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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $22.08
12 bottles: $19.54
Candied cherry aromas and flavors are fresh and direct, with a juicy finish. Drink now. 2,700 cases made.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.60 $61.68
6 bottles: $49.50
Earthy aromas of pine and yellow fruits mix with vanilla. Sweet on the palate with brown sugar, vanilla syrup, and...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $95.99 $101.04
6 bottles: $90.36
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $163.48 $172.08
3 bottles: $160.00
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $23.31 $24.54
12 bottles: $16.63
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.88 $44.08
6 bottles: $31.50
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $27.59 $29.04
12 bottles: $19.95
TASTE: Ripe roasted agave flavor with notes of caramel and vanilla. AROMA: Vanilla, meringue, honey, and fruit...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $51.38 $54.08
6 bottles: $40.50
TASTE: Ripe roasted agave flavor with notes of caramel and vanilla. AROMA: Vanilla, meringue, honey, and fruit...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $17.99
An easy-drinking fresh California Pinot Noir with hints of blueberries, raspberries and backed by notes of flowers...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
A to Z has worked over the years with more than 100 Oregon vineyards, noting different profiles within each region,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.80
12 bottles: $26.26
Intense red color with purple reflects, very expressive nose offering red and black fruit aromas. The palate is...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.80
12 bottles: $26.26
Lovely deep red color with purple tints, very expressive nose offering red and black fruit aromas. The wine is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.51 $21.68
12 bottles: $17.42
The 2022 Pinot Noir opens with a mentholated freshness, mixing wild berries and hints of sage. This is juicy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.41 $33.79
CHERRY | CINNAMON | VIBRANT Pulled from multiple vineyards throughout the northern Willamette Valley, this wine...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $83.89
6 bottles: $82.21
The bright red cherries and flowers are framed in spicy, oak-derived aromas with a leafy edge. There’s blueberry...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $111.95
6 bottles: $109.71
BOYSENBERRY | CEDAR | SUPPLE
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $40.89
12 bottles: $40.07
Pretty and inviting, the medium-bodied 2021 Pinot Noir Breaking Ground pours a ripe ruby color and has a perfume of...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $30.95
12 bottles: $30.33
BOYSENBERRY | CEDAR | SUPPLE
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $82.89
6 bottles: $81.23
Brilliant ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes ripe red fruit, candied flowers, black cardamom and musky earth, and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.59 $32.88
12 bottles: $27.38
This wine is 100% Pinot Noir, sourced entirely from the Sonoma Coast appellation. Harvested in early September, this...

Loureiro Mencia Pinot Noir Tequila

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

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.