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Colour: Deep ruby red with garnet hues, clear.
Bouquet: Intense and persistent with aromas of red fruits.
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“Alizari” or “madder root” is a plant root from which a red pigment or dye is produced. “Alizari” is a...
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Grapes are destemmed and vinified in concrete tanks with the use of indigenous yeast. Short alcoholic fermentation...
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The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red color.
NOSE: Bright nose of ripe raspberry, blackberry, pomegranate, distinct sweet earth and...
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Highly aromatic, this wine exudes notes of cherry alongside savory notes of cedar. The palate is textured and...
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• 100% País.
• Dry farmed, 100 year old vines grown on basalt and granitic soils in the Ñipas and Guarilihue...
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From grapes of 70-year-old vines, this ripe wine is richly structured and has a dense texture. It has a fine juicy...
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Aromatic, fresh and finely honed with mineral undertones and white pepper, dried herb and incense spices. Delicious...
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A lovely nose of fresh red cherry, rose petal and grated nutmeg. Medium-to full-bodied with zesty acidity and silky...
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Mt Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, is situated on the eastern side of Sicily and is home to some of...
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Sciaranuova, one of the four contrade (districts) in which we live and work, is located at an average elevation of...
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Elegant and floral on the nose with aromas of currant and rose hip. More fruit on the palate with flavors of...
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The 2019 Areni captivates with aromas of dark fruits, muddled strawberry and freshly cracked black pepper. The palate...
Japanese Whiskey Mencia Petite Arvine 2019
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.