Hic! Wines & Spirits
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Celebrating 31 Days of German Riesling
What is it? Fans of German wine will already know that Riesling (pronounced reece-ling) makes some of the finest white wines on the planet. It is a noble grape variety that is grown in all of Germany's winemaking regions and it comes in a variety of different styles. What...
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Experince Private Shopping this Christmas at Hic!
**UPDATE - DECEMBER SHOPPING DATES NOW AVAILABLE** We are presently living in unprecedented times and consequently the normality of shopping this Christmas will likely test the patience of us all! You might think October is too soon to be thinking about festivities; however, their are many in the industry...
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Brash Higgins | World Class Minimal Intervention Wines
Brash Higgins is the alias of Brad Hickey, a Chicago native whose wanderlust took him around the world, developing a love of wine and food on the way. On returning to the United States he ended up in New York where following a stint as a food writer, he...
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Bashall Spirits | Preserving & Celebrating Heritage
Based in the idyllic village of Bashall Eaves in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley, Bashall Spirits has created a contemporary range of craft gins inspired by family recipe books that date back to the 1700s. Using these treasured hand-written Victorian and Georgian transcripts the family have been able to gain an insight...
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François Cotat | Sancerre 2018
François Cotat is one of a small number of brave, individual and idiosyncratic winemakers striving to create wines of character and individuality. Located in the western portion of the Sancerre appellation, Chavignol has a unique type of soil called, in French, “terres blanches.” The region is essentially a chalk plateau...
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Ron de Jeremy...For Adults Only!
Cheekily named after the most famous male adult entertainment star ever, the Ron de Jeremy rums are hand-crafted to a recipe created by another legend, 75 year-old Cuban master distiller Francisco ‘Don Pancho’ Fernandez, who has been directly responsible for the success of countless rum brands, including Havana Club....
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The Owl & The Dust Devil - Augmented Reality For Wine
Finca Decero is a single vineyard estate that was launched in 2008 and since when has gone on to achieve critical acclaim for its small, focussed portfolio of 5 high quality red wines. Decero, meaning ‘from scratch’ consists of one hundred hectares of vineyard newly planted in 2000 at 1050...
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What makes wine Organic?
Certified organic (CO) and practicing organic (PO) wine is produced from grapes grown in accordance with principles of organic farming, which typically excludes the use of artificial chemical fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. The process is audited by the recognised body in the wine producing country of origin, according...
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