Cognac
BACKGROUND
From 1500 when the Dutch settlers arrived in France and bought plenty of wine but struggled to maintain their wine drinkable during their way back home decided to distil it. Wine merchant had the idea to double distil it and get high strength and most important save flavour when transporting it on ships. In 1715 Cognac Martell was founded by Jean Martell and started to become very popular in the UK however due to smuggling the French government decided to ship only bottles as opposed to barrels. In 2001 Cognac saw an explosion in sales from the Japanese market to the us. Today cognac has managed to keep after many obstacles its luxury status.
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YEARS (1971 - 2007)
REMY MARTIN
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YEARS (1964 - 2018)
COURVOISER
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WHISKEY 60% Alc. / Vol. (2015)
HARDY
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"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija, DeVyne Founder
American
BACKGROUND
American whiskey, the drink of choice for Americans since time began and bourbon has been the companion for Americans as they went through many phases in history of war, triumphs, and prohibition. Whiskey has lasted and added character to America’s history. 1791 in Virginia, whiskey began being to be brewed as a rye-based product. American whiskey saw the evolution of two brands: sour mash and bourbon. Sour mash remained firm to its roots in Tennessee. Between 1922 and 1933 the prohibition era prevented the production of all alcoholic drinks, permitting only the consumption prescribed by the doctor.
YEARS (1971 - 2007)
WILLWT DISTILLERY
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YEARS (1964 - 2018)
MICHTER
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WHISKEY 60% Alc. / Vol. (2015)
BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY
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"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija, DeVyne Founder
Scottish
BACKGROUND
The term whisky comes from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’ meaning ‘water of life’. It is believed that whisky has been distilled in Scotland for many centuries, with the earliest documented record of distilling of whisky in Scotland occurring in 1494. From 1800 producers Tommy Dewar, Johnnie Walker & James Chivas began to expand and export internationally and thus starting the legendary reputation of Scottish whiskies.
YEARS (1971 - 2007)
THE GLENLIVET
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YEARS (1964 - 2018)
THE BALVENIE
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WHISKEY 60% Alc. / Vol. (2015)
THE DALMOR
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"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija, DeVyne Founder
Japanese
BACKGROUND
The origins of Japanese whisky remain shrouded in mystery to this day; however, it is believed to have started in the 1850s as a side project for sake breweries. It wasn’t until 1923 when Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru created the iconic Yamazaki distillery, which has since led to Japanese whiskies gaining international acclaim and consistently being ranked amongst the best in the world. It was in late 2000 when Japanese whisky brands gained the attention from the international market honouring Nikka 10y Yoichi with “the best”.
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YEARS (1971 - 2007)
YAMAZAKI
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YEARS (1964 - 2018)
KARUIZAWA
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WHISKEY 60% Alc. / Vol. (2015)
HIBIKI
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"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija, DeVyne Founder
ARGENTINAN
BACKGROUND
During the colonial period the Spanish brought over to Argentina the first vines and planted in each region, for 300 years the wine production remained completely artisanal for almost 300 years and started to see its first industrial winery in 1820. Michel Aimé Pouget colled the ‘father of Malbec’ agriculture engineer hired by the Argentinean government to develop and expand the wine making industry, introducing French grapes varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Malbec.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - ABV - 14.5%
Viña Cobos Volturno
Viña Cobos founding partner and winemaker, Paul Hobbs, has worked since 1988 in the exploration of the different terroirs of Mendoza, looking for the most distinguished regions in Luján de Cuyo and the Valle de Uco. With the inaugural vintage of Cobos Malbec in 1999, Viña Cobos marked a milestone in viticulture, defying existing standards and firmly positioned Malbec and Argentina on the international wine scene.
Bordeaux Blend - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - MERLOT - ABV - 14.5%
Felipe Rutini
Founded by Felipe Rutini in 1885 Felipe Rutini became the first winery to plant vines in Uco Valley in 1925. Since then, the winery made many changes and in 2008 the new Rutini Wine facility construction began and is there where the three premium wines are produced Felipe Rutini, Apartado, Antología.
