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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
With an abundance of fruit aromas, the wine is produced from 100% Petite Syrah grapes from the vineyards of the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $45.03
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.10
12 bottles: $9.52
THE BASICS Red wine with fresh and fruity flavors. THE TASTE Bold and fruity with aromas of citrus and mulling...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $22.00 $23.16
6 bottles: $13.00
Natural lemon and orange fruit extracts. 100% Spanish Tempranillo grapes. Pair it with fresh fruit and cheeses....
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.52
Memories of the best summer vacation. Pleasant and fruity flavour with notes of citrus, red fruits and summer fruits...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.84 $10.58
Aromas of cocoa and mocha, with flavors of boysenberry, blackberry and blueberry.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.48
12 bottles: $11.58
Aromas of cocoa and mocha, with flavors of boysenberry, blackberry and blueberry.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Homestyle Sangria is a refreshing sangria that delivers all the natural flavors of delicious premium red wine with a...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
6 bottles: $15.00
Homestyle Sangria is a refreshing sangria that delivers all the natural flavors of delicious premium red wine with a...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Homestyle Sangria is a refreshing sangria that delivers all the natural flavors of delicious premium white wine with...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
6 bottles: $15.00
Homestyle Sangria is a refreshing sangria that delivers all the natural flavors of delicious premium white wine with...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $18.68
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Sake/Fruit Wine
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
4 bottles: $15.00
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
A delicious frizzante sangria made with Mediterranean citrus fruits, a good red wine made from Tempranillo grapes and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
A unique kind of sangria. Frizzante made from Mediterranean citrus fruits, white wine made from Macabeo and Airén...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.99 $51.60
Only a 30-minute drive southeast of Napa, Suisun Valley (which became an AVA in 1982) is still largely undiscovered....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.36 $13.01
12 bottles: $8.08
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $15.90 $16.74
12 bottles: $12.34
Orange flesh and zest with red grape aromas are strong in the glass. Super fresh flavors dance on the palate,...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $10.99
Orange flesh and zest with red grape aromas are strong in the glass. Super fresh flavors dance on the palate,...
UBC
95

Japanese Whiskey Petite Sirah Refosco Mencia

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.

Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.

By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.

There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.