February 6: New + Back in Stock
The wait is over! Here are the new products that have hit our shelves this week, plus best sellers that are back in stock.
The wait is over! Here are the new products that have hit our shelves this week, plus best sellers that are back in stock.
Situated in a town called La Miel near the Andes in Venezuela, Distilerias Unidas produces a variety of distillates but is certainly best-known internationally for their phenomenal rum. Ron Diplomatico Exclusiva has become something of a standard-bearer for modern Venezuelan rum as it is one of the most awarded rums in the world and frequently tops both tasting panels and consumer reviews. Diplomatico is made entirely from molasses and sugar cane honey from local sugar processing plants and has a much higher concentration of sugar than most rum producers have available to them. The result is an exceptionally rich and sweet rum that never fails to turn heads.
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Dark Rum
750ml
Venezuela
Lara
La Miel
richsweetViscous
Neat
Double Rocks
40%
At the early part of the 20th century, after spending months discovering new flavors while travelling around India, Pierre, the third generation of Domaine du Coquerel family, returned to business school but couldn’t forget the unqiue flavours and experiences he had while travelling. After years of working in France and in the United States where he explored hundreds of different spirits he fell in love with the versatile canvas that is gin.
He later joined the family distillery producing Calvados, Pommeau and Cidre but he was still thinking about the exotic flavours of his travels and his desire to produce a gin. In 1937 the family began developing their own signature gin and found inspiration in an old family book dated from 1765 called “La Chymie du Goût et de l’Odorat” containing a recipe for a juniper distillate which was loved by Louis XV – King of France. By fusing the experiences from his travels with his family’s rich history in distilling, Pierre had created a truly one of a kind gin: Normindia.
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Distilled Gin
700ml
France
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet
Milly
AppleFloralFresh
Gin and Tonic
Double Rocks
41.4%
The location of the Lure mountain, between the Alps and the Mediterranean, boasts a unique climate and a diverse variety of plants and flowers used for generations in tinctures and medicines. Distillerie de Lure, founded in 1898 at Forcalquier, has had a succession of owners over the years, among them Henri Bardouin, a passionate man with a keen interest in medicinal plants and herbs. In 1974 Alain Robert and his small team took the helm of the company now known as Distilleries et Domaines de Provence along with many recipes dating back to the founding of the distillery and the studious work of Henri Bardouin.
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Herbal Liqueur
700ml
France
Provence
Forcalqueir
herbalViscousLicorice
On the rocks
Double Rocks Glass
45%
The Champagne house of Andre Clouet was established in 1741 in Bouzy within La Montagne de Reims territory. Even before this, the ancestral branch of the Clouet family were well known as the official printers of the King of France, their name was Seneuze. There is a document dating back to 1680 which is a request for a deed for the purchase of land in Champagne. Today, Clouet farms about 20 acres of vines in this area that is the most famous Grand Cru village in Champagne for Pinot Noir. The house of Clouet is a grower/producer house crafting limited amounts of a few different cuvées made exclusively from Pinot Noir.
Sparkling
750ml
NV
France
Champagne
Bouzy
Pinot Noir
Seafood
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Taittinger is one of Champagne’s great houses. It was founded in 1734 by Jacques Fourneaux whose vision grew into the large company it is today.
Taittinger Champagne is characterized by its high proportion of Chardonnay used in the blends. It is this unique style, which has been present since the outset; the style that the tasting panel always scrupulously seek to maintain. The house produces a few styles; both non vintage as well as exceptional vintage dated Champagnes.
In 1952, the Taittinger Champagne House created the Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs – its most exclusive and premium cuvée – in honour of the Comtes de Champagne, a descendant of Charlemagne, Thibault IV, for whom the residence was built in the 13th century in Reims.
Sparkling
750ml
2013
France
Champagne
Cote de Blancs
Chardonnay
Seafood
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Yes
Taittinger is one of Champagne’s great houses. It was founded in 1734 by Jacques Fourneaux in Reims whose vision grew into the large company it is today. The Taittinger family has managed the Champagne House for nearly a century. Its aim has always been the pursuit of excellence. “Having our family name on a bottle places demands and responsibilities on every minute. The name on the bottle conveys both the skills and knowledge of the past and a commitment to the future”. Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger has embodied this commitment for over 40 years. His son, Clovis and his daughter, Vitalie who both worked beside him in the day to day running of the Champagne House made a very close-knit and complementary family trio. As of 2019 Vitalie Taittinger stepped in as the company’s president, taking over for her father, Pierre-Emmanuel. Brother Clovis was announced as the new General Manager and the Director of Marketing and Sales worldwide.
With 288 hectares of vines, the Taittinger family is amongst the largest vineyard owners in Champagne. The vineyard is planted to all three Champagne grapes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier distributed equally across 37 highly-rated vineyards. Taittinger Champagne is characterized by its high proportion of Chardonnay in the blend. The house produces a few styles; both non vintage as well as exceptional vintage dated Champagnes.