Bordeaux Blend - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - MERLOT - ABV - 14.5%
Catena Zapata - Estiba Reservada
The whole project of creating the perfect blend started in 1980 by selecting the best vineyards that will be suitable for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec. The grapes are individually selected after the fermentation the goes into small French barrels for 24 months. The winery went out with its first vintage Catena Zapata Estiba Reservada 1990.
"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija - DeVyne Co-Founder / Director
South African
BACKGROUND
The colonial era saw Europeans bring with them their multi-generation knowledge of viticulture. One of the area that benefited from this migration of knowledge was Cape Town with the Dutch settlers bringing their first vines in 1655. Winemaking in South Africa prospered until the disastrous Phylloxera to ruin all the vine roots, it took almost 40 years for the winemakers to cure the plants and restart the production. From 1994 wine exports have exploded, this because South African winemakers focused on the flavours and structure of their wines by limiting their production.
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BORDEAUX BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - ABV - 15.5%
De Toren - Book 17 XVII
Emil and Sonette den Dulk left Johannesburg in 1991 and established De Toren vineyard. De Toren is Dutch for “The Tower,” and the estate is named after a tower that stands high above the cellar. Their first wine a Bordeaux blend Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot called Book XVII made from the best vines selected by using high tech instruments including infrared aerial imaging detecting and helping the wine maker to identify the best vines.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - ABV - 14%
Tokara - Telos
Bought by Ferreira family and named after their kids Thomas and Kara, the family discovered that the farm was on one of the best wine-growing soil in South Africa. In 1999 they created one of the most stunning wineries in the Cape Winelands. Tokara produces incredible red wines however this young super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon wine Tokara Telos out with its first 2015 vintage followed by the 2016 and produced only 1000 bottles per year.
"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija - DeVyne Co-Founder / Director
CALIFORNIAN
BACKGROUND
The Spanish Franciscan Missionaries planting vines in the state starting with California. In the 1919 in the US was declared the sale of alcohol illegal, therefore many American families began to make their own wine at home. In 1976 California producers entered their wines in a blind tasting, comparing California wines with French. The judging panel was exclusively French, so it was a shock when the Californian wines were ranked the highest in both competition categories: Chardonnays and reds. The results of what became known as the Judgment of Paris were reported in Time Magazine.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
OPUS ONE
Opus One, one of the most well-known wineries in California and in the world. The union of Old and New World and the perfect merge of two legendary wine producers, Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild creating Opus One in 1980. Highly rated by critics every vintage is instantly sold out.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
Screaming Eagle
In 1986 Jean Phillips purchased the winery, it was a mixture of grape varieties. Jean decided to sell majority to local wineries and keeping a small plot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc vines. The first bottle of 1992 was released in 1995, the wine critic Robert Parker awarded the wine 99 points. In 2006 Stan Kroenke and Charles Banks bought the estate and since 2009 Stan Kroenke has been the only owner of the estate. The first vintage bottle of Sauvignon Blanc was 2010 making only few cases per year.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
HARLAN ESTATE
It started few years prior 1984, when Bill Harlen and Robert Mondavi went to Bordeaux and Burgundy getting the idea of First Growth wine. In 1987 Bill had his first harvest however the results were not what he expected, it was 1990 vintage to be released for the first time to the market, Harlen Estate became one of the best Californian wines. The vines are planted on the hill and growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
"CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU, GRAND CRU - A BOUQUET JUST WAITING TO BURST OUT. MARVELLOUSLY VIBRANT FRUIT ON THE PALATE. STUNNING IN ITS ABILITY TO FILL THE MOUTH WITH FLAVOUR."
