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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.87
12 bottles: $24.37
A hint of cream and marzipan to the profile of green fruit. Sliced green apples, kiwis and gooseberries. Bright and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.94
12 bottles: $71.48
While I loved the red from this château, their white might be even better! Based on 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25%...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.20
12 bottles: $67.45
The 2021 Château De Fieuzal Blanc (65% Sauvignon and 35% Semillon) is terrific and shows the quality of the vintage....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.59
Bright and breezy, with lemon peel, acacia and honeysuckle notes. Modest in scale but with nice energy. Sauvignon...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $17.55
Bramble and red plum notes are fresh and round in this medium-bodied red, with accents of garrigue, mineral and anise...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.75
12 bottles: $12.50
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $82.81 $86.40
Piquant hits of shaved peppercorn and clove lend warmth to rich, glossy black plum and mulberry in this penetrating...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $103.14
The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Grand Vin showed consistently (this is the third time I’ve tasted this from barrel),...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.25
12 bottles: $14.94
This blend contributes directly to the balance of this wine. Indeed, if Sauvignon brings a lot of aroma and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.50
12 bottles: $21.07
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon from the top sites. Gravel and clay soil from 40+ year old vines. Fermented and aged in oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.20
12 bottles: $21.28
Delivers a nice saturated feel without being heavy, letting cherry and plum paste notes unfurl slowly, along with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $23.20
12 bottles: $21.50
Raspberry, violet, licorice, peony, black pepper and gingerbread. Greatly textured with prominent saltiness and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Raspberry, violet, licorice, peony, black pepper and gingerbread. Greatly textured with prominent saltiness and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.89 $40.79
Rich and warm in style, with a velvety flow to the mix of violet, plum paste, black currant compote and licorice root...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.95
6 bottles: $67.57
Moving to the single vineyard releases, the 2020 Vinsobres Guerin comes from lower down on the hillside and more...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.90 $40.79
Winey and muscular, with cassis and bitter plum reduction notes leading the way, while baker's chocolate, tobacco and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.85
6 bottles: $62.57
Lastly, the 2020 Vinsobres Les Côtes has an almost Côte Rôtie-like vibe in its black raspberry, spring flower,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.79
6 bottles: $64.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.89 $36.79
Rich and well-built, this offers up a serious dark core of black currant and plum reduction flavors supported by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.85
6 bottles: $62.57
My favorite in the lineup (although these are all brilliant) is the 2020 Vinsobres Rouanne Et Les Crottes, which...
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Erbaluce Red Rhone Blend Rye Whiskey White Bordeaux 750ml

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.