Dominio de Tares Prieto Picudo `Estay`
$26.99
A terrific little treasure from Castilla y Leon. You may not remember the name of the grape, Prieto Picudo, but you will remember the delicious taste. Made from 100% old vine Prieto Picudo, this beauty is flying under the radar. With many of the same characteristics as Zinfandel, it opens with blackberry and cherry aromas. The taste is very smooth, quite fruit forward and very easy to drink. This tasty red will pair with spaghetti and meatballs or chicken parmigiana, or a backyard barbecue with friends. The finish is dry and long. Great wine, great price.
Dominio de Tares Baltos Bierzo Mencia
$27.99
You may not have heard of the Mencia grape before, but the critics certainly have! Baltos, made from 100% Mencia, has collected a ton of awards over the years. Wine Spectator calls it "one of Spain's best reds," giving it 90 points. (It ranked 67 out of the magazine's 100 best wines.) So, it's definitely not an unknown grape. This one is made from 40-year-old dry-farmed vines, and shows hints of violets and minerals. Fresh, elegant, clean and delicious.
Hennessy Paradis
$1,749.99
First released in 1979, Paradis is a super premium cognac that is a step above XO in terms of age, style and sophistication! 40%
Producer Description
"Hennessy Paradis is defined by its graceful character and immediately delights with its rich copper colour. It is a perfectly balanced blend, both voluptuous and round, and combines smoothness and strength with a silky texture. Naturally, it has a flavourful and deep, persistent finish.
"Hennessy Paradis was created by Maurice Fillioux in 1979 as a tribute to symphonic music. He compared the blend to ‘a symphonic orchestra’, as “classical music that takes you away and connects with your emotions.” The number of instruments in an orchestra is not necessarily a measure of its success, but rather the purity of sound it creates and the virtuosity of the conductor. The same is true for Hennessy Paradis, a union of exceptional eaux-de-vie selected for their individual qualities to work together to create a harmonious and graceful cognac."
Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo
$44.99
91 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate! The review: "The 2009 Crognolo is a beautiful, fleshy red. Dark black cherries, mint, flowers and minerals are woven together nicely in this fresh, delineated entry-level wine from Sette Ponti. The tannins remain a touch firm, so ideally the Crognolo should be cellared for an additional 6-12 months. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016."
Tullibardine 225 Sauternes
$71.99
This mini bottle was featured on Day 12 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can find the blog post on this here.
50ml / Mini bottles of the Tullibardine 225 can be found here
Tullibardine has three wood finishes, each of them starts with the Sovereign as a base and then uses a wine cask for finishing. For about 12 months, Tullibardine Sovereign has been finished off in Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes Casks, which are 225 litres in size.
Tullibardine located in the southern Highland town of Blackford, just north of Perth, was the first distillery built in Scotland after World War II. The distillery sits on the site of a series of breweries which date back more than 500 years. In 1488 King James IV, then aged 14, paid a visit to a brewery in Blackford to purchase beer for his coronation.
Tullibardine 228 Burgundy
$72.99
Like the other wood finishes in the Tullibardine core range, the 228 Burgundy finish was originally matured in American oak before finishing in 228L Burgundy barrels from Chateua Chassagne Montrachet.
Tullibardine located in the southern Highland town of Blackford, just north of Perth, was the first distillery built in Scotland after World War II. The distillery sits on the site of a series of breweries which date back more than 500 years. In 1488 King James IV, then aged 14, paid a visit to a brewery in Blackford to purchase beer for his coronation.
Distiller's Tasting Note: "This creates a delightful ruby colour to this whisky with vanilla, light chocolate flavours, a creamy richness and hints of red summer fruit."
Tullibardine 500 Sherry
$79.99
This Tullibardine was matured in American oak and matured for 12 months in Sherry Butts before bottling at 43%. It is one of the three wood finshes in the core Tullibardine range.
Tullibardine located in the southern Highland town of Blackford, just north of Perth, was the first distillery built in Scotland after World War II. The distillery sits on the site of a series of breweries which date back more than 500 years. In 1488 King James IV, then aged 14, paid a visit to a brewery in Blackford to purchase beer for his coronation.
Stiegl Grapefruit Radler Beer - Cans
$4.99
A blend of the Goldbrau and grapefruit. Pours a pale cloudy yellow with one thin finger of head, Nose of tart grapefruit & sweet pale malt. Fairly sweet pink grapefruit cocktail-like fruitiness with moderate fizzy carbonation. It finishes smooth and crisp, the tart fruit essence rounding things out.
Castarede Armagnac 1995
$132.99
If you are looking to gift somebody a birthyear bottle of something they can either drink now or hold onto as long as they want, Castarède Armagnac should be considered.
The Armagnac House Castarède was founded in 1832 and remains in the same family to this day. It is now headed by Florence Castarede, who is the sixth generation of the Castarède family in charge of the Armagnac house. Castarède has an impressive selection of vintages still available, with consecutive vintages from 2003 back to the 1890s.
The vineyards are in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac region and are planted with a variety of grapes: Folle Blache, Colombard and Saint-Emillion. Castarede Armagnacs then get aged in black oak barrels in the family's ancient cellars, before a little bit finds its way to Canada for fans like us!