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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.01
12 bottles: $9.51
Fresh and fragrant with orange blossom, apricot, and peach aromas. A well-balanced, sweet, bubbly wine that is full...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Classic Italian traits of upfront fruit flavours of crunchy pear and crisp apple with mineral notes. Finishing with a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $6.99
Delightful and very easy on the wallet as well. Light-bodied and showing a pale yellow color, this moderate alcohol...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Bright golden yellow in color, this wine delivers an assertive bouquet with exotic fruit and spice aromas and a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.50
12 bottles: $14.73
The ‘Poggio’ winemaking team takes great pride in crafting delightful wines of the highest quality. Please enjoy!...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $19.20
This classic Moscato d'Asti makes for an excellence aperitif or dessert wine. Lightly sparkling, it is a pretty pale...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.95
12 bottles: $14.65
Ripe aromas of sweet peach and orange blossom leap from the glass in this perfectly balanced, refreshing Moscato.
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $1199.94
This blended whisky is an ideal sipper, with an enticing crème brûlèe and dried apricot scents. Those notes are...
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WE
95
WKY
93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $100.70 $106.00
Kaiy? whisky is matured in the finest Japanese Mizunara oak casks. These casks are handmade due to Mizunara oak’s...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $78.17 $82.28
This was aged in Japan's rare Mizunara oak for the entirety of its maturation, which includes three-month ocean...
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WE
91
WKY
90
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $99.75 $105.00
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.40
Get back to nature; this is a whisky to savor during a spectacular sunrise. Lychee, edamame, pea shoots, green apple,...
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WKY
90
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White
500ml
Bottle: $63.93 $66.00
The 2016 Vin de Constance contains 165g/L of residual sugar. This has a wonderful bouquet with layers of wild honey...
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97
VM
97
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90
12 bottles: $13.62
Moscato Bianco is one of Italy’s most ancient varietals and those at La Morandina were planted over 60 years ago....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.90 $13.43
12 bottles: $12.76
COLOR: Straw yellow color. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is aromatic, delicate and fragrant with notes of citrus,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $148.50 $199.94
Prunes, forest honey, vanilla seeds, dark chocolate cookies, and Brazil nut, with hints of chocolate orange and...
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WKY
94
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.99
Sweet and redolent with sappy fruits of overripe green grapes, sweet cider apples, and summer, fragrant flowers, this...
UBC
92
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $249.94 $349.94
Showing an attractive straw-gold color, this mature whisky has bright flavors of baked cereal grains, toasted vanilla...
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UBC
92
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White
375ml
Bottle: $11.99
This sweet, fragrant, lightly sparkling wine has vivid aromas and flavors of peach, apricot, grapefruit and sage on a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.79
12 bottles: $16.45
Energetic and lifted from the start, this classic Moscato d'Asti offers aromas of white peach, mint, ginger and lime...
WE
92
WNR
92

Japanese Whiskey Muscat Traminer Rapid Ship

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.

One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.