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750ml
Bottle: $6.99
The wine is a deep red ruby, with purple highlights and a light mousse and rim of the same color. It has an intense...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $24.94 $25.92
COLOR: Gold color with copper notes NOSE: Rich, concentrated nose with notes of orange peel, acacia honey and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $15.89 $17.09
12 bottles: $15.57
This French dessert wine is from the beautiful Dordogne Valley. Aromas of apricots, melon and honeysuckle; smooth...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.13 $61.19
6 bottles: $52.79
Clear golden amber color. Baked aromas of chocolate cake, toasted coconut, and plums soaked in maple syrup, pecan...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.93 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
Lots of rose petals and dark fruit with orange peel. Fruity and flavorful. Fine bubbles. Fresh finish. Delicious....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.65 $19.99
Fondatore means "founder," and the name of this wine name bears special significance for Cleto Chiarli. The...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.99
6 bottles: $19.59
Fondatore means "founder," and the name of this wine name bears special significance for Cleto Chiarli. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.08
12 bottles: $15.44
The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $15.53
A round and fruity Lambrusco with dark berries and hints of stems. Medium to full body, light bubbles and a tangy,...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $12.34 $12.99
12 bottles: $11.40
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $63.15 $66.47
6 bottles: $62.39
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.92 $47.28
6 bottles: $38.40
A bouquet of nectarine skin, brass, and peach blossom are lifted. The savory flavors expand over the palate with...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $21.92
6 bottles: $21.20
Color: Intense ruby red with purple glints. Bouquet: Concentrated nose of blackberry and cherries with a seasoned...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $56.43 $59.40
6 bottles: $49.60
This distinguished straight rye whiskey is hand-crafted from rye and other grains which are 100% locally grown in New...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $106.48 $112.08
6 bottles: $99.00
This full, exceptionally smooth rye bears aromas and notes of ginger, vanilla, honey, black pepper, charred oak and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.08
6 bottles: $40.50
This Empire Rye is made with rye and barley grown on Coppersea's property, as well as that of neighboring farms. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.91 $47.27
12 bottles: $36.09
Crown Royal Northern Harvest pops up out of nowhere and changes the game,...It certainly puts the rye into Canadian...
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Dessert Wine Lambrusco Rye Whiskey

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.