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750ml - Case of 6
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Intense yellow with highlights veering towards gold reflexes in color. Notes of fine tropical fruit with so, delicate...
750ml - Case of 12
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$26.89
Pale yellow in color with greenish highlights and a rich tropical bouquet. Medium bodied on the palate with a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.04
So pink, reflections veering towards salmon pink. Intense red berry and fruit compote aromas. Delicate but...
750ml
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$38.94
12 bottles:
$38.16
White spring flower, orange zest and bread crust aromas are front and center. The elegant, creamy palate offers...
750ml
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$29.94
$32.80
The NV Franciacorta Golf 1927 is composed mostly of Chardonnay with a dollop of Pinot Noir. It’s rich and floral...
750ml
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$64.79
6 bottles:
$64.00
The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
750ml
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$58.75
12 bottles:
$57.57
The sensual and georgic Pinot noir, of our vineyards seized by the woods, transfuses into the glass undergrowth notes...
750ml
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$27.85
$29.80
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$27.29
This is very dry and chalky with lemon-rind and dried-pear character. Medium-fine bubbles give form to the wine....
750ml
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$49.90
12 bottles:
$48.90
This rose is characterized by a soft pink color that turns over the years to old pink, by an exuberant foam and a...
750ml
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$42.75
12 bottles:
$41.90
The Bellavista La Scala Vendemmia Brut Franciacorta DOCG from Bellavista seduces with very fine ascending perlage in...
750ml
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$32.94
$33.60
Some bread dough and pie crust to the lightly cooked apples and hints of pear skins. It’s full-bodied with a round...
750ml
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$23.58
$26.20
Notes of sliced apples, ripe guava, bread dough, roasted almonds and custard. Medium-to full-bodied and...
750ml
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$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
Aromas of wild strawberry, orange rind, red apple skin, brioche and wildflowers pour from the glass. The fine and...
750ml
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$33.20
6 bottles:
$32.54
A fragrant wine, which immediately seduces you with its originality, presaging an exceptionally fresh taste. The...
750ml
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$67.94
$74.48
6 bottles:
$66.58
A very attractive Franciacorta that frames Thai desserts and Cornish pasties against a sea of lemons and limes....
750ml
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$36.08
6 bottles:
$28.80
Aromas of white spring flower and yellow apple come to the forefront along with a whiff of brioche on this radiant...
750ml
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$44.71
$49.68
6 bottles:
$41.60
Enticing aromas suggesting crushed mint, fennel seed and red woodland berries waft out of the glass. Silky and...
750ml
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$41.94
The NV Franciacorta Brut Nature (a blend of 70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Bianco and 10% Pinot Nero) is partially...
750ml
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$24.30
$27.00
Here's a lovely sparkling wine that offers a floral fragrance of white flowers and tropical fruit. The palate...
Cabernet Franc Champagne Blend Zinfandel Italy Lombardy Franciacorta 750ml
Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.
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.
The beautiful north westerly wine region of Lombardy in Italy is home to many of the country's most characterful and well respected wines, most of which are grown on the shores of the stunning Lake Garda. The lake itself plays a vitally important part of the region's viticulture, as the climate around the river is cooler than in surrounding areas, thus tempering the heat of the vineyards and allowing the vines which grow there to ripen more slowly. For centuries, Lombardy wines have been considered amongst the finest in Italy, and today, the wine industry of the region is doing very well indeed. With wineries in Lombardy utilizing a successful blend of traditional and modern techniques, they are continually producing wines which express the excellence of the terroir the vines are grown on, and which contain fascinating and unique flavors and aromas.