In a category increasingly crowded with celebrity-backed labels and marketing-driven releases

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

Hosting large gatherings where a crowd-friendly handle format is essential

It delivers succulent Morello cherry

Absolutely — its clean fruit flavors

Pinckney Bend Corn Whiskey 750ML sparkling-wines In a category increasingly crowdedPinckney 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.