Sparkling
1500ml
NV
France
Champagne
Reims
ChardonnayPinot MeunierPinot Noir
AperitifSeafoodShellfish
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Yes
Gimonnet is a grower Champagne house with more vineyard acreage in the Côte des Blancs than any other recoltant manipulant; 69 acres. The Gimmonets have many old-vine parcels in 30 acres of some of the Côte des Blancs’ choicest grands crus, but the house makes no Champagnes that meet grand cru regulations, rather chose to blend from different sites in order to craft their desired style. All of their reserve wines used for their NV are housed in bottles rather then the more common practice of keeping reserve wines in tanks.
Sparkling
375ml
NV
France
Champagne
Côte des Blancs
Chardonnay
AperitifCheeseDeep Fried Foods
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Pierre Gimonnet & Fils is a grower Champagne house with more vineyard acreage in the Côte des Blancs than any other recoltant manipulant or grower. Spanning 69 acres!
The Gimmonets have many old-vine parcels in 30 acres of some of the Côte des Blancs’ choicest grands crus, but the house makes no Champagnes that meet grand cru regulations. Instead, they consciously choose to blend from different sites in order to craft their desired style. All of their reserve wines used for their NV are housed in bottles rather than the more common practice of keeping reserve wines in tanks.
Sparkling
750ml
NV
France
Champagne
Côte des Blancs
Chardonnay
AperitifCheeseSeafood
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Pierre Gimonnet & Fils is a grower Champagne house with more vineyard acreage in the Côte des Blancs than any other recoltant manipulant or grower. Spanning 69 acres!
The Gimmonets have many old-vine parcels in 30 acres of some of the Côte des Blancs’ choicest grands crus, but the house makes no Champagnes that meet grand cru regulations. Instead, they consciously choose to blend from different sites in order to craft their desired style. All of their reserve wines used for their NV are housed in bottles rather than the more common practice of keeping reserve wines in tanks.
Sparkling
1500ml
NV
France
Champagne
Chardonnay
AperitifCheeseSeafood
Côte des Blancs
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In the late 17th century, François Cattin, born in Porrentruy, Switzerland, came to settle in this small Alsatian village of Voegtlinshoffen located 10 kilometers south of Colmar. In 1720, François Cattin decided to become a winemaker in addition to his job as a builder. The next 11 generations continued his legacy and this is how the family business started! Around 1850, Antoine Cattin decided to focus exclusively on the profession of winemaking. He marked the beginning of specialization that was carried on by all his descendents. One of his sons, Joseph took over the family-owned Estate. At the end of the 19th century, the phylloxera plague seriously damaged Alsatian vineyards. Joseph Cattin dedicated his time fighting against this plague. He became one of the pioneers of the Alsatian viticulture by being rewarded with the diploma of « Vignoble modèle ». His brother, Théodore, established the restaurant La Cigogne in Paris. This place, renowned for its famous Alsatian gastronomy, was well frequented with the Parisian upper class as well as many foreign guests and became an excellent shop front to promote Joseph’s Alsatian wines. Hence the Joseph Cattin as a brand was born!
Today Joseph’s great great grandson, Jacques Cattin Junior, an engineer, agronomist and winemaker, and he and his wife Anaïs head the estate. They craft varietal wines that are pure expressions of the Alsatian style.
White Wine
750ml
2022
France
Alsace
Alsace
Gewürztraminer
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13.5%
CheeseSpicy Foods
In 2002, Maison Sichel bought a property in Saint-André-du-Bois 60 km south of Bordeaux and renamed it Château Argadens in reference to the noble family which founded the estate in the thirteenth century. A major investment programme was launched at Château Argadens to restructure the vineyard, increase plantation density, modernise the winery and build an ageing cellar. Efforts are going on to ensure that this work is carried out with the greatest precision and care, the objective being to allow the quality of the terroir to be expressed to the full.
Château Argadens produces one white and one red wine. Château d’Argadens has earned a place among the best wines in its appellation of Bordeaux Supérieur.
Red Wine
750ml
2020
France
Bordeaux
Bordeux Superieur
Cabernet SauvignonMerlot
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14%
CheeseGameRed Meat
In 1766 Pierre Guiraud, a Bordeaux wine trader, bought the the estate. Over the following 80 years, subsequent generations built the estate and it became a Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It is located in the Sauternes appellation, next to the famous Château d’Yquem. In 2006, Château Guiraud was purchased by Robert Peugeot and three wine makers: Olivier Bernard, Stephan Von Neipperg and Xavier Planty. Known and loved for its Premier Grand Cru Sauternes, Chateau Guiraud, displays another side of the vineyards potential with their dry white wine. Chateau Guiraud converted to organic viticulture in 1996 and in 2011, it became the first 1st Grand Cru Classé of 1855 to receive its certification for organic agriculture. Château Guiraud focus on the two main white grape grape varieties of Bordeaux: Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. There are 100 hectares of vines, of which 15 are used for the production of the dry wine G de Guiraud. Their, the soil is of 80% of gravel and sandy soil and 20% of gravel and clay. The sub-soils are mostly composed of sand.
