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750ml - Case of 6
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$212.11
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the...
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Argiolas Isola Dei Nuraghi IGT Turriga 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$163.54
The 2005 Isola dei Nuraghi Turriga is incredibly primary at this stage. This dark, textured Turriga reveals...
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.95
750ml - Case of 6
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$187.00
From Giulio Salvioni’s La Cerbaiola estate, the 2009 Brunello di Montalcino is a fantastic wine with an impressive...
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Bellaria Brunello Di Montalcino Assunto 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$44.78
A wine with a plenty of fruit and an attractive tannin mouth feel. Full and chewy.
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$367.83
The 2005 Barbaresco Santo Stefano is striking in its beauty. This firm, structured wine bursts from the glass with...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$238.85
Red garnet in color. Intense and fine aromas of fresh red fruit. The palate presents good freshness, excellent...
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Castello Dei Rampolla D'alceo IGT 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$127.45
The 2009 d'Alceo comes across as much more classic in style and structure than the 2008. According to Luca di Napoli,...
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$191.42
The 2005 Sammarco is soft, silky and impeccable balanced. Still fresh and beautifully delineated, the 2005 possesses...
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Cayuse Vineyards Syrah 'En Cerise' 2009
750ml - Case of 3
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$190.45
Fermented in concrete, then aged in demi-muids, only around 20% of which were new, Baron’s 2009 Syrah En Cerise...
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Colgin Red Blend IX Estate 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$538.08
Phenomenal aromas and flavors of pure fruit with stones and rock. Turns to mint and eucalyptus. Full body, with...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$86.38
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$72.95
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
2005 2009 Italy United States 750ml Pre-Arrival
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.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.