Alois Lageder Dolomiti Pinot Grigio
$28.99
The Alois Lageder winery in Alto Adige comprises fifty-five hectares of the family's own vineyards, which are managed on the basis of biodynamic principles. Their roots go back to 1823 when the young craftsman Johann Lageder set himself up as a wine merchant in Bolzano. His successors started to produce their own wines and acquired a number of vineyards. Alois III, the great-grandson of the founder of the business, saw the variety of climate zones in Alto Adige as one of the region’s strengths and in 1934 purchased the Löwengang wine estate in Magrè, in the southern part of Alto Adige. Soon smaller winegrowers also began to supply him with grapes. When Alois III died unexpectedly in 1963, Alois IV was only 12 years old. His wife Christiane and his eldest daughter Wendelgard accordingly managed the inheritance on an interim basis. Then, since the middle of the 1970s, Alois IV - together with his sister and her husband and oenologist Luis von Dellemann – set about repositioning the winery with a strict focus on quality and innovative methods in the vineyard and cellar. Today, the 50-hectare family-owned vineyards are farmed biodynamically.
Quevedo Tawny Port
$28.99
This is the no-age stated Tawny Port from Quevedo.
Quevedo Port has been growing in popularity tremendously over the past three or four years, and for good reason. The family-owned and operated Port house releases its bottles with a slightly drier but also more approachable house style with plenty of finesse and complexity on offer.
Eleonore Moreau Chablis Magnum
$114.99
Eleonore Moreau's family had been farming grapes from their vineyards in Chablis since the 1980s and in 2011 she made the decision to produce their own wines rather than selling the fruit to other producers. There's a classic Chablis purity that runs through her wines, in part due to the Kimmeridgian limestone soils that are part of Chablis' claim to fame. Aged in stainless steel (without the influence of oak), the wines remain on their less for 12 - 18 months prior to bottling. The extended lees times lend them richness and complexity with the classic Chablis minerality at the forefront.
Fettercairn 12 Year Old
$95.99
We're creeping up on the bicentenary of the Fettercairn distillery. 2024 will mark the 200 year anniversary of Alexander Ramsay founding this Eastern Highland distillery that objectively offers up one of the most interesting and unique flavour profiles in Scotch Whisky. In fact, Angus McRaild (on behalf of Whiskyfun) a couple years back wrote "...cries out ‘Fettercairn’ with these notes of mud, cheese rind, steel wool, mechanical oils, farmyard and root vegetables. It doesn’t sound pleasant I know, but there’s plenty of charm to admire here." Don't even pretend you're not intrigued. Ex-Bourbon. 40%
Vallein Tercinier Lot 66 Cognac 49.7%
$459.99
1966 Petite Champagne Cognac from Vallein Tercinier. This 56 year old youngster came from French Oak Cask No 151. Only 287 bottles, bottled at 49.7% abv. Non chill-filtered and natural colour.
Vallein Tercinier 1990 Bons Bois Cognac
$239.99
This 1990 Vintage from Cognac producer extraordinaire Vallein Tercinier spent 31 years in French Oak Cask No 205 before being bottled in 2021. A very limited release of only 571 bottles, bottled at 42.9% abv. Non chill-filtered and natural colour.
Niepoort Drink Me Cool Pet-Nat 1L
$39.99
A pet nat (as in naturally sparkling due to living yeast cells at the time of bottling) that's an easy peasy slightly fizzy red wine perfect for casual fare or the back deck with a tray of tumblers and a mess of cured meats. Niepoort is best known as a producer of Port wine.
Kolonist Sukholymanske
$28.99
"Kolonist” represents Plachkov family’s pride, the result of their ongoing devotion and the expression of love and passion for the land and its generosity. The Plachkov family founded their own winery in 2005 in order to produce premium local wines.Kolonist winery is situated in a famous Ukrainian wine producing region – Danubian Bessarabia (the South of Odessa region), where viticulture has been established since the Greeks and the Thracians first discovered these fertile soils.
The importer of Kolonist donates all profits to the war relief funds.
Field House Peach Lemon Gold Sour
$5.21
This Golden Sour is light in colour but boasts huge amounts of Peaches, a touch of apricot and is accented with fresh lemon zest.