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Ochota Barrels The Green Room
The Ochota Barrels tale began on a surf trip, late 2000 along the Mexican west coast in a Volkswagen campervan. A final destination after traveling some of the world’s most amazing wine and surf regions, Taras and Amber Ochota conceived the idea to make beautiful holistic wines back home in South Australia.
After a mis-spent youth playing a rickenbakker bass in various punk bands, Taras became an Oenology graduate from Adelaide University, developing his craft in numerous vineyards and cellars around the world to then settle with Amber on 9.6 steep gorgeous acres tucked away, deep in the Basket Range of the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Before this Taras worked as the European Flying Winemaker Consultant, concentrating on the Italian regions, Puglia, Abruzzo Sicily and further, for a Swedish wine importing company .
They take a holistic approach in the vineyard, the small biodynamic producers they met in the south of France have been a huge influence. A hands-off, minimum-intervention approach to winemaking: picking early to maintain natural acidity, ferments using indigenous yeasts, whole-bunch pressing the whites, whole-bunch fermentation and longer maceration for the reds. Texture is an important focus, mouth-feel is created via time on skins and batonnage. Aging is in old French oak, just a touch of sulphur is used at bottling. The wines are mouthwatering, they have a compelling energy and nervous tension. In Taras’ own words “We just want to produce something delicious and gorgeous for all of us to enjoy with none of the nasties and more of the love”. Taras Ochota died suddenly in 2020 from an autoimmune disease. His wife Amber and the Ochota team are continuing the project.
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2022
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Country
Australia
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Region
South Australia
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Sub-Region
McLaren Vale
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Grape
GrenacheShiraz
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Farming Method
BiodynamicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Biodynamic are either biodynamic certified or biodynamic practicing. Learn More
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ABV
11.2%
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Food Pairing
BBQLambRoast meats
Ochota Barrels Fugazi
After travelling around the world’s best wine (and surf) regions, Taras and Amber Ochota decided they wanted to make premium wine, back home in South Australia. Initially, Grenache from Mclaren Vale and Syrah from Barossa Valley were the main goals, with a focus on small batch, single vineyard wines. Since then, the Ochotas now dabble in several different varietals in interesting, older plots throughout Adelaide Hills.
Throughout their travels of France, smaller, biodynamic producers left a big impression of them, influencing their wine-making- something that can still be seen today; hands-off, minimum-intervention, picking early to maintain natural acidity, ferments using indigenous yeasts, whole-bunch pressing the whites, whole-bunch fermentation and longer maceration for the reds. “A holistic approach from autumn to autumn in the vineyard, with the philosophy of going back to basics to create something delicious and unique with mother nature.” – Taras & Amber Ochota
Taras Ochota died suddenly in 2020. He was a huge talent, a friend to many and will be sorely missed. His wife Amber and the Ochota team are continuing the project.
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2022
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Country
Australia
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Region
South Australia
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Sub-Region
McLaren Vale
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Grape
Grenache
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Food Pairing
CassouletBBQRoast meats
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Farming Method
BiodynamicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Biodynamic are either biodynamic certified or biodynamic practicing. Learn More
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Vegan Friendly
Yes
Don Julio Reposado
Founder Don Julio Gonzalez started working at his uncle’s distillery at the age of seven and purchased his first distillery at the age of 17 in 1942. Don Julio’s tequila is produced at La Primavera distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. Don Julio Tequila is widely respected for its horticultural practices that allow for soil replenishment through crop rotations.
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Spirit Type
Agave Spirit
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Spirit Category
Tequila Reposado
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Size
750ml
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Country
Mexico
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Region
Jalisco
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Sub-Region
Atotonilco el Alto
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Tasting Notes
honeyVanillaWood
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Cocktail
Tequila Sunset Learn More
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Glassware
Double Rocks Glass
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ABV
38%
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado
Jose María Guadalupe de Cuervo began to commercially produce his mezcal wine spirit based upon an official permit from the King of Spain. By 1812, he had established La Rojena, the distillery which to this day still produces Jose Cuervo Tequila. By 1844, Jose Cuervo Tequila was being distributed within Mexico, and in 1873 the earliest known documented export of the Tequila outside of Mexico occurred when 3 bottles of Jose Cuervo were transported across the United States border by donkey. Those exports have continued (although no longer by donkey), and now the Jose Cuervo brand is the best-selling tequila brand in the entire world.
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Spirit Type
Agave Spirit
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Spirit Category
Tequila Reposado
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Size
750ml
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Country
Mexico
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Region
Jalisco
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Sub-Region
Tequila
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Tasting Notes
AgavePepperVanilla
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Cocktail
Tequila Sunrise
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Glassware
Collins Glass
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ABV
40%
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver
Jose María Guadalupe de Cuervo began to commercially produce his mezcal wine spirit based upon an official permit from the King of Spain. By 1812, he had established La Rojena, the distillery which to this day still produces Jose Cuervo Tequila. By 1844, Jose Cuervo Tequila was being distributed within Mexico, and in 1873 the earliest known documented export of the Tequila outside of Mexico occurred when 3 bottles of Jose Cuervo were transported across the United States border by donkey. Those exports have continued (although no longer by donkey), and now the Jose Cuervo brand is the best-selling tequila brand in the entire world.