White Wine
750ml
2022
France
Bordeaux
Sauternes
Sauvignon BlancSemillon
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13%
CheeseDessert
Domaine J.Laurens was established in 2002 by Jacques Calvel. He manages the estate and his small team with enthusiasm and rigor with the goal producing high quality wines. The domaine is made up of 30 hectares of vines located in the South of France- 5 km from Limoux. For 50 years the Domaine has been crafting sparkling wines under the AOC of Blanquette and Cremant de Limoux.
At the domaine, they are aware of the importance of protecting the environment and respecting biological diversity, they have always wanted to reduce the negative effects of treatments. For each of their plots, they apply the principles of sustainable agriculture and observation of the vines with the help of a qualified technician allows them to use treatments only when necessary and not systematically.
Sparkling
750ml
NV
France
Languedoc Roussillon
Limoux
MauzacChardonnay
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quichesmoked salmonAperitif
Owned and operated by the four Sichel brothers and one of the brother’s two sons, Maison Sichel dates as far back as 1883 where the family moved from Britain to Bordeaux and set up their office; the original location at 19 Quai de Bacalan is where their current headquarters still sits today. Back then, Sichel was more concerned with procuring wines for places like Mainz, London, and New York, operating as a wine merchant but fast forward a couple of decades and the 20th century sees the family acquiring Châteaus all over France such as Château Angludet, Château Argadens, and now-famous Château Palmer- beginning the journey of wine merchants to winemakers. With expansion to China via the opening of another sales office in 2008, Maison Sichel has certainly made a name for themselves in the winemaking business.
Dessert
375ml
2022
France
Bordeaux
Sauternes
Sauvignon BlancSemillon
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13%
CheeseDessert
In the heart of the appellation Gigondas, the Château de Saint Cosme is an exceptional estate, with its Gallo-Roman fermentation vats perfectly preserved. The property has been in the Barruol family since 1490 and they have been vignerons for 14 generations. Louis Barruol has been in charge of Domaine Saint Cosme since 1992. They have 15 has of old vines (average 60 years old) with a yield of around 27Hos/Ha and also are negociants-vignerons where they work closely with growers and purchase fruit before harvest. Saint Cosme is exceptionally located at the crossing of two geological faults, which is very rare; this gives the site an extraordinary diversity of soils. The microclimate is cool and late ripening. The Saint Cosme’s Chapel, located in the heart of their estate vineyard in Gigondas is a pure example of roman art; built at the XI and XII century it exemplifies purity, balance and beauty and gives an intense and special atmosphere to the vineyard. Louis Barruol carries out the work “à la main”. They practice organic viticulture and strive to make wines which express their terroir with purity and personality; they are balanced wines with a great ability to age.
Red Wine
750ml
2023
France
Rhone
Cotes-du-Rhone
Syrah
OrganicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Organic are either organic certified or organic practicing. Learn More
14%
BBQPasta DishesPork
Yes
Martini & Rossi is the leading brand of vermouth in the world. Established in 1863, the company soon became dominated by business man, Alessandro Martini and winemaker, Luigi Rossi and it’s name was officially “Martini & Rossi” by 1879.
Fortified
Vermouth
1000ml
Italy
Piedmont
Torino
CitrusFloralherbal
Martini Spritz
Wine Glass
15%
Brewery Verhaeghe is the brewery that produces Duchesse de Bourgogne. They are a small family-owned brewery in the southwest of West Flanders, Belgium. The history of the brewery dates back to 1885.
The Verhaeghe brewery follows one simple rule: do a little less, but do it better. At home in Belgium but also across the globe, beer consumers tend to gravitate more and more towards high quality, unique beers. The flagship beer ‘Duchesse de Bourgogne’ is living proof of this philosophy. This popular red-brown west-flemish ale is brewed according to traditional wild yeast fermentation that this region in Belgium is famous for and additionally matured in oak casks for 8-18 months to ensure the unmistakable full flavour of ‘the Duchesse’.
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Amber BeerSour Beer
Flanders RedInoculated with souring bacteria then aged in large white oak barrels for months and/or years to produce an elegant, wine-like style of beer. Learn More
Belgium
Vichte
Bourgogne
330ml
6.2%
ComplexDark ChocolateTart
Southwest of Brussels, in the quiet Belgian town of Vlezenbeek, the Lindemans family has been farming and homebrewing as long as anyone can remember. Commercial brewing started in 1822.
Lambic, or spontaneously fermented beers, are the beers of this region and are among the world’s rarest: they are the only beers fermented via wild, airborne yeast – no yeast is added by the brewers. Lambics come only from the Senne River valley, near Brussels – a region about 15 by 75 miles in size. The unusual, demanding, and unique flavors that come from multiple yeast strains are unmatched in the world of beer.
Spontaneous Fermentation
Lambic
Gueuze LambicSpontaneously fermented with bacterial and yeast-derived sourness, sometimes including acetic flavours; characterized by blending old and new lambics that re-ferment in the bottle. Learn More
Belgium
Flemish Brabant
Vlezenbeek
750ml
6.0%
ComplexEarthyFunky