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750ml - Case of 12
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Our naturally gluten-free vodka is made 100% from malted and unmalted peas. Named after Gregor Mendel, the geneticist...
750ml
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$33.35
12 bottles:
$26.44
As the first vodka approved to wear the Idaho Potato Commission’s official seal, our naturally gluten free Mountain...
1.0Ltr
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$20.99
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
1.75Ltr
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Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
750ml
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$35.39
12 bottles:
$23.70
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
375ml
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$17.99
$18.94
24 bottles:
$12.96
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$25.98
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
750ml
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$41.26
$43.43
6 bottles:
$39.35
This vodka is simply clean, from the mildly sweet aroma to the crisp finish. The palate holds pleasant notes of...
1.0Ltr
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$21.99
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
375ml
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$17.99
$18.94
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
375ml
Bottle:
$17.99
$18.94
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
Did you know there are more than 3000 varieties of pear? Some are edible, some are not. Many look like pears, some...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
6 bottles:
$23.15
Bringing you that watermelon sweetness with zero added sugar, Absolut Watermelon is without a doubt our new summer...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
6 bottles:
$23.15
Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
750ml - Case of 12
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$17.50
Typical Albarino from the Salnés Valley, in Rías Baixas, to enjoy now and for the next 5 years.
750ml - Case of 12
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$16.51
Clean and fresh with delicate citrus notes on the nose and a palate packed with green apple, orange peel and lime...
750ml
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$41.94
12 bottles:
$41.10
"Alma de Mar" is one of Xurxo's top wines, and comes from a single plot of 100% Albariño very close to the sea. The...
750ml
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$43.94
12 bottles:
$43.06
Xurxo makes this wine from 100% Albariño from a tiny 1 ha vineyard of 35 year old vines grown organically on clay...
Albarino Gamay Mavrodaphne Vodka
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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