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$69.95
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$68.55
The NV El Tresillo Amontillado Fino is from the El Tresillo solera (hence the same name as the 1874 Amontillado). It...
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$64.79
The NV Villapanes Oloroso wears a dark amber-brown robe and has a very intense nose, showing some marmalade, dark...
750ml
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$69.60
Yes, we do indeed grow the pears in the bottles! Soon after the petals have fallen off of the developing pear buds,...
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$66.48
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Appearance: dark brown, golden mahogany. Slightly viscous. Aroma: strongly reminiscent of superior whiskey and...
375ml
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"Reminds of light aromas, biscuit, vanilla, arancini (panettone); notes of pomaceous fruit peel on the palate,...
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Fresh, clean and lightly vegetal—but not outright carroty—this palate-cleanser of an eau de vie will remind some...
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The hazelnuts are macerated in the base spirit, yielding an opulent, sweet-and-savory aroma, with a deceptively dry...
750ml
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How can a gewurztraminer be this concentrated, have 14% alcohol and still be this subtle? It has all the floral notes...
750ml
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Part of this brandy's story is its luminous orange-honey color. Aromawise, Lepanto is almost Cognac-like in its...
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$60.79
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2015. Juicy and mouthwatering, with lots of bold fruit on the palate plus a subtle flick of vanilla,...
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$70.80
12 bottles:
$64.98
Neversink Spirits Orchard Brandy is a blend of barrel-aged apple and pear brandies produced by Neversink Spirits in...
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Distilled from 100% Airén; aged 15 years in American oak (used Oloroso and Amontillado casks).
700ml
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Sweet aromas of dates and figs are warm and inviting. The flavors are bright and roasted, with notes of dried orange,...
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$65.94
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Natural sweet wine made from Moscatel grapes. It has a dark mahogany colour and a dense and wide texture. Laced with...
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Apple brandy was one of the first distilled spirits by European colonists in North America. At Starlight Distillery...
Brandy Gewurztraminer Semillon Sherry
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.
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.