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David Othenin-Girard
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2005 Haut-Brisson Reserve, St-Emilion
Review Date: 8-28-2009
The consummate sleeper, Haut Brisson Reserve over delivers regularly and astounds in a special vintage like '05. While, performing moderately well for the critics (92 pts RP), the wine has potential to develop great depth most likely beyond its peers at a similar price point. Please put this bottle away, it will reward you greatly if you are able to keep your hands off it for a solid half decade.
Price: $39.99 Add To Cart RP 92
2007 Les Roches Touraine Rouge
Review Date: 8-28-2009
Really fun little wine from one of my favorite regions. A perfectly balanced summer red showing very light tannins and impeccable acidity. Get this nice and cool and have it on the patio as the suns going down. Its fresh and vibrant with none of the stinkness that is sometimes associated with the Loire.
Price: $9.99 Add To Cart
2008 Château Viranel "Tradition" Saint Chinian Rosé
Review Date: 7-31-2009
Elegant and easy drinking. Deep rose colored, the Viranel rewards the adventerous. Having more body than some of its neighbors this is a great wine to pair up with food. Very nice value! Perfect for summer...
Price: $12.99 Add To Cart
Maraska Maraschino Liqueur 750ml
Review Date: 7-5-2009
This is a great little product coming out of Croatia that several in-the-know mixologists insist on having. Specifically, it posseses a touch more sweetness than its Italian counterpart, Luxardo (also extremely delicious), so you can afford to leave out some sugar in your Aviation or other Maraschino cocktail.
Price: $20.99 Add To Cart
2007 Margarett's Vineyard California Chardonnay
Review Date: 7-1-2009
Simple easy drinking chard. Apple, pear, and an afterthought of oak. Luckily, not flabby or fat, but not so far outside the category that you forget its chardonnay. Nice value.
Price: $7.99 Add To Cart
2007 Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc
Review Date: 7-1-2009
Thank intense governmental regulation for this one! Patient Cottat has one of the biggest names in Sancerre, but if you can't put the name on the bottle it makes it tough to command Sancerre prices. This Loire Valley Sauv Blanc is sourced from vineyards in and "around" Sancerre. "Around" is the key here because you won't see the S word mentioned anywhere on the bottle. Thanks to the AOC system, we get a Sancerre clone for at least half the price. Ultra-light bodied style, great apperitif or party wine. A wine designed to highlight the importance of substance over image.
Price: $10.99 Add To Cart
Antech "Emotion" Cremant de Limoux Rosé
Review Date: 6-19-2009
When you hear that the folks in Limoux believe themselves to be the creative force behind the "methode champagnois," one wonders how they could get away with such outrageous claims. Tasting something like this brings their argument some serious credibility. A beautiful light salmon color, and a very light mousse, this wine pours just like a rosé Champagne for a quarter of the price. Attractively packaged, a more elegant sparkling rosé for this price does not exist.
Price: $14.99 Add To Cart
Adami "Dei Casel" Extra Dry Valdobbiadene Prosecco (Was $16.99)
Review Date: 5-31-2009
Rich and vibrant. Intriguing florality on the nose and a surprisingly rich texture. Attractive, but not just more of the same.
Price: $12.99 Add To Cart
2007 Jean-Francois Merieau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
Review Date: 5-31-2009
Another solid wine from Merieau. Same Beautiful golden color as the 2006. If you close your eyes, it could easily be a top notch Sancerre. An AMAZING value for a wine that could easily fetch significantly more from Sauv Blanc lovers.
Price: $13.99 Add To Cart
2007 Monastero Suore Cistercensi "Rusticum" Lazio Bianco
Review Date: 5-31-2009
Wow...Wow is a huge understatement. This is one of the most interesting white wines I've tried in many many months. Vines tended by trappist nuns. I've never felt closer to god. Okay, maybe I've exaggerated a bit, but seriously this stuff is awesome. 15 days on the skins creates a strongly perfumed wine of exceptional weight. A structure that is inconceivable until experienced. Tannins! Definitely for the most adventerous of drinkers, this wine might change your life.
Price: $26.99 Add To Cart
2007 Villa Pillo Toscana Borgoforte
Review Date: 5-31-2009
This is a serious out performer! Trick your friends into think you are pouring them a $90 Super Tuscan. Evident, but elegant tannins. This wine will develope significantly in the next year and drink for several years to come.
Price: $11.99 Add To Cart
Noah's Mill Bourbon 750ml
Review Date: 8-22-2008
A 15-year-old small batch bourbon from Kentucky Bourbon Distillers. This elegant whiskey is complex, but not overpowering. Its soft yet distinctive aromatics range from citrus and stone fruit to forest, leather and smoke. A corn-driven front palate of caramel and toffee is followed by a pepper and spice finish owing to a significant amount of rye in the blend. For an over-proof (114.3-degree) bourbon, it is not at all hot.
Price: $54.99 Add To Cart
Rowan's Creek Bourbon 750ml
Review Date: 8-22-2008
Incredibly balanced, its zesty aromatics feature some surprising honeysuckle and jasmine notes. The mouthfeel is supple but not thick; there’s also a subdued sweetness with just a touch of pepper and no detectable heat. Attractively packaged and reasonably priced, something this good can’t last forever.
Price: $39.99 Add To Cart
Lillet Blanc 750ml
Review Date: 7-18-2008
This white wine-based aperitif was created in 1887 in Bordeaux and originally had a high quinine content (presumably to treat malaria). Quinine is synthesized from the Kina-Kina tree, hence the drink’s original name: Kina Lillet. The original recipe was made famous by Ian Fleming in Casino Royal as a key component in the infamous “James Bond Martini.” This blend of fruit liqueurs and fortified wine was originally marketed as a tonic of great medicinal quality. These days there’s a new, friendlier Lillet with less quinine and it still lends itself to making cocktails, like the famous Edith’s Fizz.
Price: $14.99 Add To Cart WE 90-  95
Don Fulano Plata Suave Tequila 750ml
Review Date: 7-6-2008
Extreme quality and depth. The foundation for one of the greatest lines of tequila. The agave fruit bursts from the glass. Using only the highest quality blue agave, Don Fulano Plata Suave sets the standard in tequila. Enjoy mixed, sip it straight, or shoot it for a truly outstanding experience.
Price: $54.99 Add To Cart
Domaine de Canton Ginger & Cognac Liqueur 750ml
Review Date: 6-18-2008
Popular with the French since colonial times, this Ginger Cognac Liqueur melds the subtle heat of baby Vietnamese ginger root with the depth of flavor of Grand Champagne Cognac. The addition of spices, honey, and Tunisian ginseng make for a magnificently complex handmade elixir without preservatives or colorants.
Price: $31.99 Add To Cart
St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 750ml
Review Date: 6-18-2008
A first-of-its-kind elderflower liqueur. Wild alpine blossoms are hand-harvested and macerated. Then, through a proprietary fermentation/distillation process the delicate aromatics are released from this wonderful gem, which has a supple but never syrupy texture.
Price: $31.99 Add To Cart

