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89-91 The 2022 Vermentino The Bench is a rich, explosive white with plenty of California sunshine. Effusive floral...
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750ml
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Brothers Dario, the oenologist and Andrea, the agronomist, are responsible for more than 70ha of proprietary...
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750ml
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A different, fuller-weighted brood, boasting ample stone fruits, nutmeg and truffle. Savvy use of oak (tonneaux and...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.38 $20.40
12 bottles: $16.63
It is a Vermentino di Bolgheri, which is vinified in purity. Its name expresses the link between this Mediterranean...
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The salubrious flagship, crafted with a cordon cut technique to concentrate the fruit across a meld of three...
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750ml
Bottle: $28.95 $32.00
Vibrant and mineral, it's full of lemongrass, wax, seaweed and lemon candy with a peaty depth and hints of noble rot....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.93
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Energetic, mid-weighted Soave. Delicious drinking. Prosaic in the best sense, with attractive notes of garden herbs,...
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750ml
Bottle: $24.90
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A bright, zesty white, with lively hints of grapefruit zest and milled white pepper accenting peach, lentil and...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.94 $25.49
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Mongrana Bianco brings to the glass the fragrance of the summer air: warm and tangy aromas of fresh fruit, the scent...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.40
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• Blend of fruit from Las Brisas, Pigasus, and Reeve Estate blocks, sites that span from Carneros to Sonoma...
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750ml
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Fresh pears, green apples and hints of stones and jasmine to the nose. This is a medium-bodied and textured...
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Fresh aromas of lemongrass, citrus, pear and apple pith. Round and supple on the palate with a medium body and fresh,...
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Presents minerally chalk and salt notes that underscore ripe green apple, pink grapefruit granita and baked pineapple...
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A dainty vermentino, offering nicely perfumed, floral notes to the core of lemon zest and peel. Medium-bodied,...
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Colombard Garganega Vermentino 750ml

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

The Vermintino grape varietal has been grown in northern Italy for centuries, but is perhaps most closely associated with the island of Corsica, where it is the most widely planted grape varietal and is one of the key flagship grapes on the island. Thought to have originated in Spain, the Vermentino grape quickly spread to other countries, and is now found in many parts of Mediterranean Europe and the New World. The grape itself is prized by wineries due to the crispness of its acids, and the wide bouquet of refreshing flavors it carries. Most commonly, Vermentino is known for holding flavors of green apple and lime, and for having a relatively light body with a low alcohol content. As such, it makes a perfect match for a wide range of foods, and is particularly popular when paired with shellfish.