New Wine & Spirits Brands Now Available in Florida -May 2020 | LibDib

LibDib has been distributing products in Florida for less than a year. In that short period of time, we’ve built up an impressive store full of innovative wine and spirits brands, including several from local Florida distilleries. We also have some incredible bottles  from Alabama, Mississippi, New York, California wine country, and other regions. 

Florida restaurants, bars or retailers: check out the wines and spirits LibDib has to offer in the Sunshine State. Small batch, family-owned and local!

Wines:

Anarchist Wine Co. - This wine company gives a nod to misfits, rebels and troublemakers— those who see things differently. Anarchist blends varietals that are not usually used together in the traditional wine landscape. They carry this mission throughout their wine from quality to imagery. Their signature? Dramatic labels and great wines. 

Anarchist’s wines now in Florida via LibDib:

• 2019 Rose Against the Machine
• 2018 The Anarchist White Blend
• 2014 Conspiracy Theory Red Blend
• 2014 The Philosopher Red Blend

Clif Family Winery - Based in the Napa Valley, Clif Family crafts unique, regional wine and foods using practices that care for the earth and that support growers. In 1992, the founders started Clif Bar & Company, driven by their passion for food and adventure. In 1997, they moved with their family to the Napa Valley and soon developed a love of winemaking and a deeper commitment to sustainability and farming. Today, Clif Family sources fruit from some of the best vineyards in the Napa Valley and Mendocino appellations. They’re committed to  working with growers that have demonstrated a commitment to the environment and sustainable farming of their land. 

Clif Family Wines now in Florida via LibDib:

• 2017 Napa Valley Petite Sirah
• 2017 North Coast Grenache
• 2018 Rte Blanc Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
• 2016 Estate Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
• 2018 Napa Valley Viognier
• 2019 MendocinoRosé of Grenache
• 2018 Anderson Valley Gewurztraminer
• 2017 Gary's Improv Howell Mountain Zinfandel

Hersly Wines - Handcrafted in the Napa Valley, Hersly produces high quality wines, limited in production. After seeing great success in New York, Hersly recently began selling their exclusive wines on LIbDib. 

Hersly wines now in Florida include:

• 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley
• 2015 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

St. Stephen Organic Vineyards - These wines come from the Colchagua Valley, which was named “World’s Best Wine Region” by Wine Enthusiast magazine. St. Stephen’s grapes are grown 100% organically. They use no preservatives, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides or other toxicants, and focus on sustainable agricultural methods. This results in a stronger vineyard, a more robust terroir, better grapes and a healthier, superior tasting wine. Their wine-making process is artisanal, deliberate and flexible. Proceeds from every bottle goes to organizations committed to protecting our planet, expanding national parks and wildlife refuges, reducing pollution, defending our oceans, moving beyond fossil fuels, reducing plastic consumption, and slowing climate change. 

St Stephen’s wines available in Florida: 

• 2017 Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva
• 2016 Organic Malbec Reserva
• 2017 Organic Carmenere Reserva

WildAire Cellars - WildAire’s first year of production was approximately 70 cases of wine and they have now grown to 1,000 cases. Their winemaking philosophy is to start with beautiful fruit from some of Oregon’s premier vineyards and then gently guide the grapes through the fermentation. WildAire’s small size allows them to pay careful attention to every detail of the winemaking process. By constantly tasting and evaluating the wines during their lifespan in barrel ensures that the wine is absolutely the best that it can be. All of their wines are aged in French Oak barrels with about twenty to sixty percent of them new for each vintage.

WildAire’s wines now available in Florida:

• 2017 WildAire Yates Conwill Vineyard Pinot Noir
• 2016 WildAire Fairsing Vineyard
• 2016 WildAire Timothy Pinot Noir
• 2015 WildAire Open Claim Vineyard Chardonnay
• 2018 WildAire Norma Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley

Spirits:

Bimini gins now available in Florida:

• Bimini Barrel Reserve No. 1
• Bimini Gin
• Bimini Overproof

Erstwhile Mezcal - A mezcal importer based in Brooklyn, New York and Oaxaca, Erstwhile takes mezcal extremely seriously. They specialize in artisanal and ancestral mezcal and partner with independent family businesses in Oaxaca, Mexico. They seek mezcaleros who are interested in exporting out of Mexico, but do not have the means to do so on their own. On the back label of every Erstwhile bottle is a full disclosure of where you can find the partner producer. Their products showcase the variety of mezcal’s infinite nuances: different agave species, different flavor profiles, different producers, different production methods, etc. 

Erstwhile is a business owned and operated by women. They support fellow women in mezcal production and all aspects of the mezcal/wine & spirits industry whenever possible.

Erstwhile Mezcal now available in Florida:

• Erstwhile Mezcal Arroqueño
• Erstwhile Mezcal Henequén
• Erstwhile Mezcal Tepeztate-Tobalá Ensamble
• Erstwhile Mezcal Tobalá

John Emerald Distillery - John Emerald Distilling was founded by father and son team John and Jimmy Sharp in 2014. Each product is named for a different ancestor in the Sharp family. They started with their Alabama Single Malt Whiskey which took their Scotish roots and melded it with American and Alabama traditions. As the distillery took shape, opportunities for other products presented themselves. They began making rum utilizing locally grown sugarcane and gin using wild foraged juniper berries. New experimental products continue to emerge, like Muscadine Brandy, and Malted Rye Whiskey.