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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.08
12 bottles: $17.72
COLOR: Wine of very elegant red color. BOUQUET: Intense aroma, with fruity hints of ripe plums, cherry jam and notes...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.49
12 bottles: $13.22
The Chardonnay was naturally fermented and took a long time to complete fermentation, resulting in great texture and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $35.25
6 bottles: $34.54
Consisting of over half Chenin Blanc with 14% Semillon, 13% Roussanne, 9% Viognier, 6% Grenache Blanc and 4%...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.00
12 bottles: $10.45
Citrus yellow, young, intense and attractive aroma. In the mouth is a beautiful surprise, by the freshness of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.44
As the name implies, this blend of indigenous white varieties spends a healthy three weeks reveling in the goodness...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.02 $51.60
6 bottles: $48.00
Mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled by the Albany Distilling Company. Made from grain grown in New York...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $22.40
White
750ml
Bottle: $52.99
6 bottles: $51.94
As always, the nose is intense and exotic, sporting salted lemon and quince, oatmeal and a hint of white flowers. The...
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White
5.0Ltr
Bottle: $21.48 $22.61
4 bottles: $19.61
Aromas of tropical fruit and lemon zest. Crisp, refreshing and full-flavored. Flavors of peach, pear and rich mineral...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.17
12 bottles: $14.87
Subdued notes of ripe pear suggest mellowness. The palate adds fitting, bright freshness and provides a very...
White
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
The 2020 Blanco Edad Media is a Chardonnay with a dash of 10% Chenin Blanc from a 30-year-old vineyard in La...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.60
12 bottles: $20.52
Fresh and electric white from its expressive aromas that are reminiscent of the characteristic herbs of Sauvignon...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
The 2022 Blanco is an unoaked blend of 52% Sémillon, 28% Chenin Blanc and 20% Pedro Giménez from old parral...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
This Gemischter Satz is named "Kosmopolit" as it comes from five sites on both sides of the Danube. The grapes are...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.56
Vibrant and fresh. Aromas of crisp green apple, lemon, underripe peach. Wet stones and grapefruit pith compliment a...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $11.25 $12.50
12 bottles: $7.60
Peach please. Sip and savor the juicy peach bubbs. André Peach Bellini is a cocktail that you can't help but take...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.35
Teriyaki meets white button mushroom meets bright, fragrant Meyer lemon and a hint of coconut on the nose of this...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $11.25 $12.50
12 bottles: $7.60
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $11.25 $12.50
12 bottles: $7.60
Not just any mimosa. Sweet & refreshing pineapple flavor meets Sunday morning brunch! André Pineapple Mimosa is...

American Whiskey Fruit Wine Primitivo White Blend

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.