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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $16.62 $17.49
12 bottles: $13.58
Introducing Allen’s Cold Brew Coffee Flavored Brandy, a new coffee experience from the trusted brand who has been...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $22.23 $23.40
12 bottles: $18.81
Sweet, spicy and alcoholic soft notes arrive, giving it a characteristically delicious and pleasant taste
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.08 $24.30
12 bottles: $19.67
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750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
A clean, simple Gavi with sliced apples and hints of stones and white almonds. Crisp, dry and light on the palate...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $363.60
6 bottles: $360.00
They say that Winston Churchill enjoyed a “mouthwash” of whiskey each morning. Whatever his daily routine, there...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.38 $18.30
12 bottles: $14.96
Revel in the decadent taste of Black Haus Blackberry Schnapps. An authentic schnapps recipe, our 80 proof spirit...
White
750ml
Bottle: $40.91
6 bottles: $40.09
COLOR: Pale straw yellow with green reflections. NOSE: Rich and intense bouquet on the nose, with complex fragrances...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.72
6 bottles: $18.35
Lemons, sliced apples, wet stones and apricots on the nose. Creamy, medium-bodied and fresh, with deliciously clear...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90 $15.08
12 bottles: $13.59
A complexity of honeydew melon, apple, pear and acacia with a salty mineral crunch, racy acidity and an almond...
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750ml
Bottle: $63.12
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $25.08 $26.40
12 bottles: $22.80
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.80
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.55
100% Cortese from Ulivi's estate vines in and around Gavi. As always, the fruit was destemmed and spontaneously...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.41
12 bottles: $12.16
COLOR: Pale yellow with green reflections. NOSE: Fresh nose with grapefruit notes and underlying minerality. FLAVOR:...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $11.99
The Christian Brothers VS Brandy is distilled using the same time-honored pot still production method used with fine...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.17 $10.71
12 bottles: $6.15
Smooth, rich apple flavor with timeline Christian Brothers VS brandy. Has a tempting, fruity bouquet and soft, subtle...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $15.19 $15.99
12 bottles: $10.89
Smooth, rich apple flavor with timeline Christian Brothers VS brandy. Has a tempting, fruity bouquet and soft, subtle...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.17 $10.71
12 bottles: $7.75
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $15.29 $16.10
12 bottles: $11.70
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $15.19 $15.99
12 bottles: $10.89
Christian Brothers Peach is Christian Brothers VS Brandy infused with peach flavors. The combination carries a...

Brandy Cortese Mencia Savatiano

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?