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There’s lots of Chenin between here and Santa Barbara, but there is good reason to traverse all those miles. Of all the sites with which the winery works, Jurassic Park, planted on its own roots on quartz sand atop lime- stone in the late 1970s exhibits the most vintage variation, and small variations create very strong signals in the wine.

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Moldovan River Kagor Red Dessert Wine is a rich, sweet wine that is typically served as a dessert wine. This wine is made from a blend of local Moldovan grape varieties, which are carefully selected and harvested by hand to ensure the highest quality. The wine is then aged in oak barrels for several years to develop its unique flavor and aroma.

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Grapes of ancient origin which were considered valuable as early as the thirteenth century. This grappa, which has a great personality, rests in oak barrels from two to five years until it has modified its original sensory profile. In 2001 it won the only gold medal in Bordeaux assigned to a grappa.

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Bright golden in color with a flinty minerality and an animating very well integrated tartness. The opulent ripe yellow fruit with pineapple and mango as well as a hint of elderberries and a pinch of salt in the after taste make this wine memorable. Very well balanced with lots of facettes. Matches delicate dishes perfectly. Great with salads, poultry but also with Curries or a Risotto. Learn More

Clean, brilliant honey amber. Heavy with rich dried fruit, hints of mint and oranges covered with a dusting of cocoa. Faint vanilla and tobacco spice. Rich, chewy, rounded and smooth, with complex citrus, cinnamon and cocoa. Toffee, caramel, chocolate and spice notes abound. Silky smooth, almost creamy at first with a long, warm satisfying tail. Learn More

Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir displays the dark viscous fruit and earthy, forest floor character that are signatures of this historic land grant site. Ripe plum, bottle brush, mushroom and coffee notes are joined on the palate by hints of coffee and tar. Round and mouthfilling the wine's dark intensity persists through its uniquely long and woodsy finish. Learn More

All red grapes are harvested by hand, de-stemmed, and gravity fed into cuve, harvest usually begins around September 10th and ends at the beginning of October, vinification lasts approximately 45 days, fermentation, maceration, and pressing of the skins, aging of the wines can last up to 18 months. Learn More

This is a unique Caribbean black spiced rum weighing in at a potent 94 Proof. It is distilled in Trinidad and Tobago and enriched with an exotic blend of 13 secret spices. The rich black color takes its hue from the mysterious ink with which, as legend has it, the Kraken, a squid of epic proportions, covered its prey. Learn More

Very intense cherry red color. On the nose is opulent and very expressive, with a base of great quality ripe black fruit, with balsamic notes in the back ground. On the mouth it has a good acidity, it’s broad and tasty. Long aftertaste. Learn More

Layered with remarkable complexity and intensity of flavors and aromas, Sloan exhibits a gorgeous tension between elements of grace and power, balance and opulence, as well as age and vibrancy. It is a precise wine with defined structure and immense aging potential and at the same time, a seductive wine of exceptional fruit finesse, minerality, and multilayered mouthfeel. Learn More

“We are thrilled to announce this release in collaboration with Silver Oak, a Northern California icon for whom we have great respect and shared values of familial heritage, tradition and product innovation,” says Juan Dobel, founder of Maestro Dobel Tequila.

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The broad array of red grapes used in the Korbel Sweet Rose blend give us an incredibly diverse selection of blending alternatives. Varieties like Pinot Noir, Gamay and Zinfandel give us light bright wines with high levels of acidity. The Sangiovese is more intensely aromatic, while the syrah contributes a deeper color and more tannin for body and richness. Learn More

Dassai is a well-established sake brewery in Yamaguchi, Japan. Dassai Blue is an expansion of the brand into the U.S. where earlier this year they opened a large, ambitious new brewery in Hyde Park, New York.

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Here we go with another spectacular offering from the Balvenie Tun 1509 series. This awesome limited release is easily one of the year's most exciting products. The idea is the same as always, find the rarest and most special casks from Balvenie's exquisite old stocks, marry them in the traditional vat (called a tun) and bottle them at higher proof. Learn More

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A 4th Classified Growth of Saint-Julien, Chateau Talbot is one of the iconic references of Haut-Medoc. Acquired by Desire Cordier in 1918, Chateau Talbot is today managed by Nancy Bignon-Cordier and her husband, Jean-Paul Bignon.

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