Takamine 8 Year ZINFANDEL this whole cluster Carignan from

this whole cluster Carignan from Mendocino may be closer to Cru Beaujolais than Cali

Thanks to its unmanipulated winemaking

often complemented by lovely notes of fresh-baked bread followed by a vibrant palate

joyful Nouveau from Pierre-Marie Chermette

Serious malt production at this distillery did not begin until 1984

Takamine 8 Year ZINFANDEL this whole cluster Carignan fromTakamine Koji Whiskey is made with the patented Takamine Process, which uses an ancient Japanese mold, koji, to convert starches to sugars in a process similar to malting barley. Unlike malt whiskey where sugars are extracted in a warm water mash before yeast is introduced to start the fermentation, both the koji and yeast are active at the same time in a multiple parallel fermentation. This 100% barley ferment is then double distilled and aged in