, this beautiful Riesling has delicate floral and lime aromas and full, ripe...
750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
12 bottles:
$12.35
Crisp, dry and racy, with grapefruit and pear scents, this Riesling shows the ripe fruit flavors and slightly mineral...
500ml
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$21.09
$22.20
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$19.38
This gorgeous golden-yellow Late Harvest Riesling is sweet with a balanced acidity. Its apricot and honeysuckle...
750ml
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$13.95
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The vineyards of Ried Tiefenthal are planted in loess and face southeast, first class conditions for Riesling! Vines...
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$15.11
$15.91
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Luscious, fresh and crisp in the classic German-style, with ample peach and apricot flavors.
750ml
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$14.34
$15.09
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$12.36
Luscious, fresh and crisp in the classic German style, with ample peach and apricot flavors.
Armagnac Nero D'avola Mencia Riesling
Armagnac is a beloved grape brandy, hailing from the beautiful French region of Gascony, in the south-west of the country. It has been in constant production since sometime just before the fifteenth century, and over the decades has been the toast of royal households across Europe. Today, it is still enjoyed for its unique flavor profile and characteristics, and although it is understandably compared with Cognac, its more famous cousin, lovers of Armagnac claim that its distinctive rusticity and full body make it a superior brandy, perfect as a digestif or as an evening treat.
Armagnac is made from more than one grape varietal, but the major player in this drink is the fine Ugni Blanc grape, more commonly known by its Italian name, Trebbiano. This is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and grows beautifully in Gascony, which has a similar microclimate as its neighbouring wine region, Bordeaux. Armagnac grapes reveal fascinating and complex flavors after distillation, which commonly include christmas cake, earthy, oaky notes and praline.
Armagnac is sold under two categories - vintage, and non-vintage. A vintage Armagnac is made from a blend of grapes which have been grown in a single year, and will have the date printed on the label. Non-vintage Armagnacs, on the other hand, are labelled according to their age. V.S indicates that the brandy has been aged for a minimum of two years, VSOP for four years, XO six years, and Hors d’Age is a premium Armagnac which has been aged for at least ten years.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.