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Bright, citrusy aromas join aromatic floral notes in the nose. Clean, crisp, pear, lime and pineapple flavors are...
750ml - Case of 12
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Intense aromas of white flowers and apricot on the nose. In terms of the palate, the wine is balanced and soft with...
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Fragrant, intense and complex. Williams pear and hints of flowers. Solid structure, refined and with a remarkable...
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The 2021 Pinot Grigio Mont Mes is spicy with notes of ginger and mace giving way to nectarine. This coasts across the...
750ml - Case of 12
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On the palate, very round and fresh with notes of exotic fruits. Long on the finish. Very good cellaring potential.
375ml
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This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
750ml
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• 100% Pinot Gris from 1.3 hectares.
• Sandy, morainic soil.
• 20-30 year old vines.
• 800 to 900 meters...
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Temperance Hill is a cooler site, consisting of varying slopes and exposures. Volcanic loam soils. The vineyard looks...
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$27.88
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It's always challenging to know where to categorize wines such as this. In the glass, it is pink, and so it fits...
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What a serious pinot grigio here with mineral, pears, green apples, dried herbs and nectarines. Intense and pure on...
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This Pinot Grigio from DOC Fruili is light straw-yellow wine with aromas of citrus. On the palate dry and lean,...
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Beurre bosc pear, vanilla, white jelly bean On the palate: Chaffy weetbix oak notes, lychee weight in the mouth....
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Pear with a hint of almond.
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A fresh, stony white, with sleek acidity enlivening flavors of ripe Anjou pear, lemon peel and white blossoms. Drink...
Ice Wine Japanese Whiskey Pinot Gris 2021
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.