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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Color: Ruby red color with violet reflections. Nose: The nose expresses its youthfulness and freshness with perfume...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.13 $15.93
12 bottles: $11.42
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.90 $26.80
IrROSSO is the result of the union between Sangiovese and small addition of our own grapes from different varieties:...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $30.20
Color: full and compact ruby red. Nose: of great breadth and finesse, with beautiful notes of plum, blackberry and...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $63.19
6 bottles: $60.00
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $90.79
6 bottles: $85.20
Compelling scents of cigar tobacco, dried herbs, dried flowers and toffee impress; flavors include oak, dates, prunes...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.24 $34.99
6 bottles: $32.40
• Fat, full-throated and round. • Big, funky, exotic fruits and white flowers flavors. • Robust alcoholic twang...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.99
Aromas of plums, blackcurrants, dark chocolate, tobacco, balsamic and cigar box. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.99
12 bottles: $92.34
Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, cloves, tobacco, walnuts and chocolate. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $87.65 $97.39
The 2018 I Sodi di San Niccolò is the most elegant Sodi I have ever tasted, and I have tasted them all. Sodi can be...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.94 $101.20
Super fragranced nose, patchouli, pot pourri, Turkish Delight, rose with caramelised red berries and a touch of smoke...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
The ‘Poggio’ winemaking team takes great pride in crafting delightful wines of the highest quality. Please enjoy!...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.50
6 bottles: $74.97
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.85
6 bottles: $46.89
Firm and racy merlot with fine tannins that are polished and pretty. Medium body. Lovely walnut undertones to the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.45
6 bottles: $59.24
Intense ruby-red in color with garnet highlights, Corbaia offers jammy aromas of black currants, cherries, and cassis...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.94
6 bottles: $46.00
COLOR: Ruby red color. NOSE: Elegant and intense bouquet on the nose with aromas of black fruitsand spices, and an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.75 $40.79
Well-marked by toasty oak, this red also reveals juicy black cherry, blackberry and black olive flavors. Shows a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.48
12 bottles: $18.11
COLOR: Ruby red in the glass. AROMA: Notes of cherry, small red fruit and floral notes of iris and violet on the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.48
12 bottles: $18.11
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.50
Deep violet colour, with the typical fruity note, almost “vinoso” that would get lost if aged in wooden barrels....

Armagnac Italian Red Blends Sherry

Armagnac is a beloved grape brandy, hailing from the beautiful French region of Gascony, in the south-west of the country. It has been in constant production since sometime just before the fifteenth century, and over the decades has been the toast of royal households across Europe. Today, it is still enjoyed for its unique flavor profile and characteristics, and although it is understandably compared with Cognac, its more famous cousin, lovers of Armagnac claim that its distinctive rusticity and full body make it a superior brandy, perfect as a digestif or as an evening treat.

Armagnac is made from more than one grape varietal, but the major player in this drink is the fine Ugni Blanc grape, more commonly known by its Italian name, Trebbiano. This is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and grows beautifully in Gascony, which has a similar microclimate as its neighbouring wine region, Bordeaux. Armagnac grapes reveal fascinating and complex flavors after distillation, which commonly include christmas cake, earthy, oaky notes and praline.

Armagnac is sold under two categories - vintage, and non-vintage. A vintage Armagnac is made from a blend of grapes which have been grown in a single year, and will have the date printed on the label. Non-vintage Armagnacs, on the other hand, are labelled according to their age. V.S indicates that the brandy has been aged for a minimum of two years, VSOP for four years, XO six years, and Hors d’Age is a premium Armagnac which has been aged for at least ten years.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.