Sazan Allija - DeVyne Co-Founder / Director
AUSTRALIAN
BACKGROUND
Australia began making wine over 200 years ago and becoming one of the top six wine producers in the world. Admiral Arthur Philip brought vines from England and after few attempts at wine making managed to successfully cultivate vines. Due to the influence of the Germans settlers in the Barossa Valley the focus of winemakers went into the production of Riesling, the hot climate contributed to early grape ripeness, with high levels of sugar and low levels of acidity having a high alcoholic wine. In 1986 the demand for Australian wine grew at unprecedented levels giving to winemakers the opportunity to focus on the on the quality and structure of their wines, this combined with tremendous marketing effort has firmly placed Australian among the great New World wine producer.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - ABV - 14.5%
PENFOLDS - BIN 407
In 1844 Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold established Penfolds winery. In 1907 Penfolds became the largest winery in South Australia under the management of Mary’s daughter Georgina. Was 1951 when Shiraz Penfolds Grange was released to the market. Despite the remarkable success penfolds never stopped to be innovative, in 2012 were released 12 handcrafted ampoules of the rare 2004 2004 Kalimna Block Cabernet Sauvignon and due to the number of bottles produces the value has increased drastically.
Shiraz - ABV - 15.5%
TORBRECK - 'The Laird'
Torbreck was founded in 1994 with the ambition to create one of the greatest wines in the world by using this incredible grape, Shiraz. The first vintage released is 2005, the grapes are handpicked in two separate moment and transported immediately to the winery after the fermentation the wine goes into new French oak barriques for 36 months. After 36 months the wine is bottled without using filtration methods and left for further 24 months before released, the beauty is that The Laird is produced only when the vintage is exceptional.
"Every now and then, in life and in wine, we are presented with unique opportunities to express ourselves and create something truly remarkable."
Sazan Allija - DeVyne Co-Founder / Director
Lebanese
BACKGROUND
Wine is derived from a Phoenician word describing the fermentation of grapes. Phoenicians perhaps didn’t invent the wine however they perfected viticulture and preservation in the ancient world by storing their wine inside amphoras. In 1857 Jesuit Monks planted grape vines at Chateau Ksara in the Bekaa Valley. These were Cinsault grapes brought over from Algeria. In 1930, Gaston Huchar founded Chateau Musar, Lebanon’s most famous winery.
GRAND CRU (2007)
Musigny
This was an outstanding year, where quality went hand in hand with quantity. 1982 Cheval Blanc is rich and complete. It is one of the finest vintages in the latter half of the 20th century.
The beautiful colour is medium-deep and showing some bricking on the rim. The nose is remarkably powerful, concentrated, and complex with an elegant succession of truffle, crème caramel, and prune aromas, as well as a slight smokiness. When swirled in the glass, the bouquet goes on to reveal roasted overtones of coffee, cocoa, and chocolate overlaying spice (cinnamon) and praline. The wine starts out smooth, fresh and rich on the palate. It is rich, concentrated, round, and sinewy on the palate, but also fluid and in no way heavy. The velvety tannin is accompanied by flavours of cedar and blackcurrant, accompanied by blackberry and raspberry jam nuances that go into a very long aftertaste. This wine seems virtually eternal and still has the attributes of its flamboyant youth.
GRAND CRU (1990)
Chambertin
This warm year with record dry weather was as favourable to Merlot as it was to Cabernet Franc. This immense wine is elegant and powerful, with a beautiful tannic texture and great length. It will long leave its mark on the history of Château Cheval Blanc.
Medium garnet color, bricked throughout, much sediment. Rich and sweet nose of baked pie of stone fruits and berries, with an enormous mix of mints, tobacco pouch, damp redwood, beef broth in there. On arrival, low tannin and delicately low acidity.
Les Vignots (2015)
Pommard “Les Vignots”
2015 was hot and dry at the beginning of the year and then cool during the ripening season. Due to the exceptional quality of the harvest throughout, there was no Petit Cheval produced in this vintage. The 2015 vintage wines are beautifully balanced and harmonious.
Deep, shiny, ruby red colour with violet hints. The nose is extraordinarily intense. A medley of fruit, flowers, spices and balsamic notes combines with a marked freshness resulting in a bouquet of rare complexity. The initial aromas are dominated by red fruits, raspberry, blackcurrant crush and subtle floral notes of lily and violet. A powerful, rich attack develops into a dense mid-palate enveloped in precise, clean, elegant, distinguished and persistent tannins. This wine is rich and full-bodied with an extremely long finish. Power, elegance and distinction combine to create a perfectly harmonious wine.