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These fun, fresh and incredibly enjoyable wines are true to varietal character and can be enjoyed on their own or...
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These fun, fresh and incredibly enjoyable wines are true to varietal character and can be enjoyed on their own or...
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Abundant fruit with a slight tropical note backed by judicious oak. The fuller viscosity that is a signature of this...
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750ml
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COLOR: Medium Gold. NOSE: Pronounced pear and golden yellow apple lined with a floral note of jasmine, apricot, and...
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Flavors of white peach, apple, and lemon. Notes of almonds and vanilla, hints of oak. Serve with grilled prawns over...
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750ml
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Stylish and elegant, there's juicy peach, citrus and melon flavors with accents of lemon blossom, a crushed rock...
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750ml
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Packed with pear, apple and citrus aromas and shows exceptional depth and body. Offers rich flavors of green apple...
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750ml
Bottle: $11.31 $12.57
Medium-bodied and crisp, with subtle apple, pear and citrus notes. A mineral component comes through in the lively,...
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750ml
Bottle: $30.62
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This velvety Cognac opens with plenty of oak on the nose and palate. The more you sip, the more the oak recedes and...
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700ml
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This golden-hued brandy offers an opulent bouquet of toasted oak, crushed lily petals, meringue, and orange balm....
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Bottle: $70.98
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90-95 Nice nutty aromas countered with subtle notes of tropical fruit. Palate entry features roasted tastes of...
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750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
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Shows fresh apple, Asian pear and citrus flavors that are vibrant at the core, with elegant details of sea salt...
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750ml
Bottle: $10.93 $11.51
12 bottles: $6.66
Perfect for a mid day picnic or afternoon barbeque. Pair with freshly cut pineapple, salads or grilled chicken. Lower...
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $10.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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187ml
Bottle: $6.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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750ml
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12 bottles: $7.60
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
6 bottles: $15.00
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
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750ml
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12 bottles: $9.51
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.92 $13.87
Subtle, discreet oak spice nicely supports citrus and apple flavors. Hints of flint and mineral notes chime in on the...

Chardonnay Cognac Ice Wine

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.