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The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
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3.0Ltr
Bottle: $519.00
The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois comes from a site on the eastern side of the appellation and, like its...
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750ml - Case of 12
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I was questioning if the top cuvées were worth the money after tasting the traditional cuvée from winemaker Nicolas...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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Beautifully fresh, lifted and disarming on the nose, you react with a smile without thinking, like with so many of...
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750ml - Case of 3
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Beautifully fresh, lifted and disarming on the nose, you react with a smile without thinking, like with so many of...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Very expressive, with violet, fresh bay leaf and rosemary notes leading off, while the core of black cherry, black...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Gorgeous, with a lush core of raspberry, blueberry and boysenberry puree flavors gliding through, flecked with anise,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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In spite of a hint of charcoal, this is a very deep and charming wine with an entire microcosm of spice on the...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly...
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A dark and winey style, featuring intense raspberry and black currant preserve flavors coiled up with singed cedar,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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One of the greatest young wines I’ve ever tasted is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum which is 100%...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $92.35
Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I...
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Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $119.62
A lovely beam of cassis and dark plum fruit streams through, laced with anise and graphite notes and driving into a...
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American Whiskey Mencia Red Rhone Blend

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.