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Leuta 1,618 Merlot DOC Cortona comes from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona - Tuscany - IT -. The intrinsic...
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$18.43
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PALE STRAW WITH GREEN OVERTONES. INTENSE FLOWERY BOUQUET WITH COMPLEX FRUITY CHARACTER. FRESH, ELEGANT AND WELL...
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Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and macerated in open-topped wooden vats for 20 days without refrigeration....
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$46.50
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The powerful Quercegobbe Toscana from Petra comes into the glass with dense crimson. After the first swirl, this red...
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi boasts a microclimate well suited for lighter and fresher Verdicchio expression. Clay...
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi boasts a microclimate well suited for lighter and fresher Verdicchio expression. Clay...
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$137.99
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A red with focus and precision and beautifully ripe, polished tannins. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
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A classic Old World nose starts with tar, leather and pencil shavings before cranberry and blackberry notes emerge....
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The wine has the typical Merlot aroma of cherry, plum and Mediterranean spices accompanied by a gentle oak aroma....
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• 100% Verdicchio.
• Altitude: 250 meters above sea level.
• Soils composed of sandy tuft.
• Northwestern...
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• 100% Verdicchio.
• Vineyard located 250-260 meters above sea level.
• Sandy tuff soils with northeastern...
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Delicate and fresh notes of green apple, crunch stone fruit and lovely touches of vanilla aromas. Palate with define...
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750ml - Case of 12
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A ruby red color with violet hues. On the nose, fragrant aromas of wild berries and herbaceous notes of violet. So...
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Green olive and grilled rosemary notes show on the nose of this bright, medium- to full-bodied red, leading to a...
750ml - Case of 6
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An intense deep ruby red color with pomegranate hues. Ripe notes of marasca cherries, sweet tobacco, dark chocolate...
750ml
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Appearance: Ruby red with garnet tinges. Nose: A rich and powerful aroma that harmoniously combines typical...
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Color: Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections.
Taste: Intense, savory, bitter note in the finish.
Pairings: Aged...
Merlot Verdicchio Israel Italy
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
Since biblical times, Israel has been an important production center for wine, and continues to be so to this day. All over Israel, the Mediterranean climate the country enjoys ensures that grapes grow to full ripeness, and the vineyards are helped considerably by the mineral rich limestone soils which typify the geology of the wine regions. Interestingly, in Israel, up to fifteen percent of all wine production today is used for sacramental purposes, and the vast majority of the wines produced there are made in accordance to Jewish kosher laws. Israel is split into five major wine producing regions; Galil, The Judean Hills, Shimshon, The Negev, and the Sharon Plain, and in recent years the wine industry of Israel has brought over twenty five million dollars per annum to the Israeli economy.
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.