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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $74.67 $78.60
A stout, robust and incredibly dry sake, prominent notes of black walnuts and caramel shading into spicy flavors of...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $32.49 $34.20
6 bottles: $31.20
A remarkably elegant honjozo popular with local Miyagi drinkers, this is made from premium Yamada Nishiki rice milled...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $71.25 $75.00
A sake of remarkable clarity, with a soft approach, light, spritzy citrus finish. Typically drier and lighter than...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $41.61 $43.80
6 bottles: $40.80
Defined and precise, the Bijofu Junmai is a sake with zip, spice and drinkability. Not a heavy or earthy Junmai, this...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $35.91 $37.80
6 bottles: $34.80
Aromas of melon and plum, rich texture. Balanced between sweet and dry with flavors of Asian pear, banana and almonds.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $63.27 $66.60
This Junmai Ginjo brings out the gorgeous subtleties of this Yamada Nishiki, with an initial sensation of melon...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $46.17 $48.60
6 bottles: $45.60
Slightly fuller and chewier than the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai, it shares the house style: clean and zippy and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $42.75 $45.00
6 bottles: $42.00
Classic example of a modern sake style, the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai is laser focused, a clean, direct sake...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $27.32 $28.76
6 bottles: $18.34
Hakutsuru Excellent Junmai Sake has been brewed with a 250-year-old traditional technique of HAKUTSURU as our main...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $46.17 $48.60
6 bottles: $45.60
The Hojo Biden Yamahai Junmai is a unique expression from a great Kyushu brewery, a bold sake designed to match the...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $62.13 $65.40
This is the taste of old school sake: deep, rich, bursting with umami, sweetness and acidity. Pairs beautifully with...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $74.67 $78.60
A singular expression of Yamada Nishiki rice polished to 60%, Hakugyokko is a bold and rustic sake made by the time...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $493.05 $519.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 50% *Normally the B.Y., or Brew Year, is aged for one year before release...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $396.15 $417.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% *Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $236.55 $249.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% *Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $151.05 $159.00
A masterpiece of the classic Niigata “light and dry” style, the Kirinzan Junmai Daiginjo is reminiscent of a...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $88.35 $93.00
A full bodied, complex Junmai Ginjo with a buttery texture, warm cocoa notes, and surprising depth. If you think only...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $40.47 $42.60
This sake boasts a natural Kimoto flavor, which is full-bodied and earthy, yet light. Exquisitely balanced and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $40.47 $42.60
6 bottles: $39.60
This sake boasts a natural Kimoto flavor, which is full-bodied and earthy, yet light. Exquisitely balanced and...

Nero D'avola Red Blend Sake Xinomavro 1.8Ltr Wine

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.

Xinomavro is the predominant grape varietal of Macedonia, although it is also grown in many parts of Greece where the climatic conditions are suitable for this particular fruit. The names translates as 'acid black', which gives some clue as to the nature of this varietal. The grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, which is a result of the thick and blue-black skins found on the fruit. This particular characteristic results in a superb aging potential in wines made from the Xinomavro varietal, as time spent in barrels softens these strong, astringent tannins and allows the full range of their flavors to come through in the wine. Most commonly, Xinomavro grapes are associated with aromas of red gooseberry, spices, olives and dried fruit, such as dried tomato.