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95 Points! Reminding me of a classy Hermitage, the deep purple-hued 2020 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine Des Grands Chemins offers up a brilliant perfume of redcurrants, blackberries, saddle leather, lavender, and bouquet garni. This carries to a medium to full-bodied, richly textured, balanced Crozes that has velvety tannins, some classic northern Rhône gamey, peppery nuances, and a great finish. It needs a decant if drinking any time soon, but the tannins are supple and ripe, and this beauty will have a broad drink window. I wouldn't be surprised to see it still going strong at age 20. Bravo. - Jeb Dunnuck

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The Chemin des Moines de Vergy is a surprisingly powerful, concentrated Pinot Noir due to its low yields and its Vosne clones. The wine has all the requisite spice of its more illustrious neighbors down the hill but also carries a wonderful piquancy noting its higher elevation roots. It’s not unlike the hillside Vosne wines which are becoming all the rage now, a finer version of perhaps Petits Monts or Damaudes. The wine becomes more, ahem, Burgundian with air as the spice notes broaden and a touch of underbrush enters the fray, the perfume building and the wine getting silkier.

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97 Points! Lots of caramel and honey on the nose and palate, together with biscuits, dried lemons and mangoes. Full-bodied with a freshness that frames the wine nicely, giving it form and energy. Fantastic chardonnay. Best one from here in a long time. Drink or hold. - JamesSuckling.com

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From a .44-hectare plot near the edge of Meursault in the lieu-dit Sous le Chemin. Average vine age of 45 years. Clay-limestone soil. Hand-harvested grapes. Vinified and matured for 8-12 months in 350L barrels.

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94+ Points! The 2020 Crozes-Hermitage Le Clos is tighter and more focused, with a more blue-fruited perfume of cassis, graphite, violets, and peppered meat-like aromas and flavors. The polar opposite of the broad, ripe, sexy Domaine des Grands Chemins, this stays focused and inwards on the palate, with ripe, polished tannins, beautiful balance, and outstanding length. Hide this for 4-5 years and it's going to drink brilliantly over the following 10-15. - Jeb Dunnuck

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With Sherry Influence, Dàlvve was enhanced with the rich flavours from Jerez. A deeper, darker whisky where the light smoky bourbon notes of Dàlvve join company with sherry matured casks. Dálvve Sherry Influence shows off a slightly darker side of High Coast Single Malt Whisky. It is an elegant all-round whisky where just over half of the barrels have previously matured oloroso sherry. Both the bourbon and sherry casks are of the highest quality which give clear flavours with classic sherry notes, fruitiness, cereal, vanilla and a light honey finish. In addition, there is a touch of Ådalen smoke because a smaller proportion of our peated spirit was used when filling some of the sherry matured whisky. Dálvve Sherry Influence is a unique edition that will not be repeated. Learn More

A white wine made from Trebbiano Romagnolo grapes, an indigenous variety of the Valmarecchia Valley.
Vinified in red with skin contact in quevri, where it is aged for 6 months.
Spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, no filtration.

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90 Points! It’s richer on the palate than on the nose, where there are melon, pear and pepper notes. Medium-bodied with a textured, silky palate and refreshing acidity. Drink now. - JamesSuckling.com

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It is gentle with a warm and delicate flavor brought by the sea water and the caper distillate. Juniper, distilled in a traditional still, comes from the Balkan forests of Albania where it grows particularly resinous, giving MENEGIKS GIN accentuated balsamic notes.

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Approximately 6-7 oz. First created in southern Italy where spicy flavors dominate, our Sonoma-made Soppressata is a perfect blend of red wine, garlic, Italian chilis, and subtle hint of allspice. Bold in heat, spice and color, with depth and range of flavor. Pairs well with white wines. Learn More

Named for Don Felipe Camarena, the man who established La Alteña Distillery in 1937 and where El Tesoro is distilled today. The agaves used in its production are 100% estate-grown agaves from Los Altos (aka Highlands) of Jalisco. After the agaves cook for three days in a horno (oven), they are then crushed by a two-ton tahona stone. Fermentation and distillation includes not only the aguamiel (cooked agave juice), but the fibers and pulp. It is distilled to proof meaning no water is added. It is bottled without aging at 80 proof. The aroma is as if you buried your nose in a green smoothie filled with fresh-cut cabbage, romaine lettuce, kiwi, pear, aloe vera while preparing a beurre noisette (brown butter). These aromas follow on the palate where you’ll also find ripe heirloom carrots, Kaffir limes and roasted pear. This is a classic, flavorful tequila--one that is far from the vodka-like tequilas that are on the market. Learn More

