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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
Catarratto (biotypes Lucido, Comune, and Catarratteddo) from the contradas of Bausa, Amafi, and Abbadessa, guyot and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.94
12 bottles: $28.36
• Telti Kuruk, an indigenous varietal of Ukraine. • The vineyards are situated on a mixture of red clay and loam...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $65.94
The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $21.20
When young, it is fresh, linear and furnished with great sophistication and elegance with delicate hints of white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
With mustard flowers designed on the front label, the Caruso & Minini 2022 Sicilia Catarratto Naturalmente Bio shows...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.52
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.94
Aromas of tropical fruits, honeysuckle, lemon basil, and a hint of spice. Rich and textural with balanced acidity. A...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.94
Deep yellow in color with aromas of ripe tropical fruit such as mango and papaya. Rich, ample and lingering on the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.85 $15.00
The bouquet is intense and delicate with attractive hints of fruit and flowers while the flavor is fresh, sapid, soft...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.85 $26.40
White
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
12 bottles: $37.18
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
A blend of Carricante from various contradas in Castiglione di Sicilia on Etna's northern side, this unoaked bianco...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
PoP is made of Vital from Serra do Montejunto, a mountain range 6 miles from the Atlantic. This vineayrd sits on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
Catarratto Lucido, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha. Destemmed, pressed, fermented and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.52
Incipio displays notes of verbena and jasmine on the nose followed by perfectly ripe white peach notes. On the palate...
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.54
12 bottles: $21.11
This is aromatic with attractive tropical character offering notes of lychees, mangoes, white flowers and honey....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.00
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
• 100% Vostilidi. • Low yielding vines from loamy clay soil. • Fermented in tank and aged on the lees for 4...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $92.94 $97.79
Amazing depth of colour and outstanding red berry flavours, particularly strawberry, lend this red Icewine to pair...
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Ice Wine Mencia Tequila 2022

Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.

One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.

The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.