Nutty Solera Oloroso Sherry
$23.99
This off-dry Oloroso is great value for the price. Walnut, spice, dried fruit and some earthy, meaty notes on the nose. The palate has some sweetness, but the tangy Sherry character balances it nicely and the raisin, mandarin orange, fig and leather notes linger on a long finish, according to Wine Access magazine.
Alvears Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927
$39.99
Alvear makes delicious sherry in the sunny region of Andalucia. This smooth, sweet wine is the result of the Pedro Ximenez grapes being left to dry under the sun on esparto-grass mats. Once the fermentation is over, the wine is placed in American oak casks, where it will age by means of the traditional method involving rows of casks known as the solera system begun by Alvear in 1927.
Lustau Fino Sherry Jarna
$38.99
This Fino Sherry from Lustau is made with the Palomino grape. It is aged for four years in casks with a layer of yeast on top called Flor, which keeps the aging sherry from oxidizing. 15% ABV.
From The Producer
"Pale straw colour with greenish reflections, bright and clean. This is a Jerez style Fino: fresh, mineral and pungent on the nose with almonds and bakery notes. Dry and crisp on the palate, yet rich and with a full finish.
Aged under a veil of yeast, called “flor”, in Bodega Las Cruces in Jerez de la Frontera. The inland climate in the town of Jerez de la Frontera provides a more rounded and fuller style of wine."
Lustau Vermut Rose
$38.99
Emilio Lustau is one of the most respected names in Sherry. The began life in the 1940's and eveolved to beome one of the most innovative companies in Jerez. The 80’s were an amazingly prosperous decade where the collection of Lustau wines developed greatly: the Solera Familiar range took shape, the first Almacenista bottlings and concept emerged (1981) and Lustau started to age the Vintage Series (1989).In 1988 Lustau took another innovative step by introducing a new bottle design for its wines. The elegant, dark bottle with sloping shoulders is exclusive to the company, distinguishing Lustau from the other Jerez wineries.
Bodegas Baron Manzanilla
$41.99
Bottled at 15% ABV, this Manzanilla Sherry is aged for an average of 10 years before bottling.
From The Producer
"This wine comes from the ‘Palomino’ variety, obtained by gentle pressure and subjected to complete fermentation. It’s 15% alcohol volumen obtained by biological aging must be undertaken in full in wineries located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Being a product called “pasada en rama” combines two attributes, one of them the freshness of a product twinned with his barrel and a finesse and elegance of its pre-oxidative balance. The very special microclimate of our winery located at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, provides the development of the ‘velo de flor’ which provides its peculiar organoleptic characteristics. This biological aging continues for a period of three to four years in American oak barrels using the traditional ‘criaderas’ and solera system."
Lustau Palo Cortado Sherry
$50.99
This Palo Cortado Sherry for Lustau has an average age of 12 years and is bottled at 19% ABV.
From The Producer
"This exceptional sherry brings together the finesse and delicacy of an Amontillado with the richness and body of an Oloroso. An extremely versatile wine. Aged for 12 years in Bodega la Emperatriz Eugenia in Jerez de la Frontera."
Fernando de Castilla Antique Oloroso
$43.99
The Fernando de Castilla winery occupies a series of historic cellars in the center of Jerez. In that stillness, silence and darkness, they age their authentic oenological treasures. Legendary wines, brandies and vinegars have been recognized, valued and awarded all over the world since 1837. Pure bottled poetry.
For fun, this is how Google translated the info from the wineries website:
Smelly Antique E40,90 . Oxidative aging wine of the 100% pigeon variety.
We sense a Monty Python sketch in there somewhere.
Gruber Riesling Eiswein 375ml
$52.99
Since 2013, Gruber has been using organic methods to cultivate the various plots of land in their winery. They do it out of conviction, not because it is in fashion. The extra work it demands (and less yield) reimburses them with more identity and character in our wines: Allowing nature to take the reins, they promote the self-healing powers of the vines to support the most valuable resources – the soils of their vineyards in Röschitz.
Red Stone Cabernet Icewine
$39.99
After realizing the potential of winemaking in Niagara, owner Moray Tawse purchased his first vineyard in 2001. In 2005 he opened Tawse, the winery that bears his family name. He then secured vineyards in his beloved Burgundy and his project with famed winemaker Pascal Marchand, Marchand Tawse was born.
Redstone is the newest addition to his portfolio and his second project on the Escarpment. “When you get an opportunity to get a terroir where the wine’s great, you buy another vineyard! ”, he confesses. When the former Thomas and Vaughan property came up for sale in 2009, it was an opportunity he simply couldn’t pass up.
Organic farming feeds the vines and controls diseases without the use of synthetic insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers. We strive to create a diversified balanced ecosystem that generates health and fertility from the vineyard itself. Healthy vines mean less need for outside substances to control diseases and promote growth.