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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $28.88 $30.40
Layers of dried flowers and baking spice give way to savory salinity. Slightly dry and medium-bodied. Clean and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
Rich and full, bursting with umami. Deep bass notes of soy sauce mingle with grains and freshly cut herbs.
Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $24.00
12 bottles: $22.80
Made from local Kita Nishiki rice, which lends the sake a clear structure and sharp finish. Aromas of green apple...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
Made from locally grown Grade A Yamada Nishiki rice from Yoshikawa milled to 55%. Soft Ibo river water. Aroma of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.50
12 bottles: $21.07
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $23.94 $25.20
Chalky texture, notes of muscat grapes and tart, underripe melon. Very dry, lip smacking finish. Suggested Food...
Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
Our classic, Number Fourteen, is a junmai ginjo namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Our classic, Blue Door, is a junmai namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon after the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.89 $24.79
Lush and fruit-forward, with hibiscus accents to the raspberry and plum core, adding mineral and spice details around...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.44
Deep crimson red in color with intense, lingering aromas of red berry fruit, cherry, myrtle and juniper. Elegant and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.88
Color: Intense ruby red and covered up to the glass edge, with aubergine peel nuances. Perfume: Very fine and...
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White
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
Initial notes of marzipan and honeydew melon in a silken texture. Hints of wildflower honey resolve into a snappy...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
Medium-bodied with hints of honeydew and natural rice flavors. 8000 Generations is meant to be enjoyed straight up,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
This bright ruby-red wine with violet tones and plums and spices aroma, delights with the softness and balance in...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
A creamy & mild nigori with notes of banana, citrus and floral.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $22.80
In the style of DASSAI, the unique point of this sake is its clean aroma and wonderful undertone of fruitiness....
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Sake/Fruit Wine
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
100% Melon de Bourgogne. Pépière has vines in a couple of different zones of the cru of Monnières-St.-Fiacre...
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Carmenere Melon de Bourgogne Petit Verdot Sake

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.