Westford Beverage expanded its portfolio to bring new offerings to the Connecticut market. While known for offering Argentina’s Mythic Wine line, several new domestic and imported brands are now available. Napa Valley-made Ultraviolet Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted by Winemaker Samantha Sheehan, named one of Food & Wine magazine’s “15 Women to Watch in Wine.” Ultraviolet sources its grapes from vineyards in St. Helena and Coombsville for a 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. The wine is aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak, 50% neutral French oak. Also new to the state is Delord Armagnac, in Napoleon and XO expressions. Delord has been crafting their award-winning, small-batch French brandies since 1893 through four generations from the Bas-Armagnac region. While in the shadow of Cognac for more than a century, hidden gems from Armagnac’s Delord can be found now locally. New from New Zealand is 2020 vintage Toi Toi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, which offers a crisp and flavorsome wine. Ready for the holidays, Pickering’s Gin from Edinburgh, Scotland, offers a six-pack of colorful baubles holding the small-batch gin, made from a 1947 recipe featuring nine Bombay botanicals.
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- Napa Valley California wine Ultraviolet offers a palate of blackberry compote with hints of blueberry, a chewy mouthfeel and an earthiness familiar of an old-world Bordeaux.
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- Delord Armagnac Napoleon is aged a minimum of 10 years, garnering 95 points from Wine Enthusiast for its flavors of sauteed butter, almond paste, nougat and dark honey. Delord Armagnac XO earned 97 points and a nod as one of the “Top 50” Spirits, aged a minimum of 15 years for balance of ripe fruit, wood and buttery orange pound cake, and a wealth of rancio.
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- Toi Toi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is pale straw in color and the 2020 vintage is fruity, with intense aromatic notes on the nose consisting of passionfruit, kiwi fruit, feijoa and musk characters, leading to a lively palate that is crisp and flavorsome.
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- Scottish import Pickering’s Gin is filled with full-bodied flavor and a bittersweet balance in a ready-for-the-holidays package.
