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Akitu Pinot Noir Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.45
A white, not a rosé as it doesn't spend any time on skins, but the pressing give a pale onion-skin hue. This second...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$60.72
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$67.12
This really captures those Clairette florals, it's very pretty and pure. Full-bodied, but feels fresh and full of...
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Foradori Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$40.27
Maybe the greatest natural white wine I have ever tasted. Complex and strikingly original lemon-zest, smoke and...
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Roagna Derthona Montemarzino Timorasso 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$126.53
Derthona is the old name for Tortona, the area in Piedmont where Timorasso is traditionally grown. Timorasso is a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$150.39
White Rhone Blends Mencia Rum Pre-Arrival
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.
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.