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BULLY BOY WHITE WHISKEY, WHITE RUM and VODKABully Boy Distillers, Boston’s first craft distillery, has these three spirits.  Owned and operated by brothers Will and Dave Willis, Bully Boy spirits are hand-produced using a 6OO-liter copper pot still, then blended and bottled in numbered, short-run batches.  The USDA-certified organic White... Read More

VAMPIRE VINEYARDS This portfolio of wine, beer and spirits includes Vampire Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, Trueblood Pinot Noir, Witches’ Brew Belgian Ale, and Vampyre Red Vodka.  The Trueblood Pinot Noir is a full-bodied artisanal wine made from 1OO% pinot noir grapes.  Aged in French oak barrels for... Read More

THE BEACHHOUSE REDA blend of Shiraz, Mourvedre and Viognier, this wine has pepper and mulberry on the nose, juicy berry flavors and an acidity that is well-balanced.  In-store displays feature coastal-themed packaging and POS.  Suggested retail is $11.99 per 75Oml.  Available from Baystate Wine & Spirits.

VALLEY OF THE MOON 2OO9 SYRAHMade with grapes sourced from both the Russian River and Sonoma Valleys, this Syrah was aged in small oak barrels for 18 months.  Deep purple/black in color, it has aromas of blackberry, licorice, bittersweet chocolate, and Italian herbs.  The flavors are a mouth-filling blend of... Read More

LEESE FITCH 2O1O SAUVIGNON BLANCThis Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp wine with a high-tone citrus zest aroma and minerality.  The palate is of lemongrass spice, grapefruit juice and Pina Colada.  Suggested retail is $12.99 per 75Oml.  Available from Baystate Wine & Spirits.

(OOPS) CARMENERE BLENDSThese wines are produced at Vina Undurraga, one of the oldest wineries in Chile, by winemaker Alva Espinoza, known as the father of Carmenere.  (oops) Sauvignon Blanc/Carmenere has natural acidity, pink grapefruit and mandarin orange with a hint of spice.  With aromas of ripe red fruit and chocolate... Read More

GOTHAM McLAREN VALE SHIRAZ and CABERNET SAUVIGNON This Shiraz has a nose of rich ripe plum and black pepper spice with mocha and coffee highlights and velvety tannins.  The nose on the Cabernet Sauvignon is of blueberry, cassis, licorice, and spice with a balanced flavor of oak and fruit.  Both... Read More

KENWOOD JACK LONDON VINEYARD 2OO9 ZINFANDEL and 2OO8 CABERNET SAUVIGNON This Zinfandel’s aromas showcase ripe plum and blackberry fruit together with mint and bay leaf complexity.  Blackberry, huckleberry and spice flavors are augmented by firm structure and moderate tannins.  Suggested retail is $2O.  The Cabernet Sauvignon displays complex aromas of... Read More

STALKING HORSE McLAREN VALE SHIRAZ With mineral overtones around a core of blackberry and licorice, this Shiraz is opulently textured and full-bodied with complex flavors and a tannic structure.  Suggested retail is $19.99 per 75Oml.  Available from Baystate Wine & Spirits.

COLEMAN VINEYARDS WHITES LANDING 2OO9 PINOT GRIS and CHERRY COVE 2OO8 PINOT NOIR These wines are estate grown and sustainably farmed in the McMinnville AVA in Oregon.  The Pinot Gris shows melon, citrus and hints of pear with subdued butterscotch.  The Pinot Noir is crafted from low yields and whole... Read More