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The 2022 Troon Amber is the fourth edition of this wine that we have seen and it’s our favorite. This vintage, for the first time, Troon Amber is Vermentino forward and it really showcases the tremendous Vermentino grown at Troon Vineyard. While so many “orange” wines can seem muddy on the nos...
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Padigan is the new moniker for what was 2Hawk Wines. It’s the same people and the same great vineyards only the name has changed. We first tasted the 2Hawk Sauvignon Blanc three years ago and we were thrilled by the quality of fruit and the careful, minimalist hand of the winemaker. The 2022 growi...
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The 2022 Troon Kubli Bench Rosé is made from a Southern France inspired blend of 55% Mourvedre, 25% Cinsault, 9% Counoise, 8% Carignan, and 3% Negrette. The grape varietals used in this wine have changed through the years but it seems like this may be the type of wine that we see moving forward. T...
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The 2021 vintage marks the eighth edition of The Tongue Dancer "Pinot de Ville" (PDV) — like last year, this one is not like the others. The first six vintages of PDV were made with fruit sourced from Putnam Vineyard in Sonoma Coast. Last year Tongue Dancer was forced to find new sources due to th...
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Hardhide is a fantastic new product that must be tried to be believed and loved. Today the market is filled with flavored Whiskies and let's be honest — most of them are rather uninspired. Most flavored whiskey has completely forgotten about the Whiskey and Hardhide is a shining example of a Whisk...
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Kuiper Belt, by E-40, has done it again with another stunning Kentucky Bourbon. Their debut Bourbon Whiskey aged eight years was an instant hit leaving Whiskey fans to wonder what the follow-up would be or if there was even going to be another Bourbon release from Kuiper Belt. Well it's here and thi...
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UNA is a fascinating new premium flavored Vodka made from a blend of fresh California-grown begonias, Florida-grown orange blossoms, and vanilla flowers from Madagascar, which create a delicate yet complex spirit. UNA is far less sweet than most flavored Vodkas and with its subtle botanical qualitie...
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This wine represents the nineth commercial release of the delicious Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) Rosé of Pinot Noir (the seventh that we have reviewed). Their 2022 Rosé continues to be made with the saigné method — a winemaking technique that bleeds off a portion of juice after a brief contact. Th...
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We at BevX have been looking at a lot of ready to drink cocktails as the category is red hot and getting hotter. Recently, one of these cocktail brands caught our attention — FUNKIN cocktails. FUNKIN cleverly infuses their cocktails with nitro, much like the we have seen with a handful of premium...
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The 2021 vintage represents the fifth release of Tongue Dancer Wines’ Pratt Vineyard/Irwin Lane Chardonnay or simply the “Flying Barrel” as it is affectionately known. We have been a huge fan of this wine from the start. This expression typically features complex tropical fruits with equally c...
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What is Piquette? Piquette is a French term for a style of wine that was produced in most European farm wineries for centuries. In the spirit of never letting any good material go to waste, winemakers would add water, and sometimes a bit of sugar (Troon doesn't), to pomace (grape solids left after p...
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We Know Jack! Yes, it’s a seemingly silly name for a wine brand but stick with us and it will all make sense. The brand arose as many have in California. Wine lovers become vineyard owners who sell their fruit to select winemakers. Over time they succumb to the temptation to transform some of thei...
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Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) “Sly One” just got really sly. For multiple vintage this expression was purely Pinot Noir and now we see that Chardonnay can be sly as well. Keeping with its namesake, The Sly One Chardonnay is TDW’s first Chardonnay from Dry Creek Valley, near Healdsburg. The vineyar...
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Don Q’s delicious Double Aged Port Cask Finish Rum (paired release with the Double Aged Zinfandel Cask Finish Rum) arrives on the heralded heals of Don Q’s Cognac and Vermouth Cask Finish Rums — both earning Five-Stars at BevX.com. This beautiful Rum is aged in American White Oak Barrels for 5...
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The Tongue Dancer Wines 2021 Sonoma County Chardonnay appears to be a one-off but I’ve been wrong before. It’s a triple threat Chardonnay sourcing its fruit from the Bacigalupi and Pratt vineyards in Russian River Valley, and a new source in Dry Creek Valley (Montrachet clone). It’s a bold ble...
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