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The aim with Caliche was to create a premium white Rum with the depth and character of an aged Rum. To reach these goals, Caliche is created with a clever blend of unique Rums, some aged in cask for four years. The master blend is then carefully filtered to remove all color while retaining the delic...
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Nothing beats the original. Commercial, repeatable Vermouth was created by Antonio Benedetto Carpano in 1786. The idea of blending wine with herbs and spices goes back centuries but Carpano was the first to record it and sell it. The base wine is a blend of Trebbiano, Chardonnay, and Cortese grapes...
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This lovely Pinot is much like their previous vintage being perfectly balanced with beautiful ripe fruit. However, we find this vintage to be a bit more complex ideally weaving in accents of tea, herbs, and earth. This is a real Pinot lover's Pinot that like a great piece of music offers spaces in b...
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The Coppers Gin is named for coins issued by the Republic of Vermont in 1785. The Sugarwood expression is made with their famous maple spirit base distilled with wild juniper berries picked in Northern Vermont along with angelica root, cassia, orange peel, and green tea. Sugarwood is a wonderful hyb...
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The anCnoc "Cutter" is part of their peaty collection that features seven unique malts each named for a different tool using in the harvesting of peat. The Cutter is a tool used for cutting peat from drier and shallower bogs. The Cutter is the "peatiest" of the range. With that said, it is in no way...
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Don Q put the Rum back in Spiced Rum. If you missed the fine print on the front label indicating a three-year-old Rum within a quick nosing and sip quickly demonstrate that this Spiced Rum is all about the Rum. The lovely brown baking spice notes, especially the bright cinnamon, are charming. Undeni...
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This Nia Chardonnay is just a joy to drink as it offers rich and complex flavors while never being heavy or fat on the palate. The grapes are primarily sourced from California's Monterey County. The coastal influence are evident as this Chardonnay is so vibrant with fresh acidity and its subtle use...
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We were excited to see a Rosé being offered from Sonoma-Cutrer, a winery that we have loved for many years. This is the winery's second release of their Pinot Noir Rosé and our first exposure to this limited wine. While Sonoma-Cutrer is best known for their world-class Chardonnay they quietly prod...
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The Nia Cabernet is a lighter style Cabernet so don't come looking for gripping tannins, heady alcohol, and extracted wood notes. Rather this is a Cabernet ideal for happy hour and lighter fare. The grapes are primarily sourced from California's Mokelumne Valley in Lodi. It is made with 80% Cabernet...
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This lovely and bold red blend is made with a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 25% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. While Cabernet is in the lead, the wine takes its flavor lead from the Paso Robles Syrah that gives it a bright and juicy core with flanking notes of cigar box and earth that...
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The Montepulciano grapes come from the White Family Vineyard, which is part of the Troon estate. This block was planted in 2005 and we believe this to be the only Montepulciano grown in Oregon. In truth there is very little Montepulciano grown anywhere in the USA. Montepulciano is second in vines pl...
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This wine is the second installment of Tongue Dancer Wines "Pinot de Ville" created with fruit from the Putnam Vineyard. This wine is very similar to last year's beautiful effort while being perhaps a small bit more vibrant with the same balance of dense fruit with oak, earth, and spice delivered wi...
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This is a bold and somewhat raw (while very refined) Chardonnay with personality and gusto. It is completely barrel-fermented with native yeasts. The wine is aged in French oak, 25% new oak, for a period of 15 months and then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Despite being crafted in such a way that t...
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The Beso Del Sol Red Sangria is made with 100% La Mancha grown Tempranillo (one of Spain's most important red grapes ) blended with Spanish orange, lemon, and a touch of cinnamon. Beso Del Sol, which in Spanish means “Kiss from the Sun,” is perhaps the finest genuine Spanish grown and produced S...
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This unique white blend is made with Marsanne 55% and Viognier 45% from the Kubli Bench in the Applegate Valley. As Troon likes to do — the two varietals are co-fermented creating a wonderful integration of the two varietals having the effect of a unique hybrid. The grapes are crushed by foot and...
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