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1998 Bruichladdich Manzanilla Sherry Cask Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Was $99.99) ($89.99)

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2006 Clos Ste-Magdeleine Cassis Blanc ($21.99)

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2006 Domaine de la Noblaie "Les Chiens-Chiens" Chinon ($15.99)

2005 Domaine Des Girasols "Vieilles Vignes" Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rasteau ($18.99) ($12.99)

2007 Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Blanc ($19.99)

Emile Pernot Vieux Pontarlier 65 Absinthe 750ml ($69.99)

2007 Foxen "Ernesto Wickenden" Santa Maria Chenin Blanc ($19.99)

2004 Joel Gigou "Cuvee Clos St. Jacques" Jasnières ($18.99)

2007 Monastero Suore Cistercensi "Coenobium" Lazio Bianco ($19.99)

2007 Mönchhof Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese ($45 Elsewhere) ($29.99)

1993 Mortlach, 13 year old, Cask Strength, Gordon & Macphail 750ml ($99.99)

Old Pogue Master's Select Small Batch Bourbon 750ml ($48.99)

Old Weller Antique 107 proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml ($17.99)

2007 Pierre et Catherine Breton "Trinch!" Bourgueil ($16.99)

1997 Rhum JM Vieux Agricole Martinique 96 Proof 750ml ($99)

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2006 Richou "Les 4 Chemins" Anjou Rouge ($14.99)

Rittenhouse Rye 100 Proof, Bottled in Bond 750ml ($19.99)

Sheep Dip Blended Malt Scotch 750ml ($39.99)

St. George Spirits Absinthe Verte 750ml ($79.99)

Tequila Ocho Plata Tequila 750ml ($58.99)

Tequila Ocho Reposado Tequila 750ml ($68.99)

2004 Benanti Rovittello ($34.99)

2007 Cave de Rasteau "Dame Victoria" Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rasteau ($13.99)

Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambery 750ml ($13.99)

Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambery 375ml ($9.99)

Dolin Sweet Vermouth de Chambery 750ml ($13.99)

2007 Domaine de Chatenoy Menetou-Salon Blanc ($17.99)

2006 Domaine de Pallus "Les Pensées de Pallus" Chinon ($19.99)

2007 Domaine des Escaravailles "Les Sablieres" Côtes du Rhône ($12.99)

2006 Ferrero Rosso di Montalcino ($19.99)

2007 Jean-Francois Merieau Gamay de Touraine "Bois Jacou" (was$18) ($7.99)

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2004 Philippe Gilbert "Les Renardieres" Menetou-Salon Blanc ($31.99)

1995 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac ($119.99)