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750ml
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$17.99
A joint-project between Languedoc wine maestro, Gerard Bertrand and Jon Bon Jovi and his son, Jesse, this rosé is...
1.5Ltr
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$54.36
6 bottles:
$40.01
This offers a fresh burst of cherry and red berry flavors, with an attractive rose perfume and a chalky mineral...
375ml
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$13.69
$15.21
12 bottles:
$10.76
This offers a fresh burst of cherry and red berry flavors, with an attractive rose perfume and a chalky mineral...
750ml
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$15.93
$16.66
12 bottles:
$15.83
This offers a fresh burst of cherry and red berry flavors, with an attractive rose perfume and a chalky mineral...
750ml
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$17.56
$18.48
12 bottles:
$12.36
Pale pink coralish color, expressive nose with fresh red fruits and yellow fruits peach and a citrus touch. The...
750ml
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$20.95
$23.28
12 bottles:
$15.83
Delicate Flavors of red fruit and lemon, and a subtle note of tropical fruits on the finish. Its bright, refreshing...
750ml
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$23.90
12 bottles:
$19.55
This cuvée is endowed with a beautiful yellow colour with light golden reflections The nose, fresh and intense,...
1.5Ltr
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$44.60
$49.56
6 bottles:
$34.29
This wine is energetic, with intense acidity. The palate offers fresh ripe citrus and pear with floral notes. Its...
375ml
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$11.35
$12.61
12 bottles:
$10.47
Shows good concentration and freshness, with alluring spiced peach, blueberry and watermelon flavors revealing nice...
750ml
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$22.29
$24.77
12 bottles:
$19.66
Shows good concentration and freshness, with alluring spiced peach, blueberry and watermelon flavors revealing nice...
750ml
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$21.55
$23.88
12 bottles:
$21.12
A bright-pink color, the bouquet offers aromas of strawberry and cherry, with hints of cassis. Offering up a creamy...
750ml
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$21.49
$23.88
12 bottles:
$17.52
An elegant color, this bottling opens with notes of lavender and pear aromas. The palate is beautifully complex with...
1.5Ltr
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$25.94
6 bottles:
$25.42
Always one of the first rosés to hit the market, this traditional S. Rhone blend comes from 25-50 year old vines...
750ml
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$10.94
12 bottles:
$10.72
Always one of the first rosés to hit the market, this traditional S. Rhone blend comes from 25-50 year old vines...
750ml
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$22.44
12 bottles:
$21.66
A genuine rosé sparkling wine – it could almost be a fruit juice – delights the palate with lively fine bubbles,...
750ml
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$17.50
12 bottles:
$17.15
Cinsault/Syrah. From certified-organic estate vines just northwest of the ancient city of Nîmes and just south of...
750ml
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$14.94
12 bottles:
$14.64
VillaViva is a luscious, aromatic nose of raspberries and strawberries. Fresh in the mouth with a well-balanced, full...
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Diving Into Hampton Water Rose 2018
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.57
A crowd-pleasing, easy-sipping rosé, with melon, white cherry and mineral notes, underscored by spice, grapefruit...
Grenache Chardonnay Rose / Blush France Languedoc Roussillon Languedoc
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
The French region of Languedoc Roussillon can claim to be amongst one of the oldest continuing wine regions in the world, with a history which stretches back to the ancient Greeks almost three thousand years ago. Today, Languedoc Roussillon is recognized as a region associated with fine wines made from many of the noble grapes, and with over 700,000 acres under vine, is a veritable powerhouse of viticulture which has helped shape the world of wines as we know it. Languedoc Roussillon is situated in the very south of France, and enjoys a fine, hot, Mediterranean climate which allows the vines there to reach full ripeness and provide reliable yields each year. Languedoc Roussillon today produces over a third of France's wines, and the bottles which leave the wineries of the region remain popular across the globe.