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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Colour: Intense bright red colour with violet reflections. Nose: Flavours of prune, tobacco and vanilla. Taste: Dry,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $99.93 $105.19
Arbikie's signature rye is matured in virgin oak casks, giving notes of cinnamon swirls, choux pastry, vanilla seeds,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Lemons, beeswax, white grapefruits, green apples and some flint on the nose. Crisp and tangy with vibrant green and...
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90
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.03 $24.24
12 bottles: $19.15
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Great Value) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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92
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.90 $26.80
12 bottles: $24.40
Restrained fruit and blanched almond aromas are followed by subtle dried herbs, Bosc pears and toasted brioche...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.44 $18.30
12 bottles: $17.39
A textbook semillon from Hunter Valley as always, with sliced lemons, green apples and lemon curd character with...
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DC
92
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.19 $35.99
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Great Value) (Tried & True) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.43 $55.19
Starting with hints of peat smoke and honey baked apples on the nose, this scotch presents as medium bodied on the...
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93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $98.78 $103.98
6 bottles: $77.40
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toffee, honey butter, sea salt, raisin bread and earth with a silky,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $50.90 $53.58
12 bottles: $41.04
Aromas of fresh orange peel, heather honey, and a hint of torched cedar give way to an approachable whisky that is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.32 $55.07
12 bottles: $34.19
Nose: Luscious, juicy pineapple and a hint of zesty citrus. Taste: Light caramel and vanilla notes, vibrant...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $160.34 $168.78
The sumptuous aromas of raw grains and stone fruits and beeswax are enticing. The flavors blossom over the palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.01
An excellent deep, spicy, intriguing red wine from Sicily, the 2023 Nero d’Avolo is a tank-fermented and aged, dark...
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White
500ml
Bottle: $40.95 $46.80
This has the botrytis spice I like with almond paste and clove undertones as well as dried peaches and apricots....
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White
500ml
Bottle: $48.30
6 bottles: $47.33
Colour: Lively pale lemon yellow. Nose: Very young floral with hints of Seville orange. Palate: Silky and fluid,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $150.00
A prestigious micro-cuvée entirely dedicated to the legendary Semillon grape variety and made from the estate’s...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $65.94
3 bottles: $64.62
Shows depth and complexity while staying light on its feet. A salty brioche note infuses this white's base of crunchy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
Shows depth and complexity while staying light on its feet. A salty brioche note infuses this white's base of crunchy...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $256.55 $270.05
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Blended Scotch White Rhone Blends Nero D'avola Semillon

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.

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.