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$24.70
A supple red marked by black currant, blackberry and fruitcake flavors. Spicy, with powdery tannins lining the...
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$22.00
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$21.56
Made from 100% Lledoner Negre, the local name for Garnacha in this part of Catalunya, Pla de Gates showcases the...
750ml
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$27.94
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$27.38
Named after the Sky God ‘for its light, ethereal qualities,’ unfiltered, Ouranus has a hazy plum hue, but lovely...
750ml
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$22.94
This Cagnulari Isola dei Nuraghi IGT is a tribute to the founder of the winery, Billia Cherchi, who rediscovered this...
750ml
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The Cagnulari – Isola dei Nuraghi IGT – is an ancient grape variety of Usini rediscovered and appreciated by...
750ml
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$25.20
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$22.80
Made in concrete. After macerating on skins for 20 days, only 20% of the must was pressed and added back to the juice.
750ml
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Their Criolla comes from one of the oldest vineyards they work with. The vines here are more than 80 years old....
750ml - Case of 12
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Dense yet supple and polished, with rich aromas and flavors of herbs, licorice and dark fruit.
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A bouquet of red fruit, citrus blossom, and white pepper - pure and lithe on the palate with the same mouth-coating...
750ml
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Rated 91 - The 2021 Coz’s Castelão from António Marques-da-Cruz and Tiago Teles is one of their newer vineyards,...
750ml
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• Certified biodynamic.
• 100% Sciaccarrelu.
• Emera is a Corsican plant that surrounds this vineyard.
• A...
750ml
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$28.00
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$25.46
The 2022 Teroldego mixes rich dark fruits with earth tones, leather and spice to create a truly inviting bouquet....
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$24.60
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$15.00
Jammin' Red is a pleasant blend of red grapes and natural strawberry flavor. The finish is lively and semi sweet....
750ml
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$23.95
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$23.47
La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared. Fabrizio is a believer...
750ml
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A very quaffable red, offering a juicy melange of cranberry, raspberry and black cherry, with loam, sage and tea leaf...
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$25.20
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Colorino is a member of the teinturier grape family, in which both the skins and pulp exude red juice. (see also:...
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100% País. From a two-hectare site of sandy, decomposed granite soils in the Maule region. The vines are farmed...
Mencia Tequila Wine
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.