Review: Ciroc White Grape
Ciroc White Grape was just launched. It is a Limited Edition release. It joins a year round flavored vodka lineup that now numbers eight. The vodka base is made from a blend of Ugni Blanc and Mauzac Blanc grapes. The juice is made into a wine. The wine is distilled four times in stainless column stills by Master Distiller Jean-Sebastien Robicquet at his 500 year old family owned Maison Villevert Distillery. A fifth distillation follows in a traditional custom copper pot still at Distillation de Chevanceaux in the South of France. The vodka base is then infused with a blend of white grape and other natural flavors. Read more 
Review: Gallant Vodka
Gallant Vodka recently arrived at Total Wine and More. With 193 stores in 23 states Total Wine and More is a significant force in the adult beverage market. While they stock all of the most popular brands they also have dozens of brands most shoppers may not have heard or seen before. Some of these brands come from small craft distillers and some come from large private label distilleries. Gallant Vodka is produced and bottled on the banks of the Charente by A De Fussigny. The distillery, A DE Fussigny, dates back to 1814. While this distillery is best know for crafting Cognac, they also distill vodka. One of these brands is Gallant, another is Summum Vodka. Gallant Vodka is made from French winter wheat, and pure Gensac spring water sourced from the Cognac region of France. After the spirit is distilled it is slow filtered for seven days to remove impurities. Read more
Review: Fair Quinoa Vodka
Fair Quinoa Vodka was launched in 2010 by company founder Alexandre Koiransky. The Fair Spirits Company also crafts a rum, gin, and several liqueurs. Fair Quinoa Vodka is the result of a two year joint research project between French Distillers and Andean farmers. Fair Quinoa Vodka is made from grain and organic quinoa grown at over 3000 meters above sea level in fertile volcanic soil in the Altiplano plateau of Bolivia. The Fair Spirits Company respect about 200 rules to make sure they pay farmers a fair price for their quinoa. The quinoa is shipped to the Cognac Region of France where Master Distiller Philip Laclie crafts this vodka. Read more
Review: Froggy B Vodka
Froggy B Vodka was introduced in the US in 2012. It was previously available in France. This is one of the dozen or more vodka varieties I only find at Total Wine and More locations. Froggy B Vodka is made by Maison Ferrand from the finest organic French winter wheat harvested in July at the peak of maturity. It is distilled six times with the final distillation in a tiny copper pot still in the heart of France. Organic sugar and pure spring water are blended before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Grey Goose Vodka
Grey Goose vodka was introduced in 1997. It is crafted by Francois Thibault a Cognac Maitre De Chai in France with soft winter wheat grown on farms in and around the fertile Picardy region of Northern France. The wheat is sent to a dedicated mill and distillery. After the wheat grain is fermented it is distilled once creating a high proof spirit using a five column continuous distillation process. It then travels south to Gensac La Pallue in the Cognac region of France. Pristine spring water that has been naturally filtered through 500 feet of Champaign limestone is blended with the vodka before it is filtered through cellulose and carbon. Each bottle is rinsed with Grey Goose vodka to ensure no liquid other than Grey Goose touches the inside of the bottle. Every batch of Grey Goose undergoes more than 550 daily quality control checks. Read more