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$17.08
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$16.74
Brilliant straw-yellow. Fragrant, oak-spiced pear, peach and melon aromas are complemented by suggestions of lemon...
750ml
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$21.59
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$21.16
The first white is the 2018 Predicador Blanco, a blend of 59% Garnacha Blanca, 32% Malvasía Riojana (Alarije) and 9%...
750ml - Case of 12
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$8.55
Pale yellow colour with greenish edges, clean and bright. On the nose, fruity aromas typical of the Chardonnay...
750ml - Case of 12
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$12.76
Very modern white wine, made with the oldest vineyards of chardonnay and viura rioja. A well balanced wine, very...
750ml
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$15.94
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$15.62
Light, purity, virtue, brilliance ... white wine. The first grapes that go through the doors of the winery, the most...
750ml - Case of 12
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$46.00
Pretty floral aromas of honeysuckle and vanilla on the nose, with an element of ripe yellow peach. Rich and weighty...
750ml
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$32.95
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$32.29
Fine and mineral with a floral scent to the lemons and sour cream. Fresh, gastronomic and bone-dry on the palate with...
750ml
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$21.93
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$21.49
“Las Levantadas” are the highest areas of the vineyard and with less fertile soils, where white grape vines were...
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Bodegas Muga Rioja Blanco Flor De Muga 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$48.95
A bright, golden coloured wine. On the nose it stands out for its very high intensity of aromas, very complex, in...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1093.29
750ml - Case of 6
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$530.95
Limpid, brass-tinged yellow-gold. Highly pungent, heady aromas of orange pith, dried peach, iodine, jasmine, honey...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$147.23
Nuanced pine nuts, macadamia, white truffle, dried pineapple, seaweed and marzipan. Full and voluminous on the palate...
Chardonnnay Rum White Blend Spain La Rioja Rioja
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.
La Rioja is by far the most famous wine region of Spain, and remains one of the world's great wine producing regions, consistently offering deep, complex red wines of character and distinction, partly due to the fact that La Rioja benefits from excellent soils, rich in minerals and nutrients, and plenty of sunshine. The climatic conditions allow the fine grape varietals to reach full ripeness and express plenty of the best features of their terroir, making La Rioja wines some of the most interesting to have ever come out of Europe. The Cantabrian mountains to the north provide the perfect shelter from the colder, wetter influences of the Atlantic oceans, and in the beloved vineyards of La Rioja, wineries have been cultivating exceedingly flavorful Tempranillo grapes for generations for the inclusion in their fine single variety and blended wines.