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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.95
12 bottles: $37.19
Grillo as a synthesis of Nino's experience, from four different vineyards, planted 1975 to 2009, harvested in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.95
12 bottles: $29.35
Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.40
12 bottles: $25.87
Bright, deep ruby color tinged with purple. Intense bouquet on the nose, with violet and spicy notes. On the palate...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.75
12 bottles: $15.44
COLOR: Pale straw yellow. NOSE: Intense and rich with hints of golden apple followed by sensations of tropical...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.95
12 bottles: $18.57
100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.25
A fine and persistent wine, with notes of fruit and citrus. A dry and balanced flavor, of intense persistence.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.35
Sliced lemons, freshly cut grass, citrus blossom and crushed stones on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and pure with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Brilliant straw yellow, on the nose SurSur offers a fresh bouquet with notes of white fleshed fruit (peach and plum)...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish hue. With citrus and floral notes, this wine made from Grillo envelops the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.39
12 bottles: $21.94
Grillo is the indigenous white grape variety that has been the subject of the greatest interest in recent times, due...
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.65
12 bottles: $14.36
Located at 600m above sea level, these vineyards are more suitable for the production of white grapes, such as the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.93
Clear yellow colour with green reflections; on the nose after a first dash of a sea breeze, the primary varietal...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Golden straw color with bright yellow hues. Layered aromas burst from the glass, including white peaches, white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $14.95
It is a sunny and fascinating wine with the intense aromatic charge of its aromas of white pulp fruit. The hilly...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.89 $21.59
The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin. They are sandy and loose soils. The presence...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
6 bottles: $19.55
An ancient grape variety, a cross between Moscato and Catarratto, results in a wine with a concentrated and complex...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.40
12 bottles: $19.38
• 10–15 year old vines of Grillo grown in yellow sandy-clay soils that enhance the freshness and aromas of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
• 10–15 year old vines of Grillo grown in yellow sandy-clay soils that enhance the freshness and aromas of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $11.51
12 bottles: $11.28

Bonarda Grillo Japanese Whiskey Italy

Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.

The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.

While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.