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700ml - Case of 4
Bottle:
$82.50
Sweet oak and cereal on the nose. Enjoyably elegant on the palate, with rich nutty and floral notes. Richly textured...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$28.50
Delightful and floral on the nose, evoking aromas of Chamomile tea and honey. Light, smooth and delicate on the...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$35.91
This Amarone grappa features all the excellent characteristics of the varieties and the aging in barriques gives it a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$67.20
This Amarone grappa features all the excellent characteristics of the varieties and the aging in barriques gives it a...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$31.03
Created from pomaces of Nebbiolo from Barolo. Its colour is rich amber, from aging for a minimum of four years in...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$60.00
Created from pomaces of Nebbiolo from Barolo. Its colour is rich amber, from aging for a minimum of four years in...
375ml - Case of 7
Bottle:
$70.80
Created from pomaces of Nebbiolo from Barolo. Its colour is rich amber, from aging for a minimum of four years in...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$29.64
The aroma is complex with layers of hay, grass, and fresh flowers. The flavor profile is semisweet with grapey and...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$34.20
Clear white in color and intensely aromatic with an ample bouquet of roses, William pear, currant and elderflower....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.80
Clear white in color and intensely aromatic with an ample bouquet of roses, William pear, currant and elderflower....
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$31.45
Clear as water. The aromas open up with stone fruits and freshly fermented grape must. The palate has pretty, almost...
1.0Ltr - Case of 12
Bottle:
$17.42
Oxidative notes of dry fruits, freshly split wood, and nuts are dry and savory aromas. A touch of date syrup...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$23.40
Bright and pure, with a floral edge amid the mix of lemon peel, salted butter and straw notes. The long finish offers...
Grappa Sherry Tinta Barocca
Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.
Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.