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Spirit Type
Agave Spirit
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Spirit Category
Tequila Blanco
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Size
750ml
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Country
Mexico
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Region
Jalisco
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Sub-Region
Tequila
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Tasting Notes
AgaveCitrusclean
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Cocktail
MargaritaThis version of the famous cocktail utilizes triple sec + agave syrup to balance out the tart lime flavour. Yum! Learn More
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Glassware
Double Rocks Glass
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ABV
40%
Luxardo Maraschino
Luxardo is a family-owned company founded in Zara, a port city on the Dalmatian coast of what is now Croatia. Girolamo Luxardo, a Genovese businessman, and his wife, Maria Canevari, moved to Zara in 1817. It was Maria who began perfecting “rosolio maraschino,” a liqueur produced in Dalmatian convents since medieval times from special maraschino cherries. In 1913, Michelangelo Luxardo built the most modern and massive distillery in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but it was destroyed in World War II by Anglo-American bombings. Only one member of the fourth generation, Giorgio Luxardo, survived the World War II invasion and fled to Italy. Escaping with only a cherry sapling, Giorgio crossed the Adriatic Sea to the Veneto region of northeast Italy and reconnected with a colleague who had saved the Luxardo recipe book. Armed with the surviving tools and a desire to reestablish his family’s legacy, Giorgio chose the small Veneto city of Torreglia to rebuild the distillery in 1946. At this new home, Luxardo restored its extensive product line of Italian liqueurs and continued to export the products to markets around the world. Luxardo continues to produce Maraschino to Maria Canevari’s original recipe, as it was written down in 1821. Today, Luxardo is operated by Franco Luxardo of the family’s fifth generation, along with members of the sixth.
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Spirit Type
Liqueur Learn More
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Spirit Category
Fruit Liqueur
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Size
750ml
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Country
Italy
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Region
Veneto
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Sub-Region
Torreglia
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Tasting Notes
EarthSpiceCherry
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Cocktail
Last Word
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Glassware
Coupe
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ABV
32%
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon
In 1987, Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray, both highly experienced wine professionals, wanted to realize their dream of producing Chilean wines a quantum-leap higher in quality than the standards of the time and were the first winery to officially make a premium wine with their 1987 Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1988, they joined up with the other two founders, Alfredo Vidaurre and Pedro Grand, who brought their own complementary skills and expertise to the venture. Montes is a pioneer in the Chilean wine industry and today produces a range of wines in various category levels, from entry level easy drinking wines to premium and ultra premium wines.
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2019
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Country
Chile
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Region
Central Valley
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Sub-Region
Colchagua
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Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More
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ABV
14.5%
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Food Pairing
BBQGameRed Meat
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Vegan Friendly
Yes
Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viognier
Established in 1978, Pine Ridge Vineyards produces classically proportioned, expressive wines that embody their history and distinct place of origin. Pine Ridge founder Gary Andrus, inspired by the illustrious wines of Bordeaux, believed in the Napa Valley’s potential to produce wines of similar stature. He planted the property’s original namesake vineyard on a steeply terraced hillside flanked by a dramatic ridgeline of pine trees in the Stags Leap District.
Gary’s pioneering efforts with this first vineyard were met with tremendous success as the Bordeaux varietals he planted thrived and produced wines of great distinction. In the following years, Pine Ridge continued to acquire exceptional vineyard sites across the region. Today, the Estate’s 200 acres span over five renowned Napa Valley appellations- Stags Leap District, Rutherford, Oakville, Carneros and Howell Mountain.
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Wine Type
White Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2022
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Country
USA
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Region
California
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Sub-Region
Napa Valley
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Grape
Chenin BlancViognier
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More
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ABV
11.7%
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Food Pairing
AperitifSeafoodSpicy Foods
Le Vigne di Zamo Pinot Grigio
The story of Le Vigne di Zamo dates back to 1924 when the family opened their Osteria di Manzano; many years later in 1978 the family purchased 5 hectares of vineyards and have since expanded their vineyard holdings to the 35 hectares it occupies today all the while producing iconic Friulian wines. The dedicated team at the winery crafts an array of world class white and red wines from indigenous grapes as well as international varietals. As of 2021 Zamo celebrated their first certified organic harvest.
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Wine Type
Rose Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2021
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Country
Italy
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Region
Veneto
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Sub-Region
Colli Orientali
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Grape
Pinot Grigio
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Farming Method
OrganicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Organic are either organic certified or organic practicing. Learn More
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ABV
14%
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Food Pairing
Cold SaladsSeafood