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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $159.60 $168.00
Hans Reisetbauer is widely recognized as one of the world‘s great farmer-distillers, relentless in his pursuit of...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $74.10 $78.00
The latest creation from master distiller Hans Reisetbauer. A cuvée of 50% Jamaican and 50% Reisetbauer‘s own...
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White
1.0Ltr - Case of 12
Bottle: $8.55
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.20 $36.00
The Tement wines make up the base wine for the Vermouth and the brandies are made by Manfred Tement's friend, Alois...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
This Gemischter Satz is named "Kosmopolit" as it comes from five sites on both sides of the Danube. The grapes are...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.95
12 bottles: $25.43
From Marco: Rotburger, Sankt Laurent, Blauburger, Merlot and a few white vines, probably planted unintentionally, who...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $26.95
12 bottles: $26.41
A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.69
12 bottles: $37.91
For the Gold-Apricot Schnaps, the fully ripened apricots are destoned, mashed, fermented, triple distilled and rested...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $34.24 $36.04
Delicate aromas of cucumber, sage, lemon oil, and water cracker rise from the glass. Smooth and almost weightless on...
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Spirits
1.75Ltr
Bottle: $48.99
Delicate aromas of cucumber, sage, lemon oil, and water cracker rise from the glass. Smooth and almost weightless on...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.03 $43.19
6 bottles: $39.59
Delicate aromas of cucumber, sage, lemon oil, and water cracker rise from the glass. Smooth and almost weightless on...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.06 $30.59
Organic berries and botanicals meet the elevated flavors of Belvedere Vodka. Full and fruity blackberries, with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.06 $30.59
Bright, citrussy and herbal—the epitome of freshness. On the nose you can really sense citrussy lemon zest,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.06 $30.59
Ginger is the dominant aroma of this infused vodka, showing crisp and fresh. Soft and elegant in the mouth, the fresh...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.77 $32.39
Warm dough and vanilla on the nose are supported by hints of mint and grapefruit pith. Delectable and a tad spicy on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.05
12 bottles: $25.53
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
This is a very rich and creamy gruner veltliner, but you don’t feel the 14% until the very end, when a touch of...
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Austria Poland Switzerland

Archaeological evidence suggests that grapevines have been grown and cultivated in what is today modern Austria for over four thousand years, making it one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. Over the centuries, relatively little has changed in Austrian wine, with the dominant grape varietals continuing to be Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Austria is renowned for producing excellent and characterful dry white wines, although in the eastern part of the country, many wineries specialist in sweeter white wines made in a similar style to those of neighboring Hungary. Today, Austria has over fifty thousand hectares under vine, split over four key wine regions. The domestic wine industry remains strong, with Austrians drinking their local produce outside in the summer, and people around the world are beginning to once more rediscover this fascinating and ancient wine culture.




Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.


Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.


History



Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.