and other red varieties gives the wine a structural backbone and aromatic complexity that straightforward varietal Merlots at this tier often lack

Landy XO also performs well in refined cocktails:

Absolutely — its clean fruit flavors

The wine matures for 10 to 15 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels

Herb-crusted lamb rack echoes the garrigue notes

Pinckney Bend Corn Whiskey 750ML sparkling-wines and other red varieties givesPinckney Bend Corn Whiskey 750ML is a pot distilled, unaged whiskey made from 100% locally sourced Missouri corn in a 750ml bottle. This small batch release earned a Gold Medal at the 2013 San Francisco International Wine & Spirits Competition notably the only American distillery to take gold in the unaged whiskey category that year. Built around an unusual grain source and deep aquifer water, it stands apart from the growing crowd of white whiskeys.