From the winery: The Southernmost vineyard in Oregon, this property nearly straddles the California border. Alluvial galets stud the silty, sandy soil that is riddled with serpentine. High in nickel and magnesium, serpentine creates a caustic environment where Riesling becomes concentrated, and usually high in tartaric acid. Farming practices are dry-farmed, sustainable, while working our way toward full organic farming.

After skin contact, the lot is placed into the press along with the stems (reserved from destemming), and we begin a press cycle of 4-6 hours. Using gravity, the free run and press juice is collected into a chilled, stainless steel tank where it will settle for 24 hours, after which we rack into Austrian Cask, cement egg and barrel with fine and heavy lees. Native fermentation takes place in egg, and neutral barrel. After nine months of lees contact, the wine is racked and blended. No cold stabilization. Given the residual sugar in each wine, we cross-flow the wine before bottling.

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Much like in Tuscany where Finocchiona was first created, fennel grows naturally in Sonoma County. JOURNEYMAN Finocchiona is created with three components of fennel: whole fennel seed, ground fennel and fennel pollen, and enhanced with Sonoma County white wine. This salumi has a broad pairing profile but Pinot Noir is perfect. Learn More

From the winery: Nebbiolo is the queen of Piedmontese reds — and El Dolfo is our humble tribute. Grown in Barge, where clay and calm light give finesse, this Nebbiolo ripens gently, preserving its fine aromas and taut structure. It’s a wine that knows restraint, but never lacks expression.

 

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From the importer: Prime mid-slope site with 40 year old vines planted from selection massale. The soils are clay limestone, falling just below where the marl starts on the hill. East facing. A blend of tank, cask and new barrel adds to the complexity of this gorgeous wine.

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Our favorite 'workhorse' blanco tequila for your home bar. Cimarrón Tequila from Atotonilco, Jalisco is distilled from hillside agave grown at 4,620′ elevation, where plant sugars reach an average of 24-26° Brix. A low-pressure, slow agave roast creates Cimarrón’s bright, forward flavor, and fermentation is entirely natural using winemakers’ yeast.

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93 Points! A wine that announces itself like June roses in full bloom. Split cherries and crushed raspberries lead you down a garden path where wild thyme grows. The palate shifts gears, showing unexpected muscle under its pretty exterior. Here's your answer to the eternal "what pairs with everything" question. - Wine Enthusiast

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Our favorite 'workhorse' blanco tequila for your home bar. Cimarrón Tequila from Atotonilco, Jalisco is distilled from hillside agave grown at 4,620′ elevation, where plant sugars reach an average of 24-26° Brix. A low-pressure, slow agave roast creates Cimarrón’s bright, forward flavor, and fermentation is entirely natural using winemakers’ yeast.

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Artisanal Old Fashioned Syrup that makes mixing up the easiest of cocktails simple and delicious. This delicately sweet syrup is light on the tongue, and will brighten up your spirits thanks to nuanced flavors of cherry cordial, orange zest, campfire and an herbaceous finish that hints at, but is never medicinal.

To make a perfect at home Old Fashioned, combine ½ oz of Old Fashioned Syrup with 2 oz. of whiskey and several drops of orange bitters. Stir with ice, strain into rocks glass over large ice cube and garnish with orange peel and a luxardo cherry.

16-32 servings per bottle. Refrigeration after opening is recommended.

FloraLuna founder Phaedra Achor considers herself an esoteric chef. She can take a single ingredient and turn it into something unfathomable, weaving unexpected flavors together in a heightened, sensorial experience. And because she believes sophistication lies in simplicity, Phaedra looks at ingredients as characters, each with a role to play, working to bring them together in harmony. Phaedra is based in Petaluma, where she forages, blends and bottles her elixirs and where she operates an alcohol-free cocktail lounge. 

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