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750ml
Bottle:
$22.48
12 bottles:
$22.03
Chopped apples, cream, lemons, flint and salted crackers. Layered and smooth, with a creamy texture and medium to...
375ml
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$12.50
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone.
TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
750ml
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$17.91
12 bottles:
$17.55
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone.
TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
750ml
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$11.00
Subtle notes of apples, glazed lemons, honeysuckle and bakeries. Some spicy notes, too. Medium-bodied, creamy and...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.60
12 bottles:
$18.62
The 2022 Chardonnay Andritz entices with a vivid blend of crushed yellow apples, white flowers and sweet spice. This...
750ml
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$31.92
6 bottles:
$31.20
This harmonious white offers bright, buoyant acidity and fresh character to the aromas and flavors of orchard...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.20
A seductive bouquet of honeyed florals, almond custard, lemon curds and chamomile makes the 2022 Chardonnay Vie di...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.73
12 bottles:
$14.44
Straw-yellow with green highlights. Flowery (white flowers), fruity (green apple and citrus fruits). Dry, fresh,...
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Vie Di Romans Chardonnay Ciampagnis 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$47.95
The 2019 Chardonnay Ciampagnis is a gentle giant, as sweet spice and white flowers complement musky apple and pear....
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Vie Di Romans Chardonnay Cortesar Climat 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$96.28
The 2017 Chardonnay Cortesar is rich and expressive in the glass, with a classy mix of ripe peaches, sweet smoke and...
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Vie Di Romans Chardonnay Curie Climat 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$96.95
There's an attractive candied sweetness to the bouquet of the 2017 Chardonnay Curie as it blends ripe melon and...
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Vie Di Romans Chardonnay Glesie Climat 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$96.29
The 2017 Chardonnay Glesie is more savory and serious on the nose than the other I Climats. Dusty peach and sage...
Chardonnay Nebbiolo Vernaccia Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.