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375ml - Case of 6
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The barrel aged absinthe has a lovely amber hue after spending 4 months in barrels. It is smooth and elegant with...
375ml - Case of 6
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$36.00
This Swiss style absinthe is smooth and elegant floral on the nose and citrusy on the palate with light and a bright...
375ml - Case of 6
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$36.00
Verte has an earthy, grassy flavor with a touch of natural sweetness balanced by a citrus note. It is smoothe and...
750ml
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$34.80
12 bottles:
$30.78
The word chaparral defines dry vegetation consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes; as any Californian knows,...
750ml
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$34.80
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$30.78
Made in the style of a traditional Italian red bitter, Brucato Orchards blossoms in ripe, red fruit and playful...
750ml
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$33.06
$34.80
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Brucato Woodlands recalls cool, dark redwood forests. Rich and assertive enough to use like an amaro but balanced and...
750ml
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$31.42
6 bottles:
$26.89
Spicy and sweet, this liqueur captures the warm, lingering heat that ginger fans crave. The secret lies in distilling...
750ml
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$31.42
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$27.00
With its garnet hue, concentrated raspberry jamminess and just the faintest floral suggestion on the finish, this is...
750ml
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$31.42
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Floral and tea like, FRUITLAB Jasmine liqueur drinks like the nectar of real flowers. It’s bold enough for...
750ml
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$31.42
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. Look for a honey hue and bright, mild orange aroma. The palate is light and easy-sipping, with...
750ml
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$30.72
$32.34
6 bottles:
$27.71
Floral, citrusy and bittersweet, this amaro captures California’s coastal and mountain flora in a bottle. It’s...
750ml
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$26.94
$28.70
12 bottles:
$26.40
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2018. A coffee aficionado's liqueur, this limited release was made as a partnership with San...
750ml
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$23.78
6 bottles:
$22.99
RATED TOP 2 WINE SPECIALITY 2022. Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of lemon and honey ricola cough drop,...
750ml
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$31.95
12 bottles:
$31.31
From a high desert site in the Gabilan Mountains, neighboring Pinnacles State Park. Harvested from a south facing...
750ml
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$20.94
12 bottles:
$20.52
From Bien Nacido in Santa Maria, this is a crisp, mineral driven wine with captivating brininess. Made for shucking...
750ml
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$22.41
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Temptation never tasted so good. Triple Sec Liqueur so good that even Bad Decisions go down well. Our...
Liqueur Melon de Bourgogne Mencia United States California
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.