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A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.88
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.30
Bruno Rocca's 2020 Barbera d'Alba offers terrific brightness to play off its red fleshed fruit. This mid-weight,...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $20.08
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Red wine made with grapes coming from some of our oldest vineyards in Agliano Terme. Suggested with cold cuts,...
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750ml
Bottle: $59.93
6 bottles: $58.73
A plush, modern style, this Barbera offers sweet, ripe plum, fig and toasty oak flavors. Remains fresh, with balance...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.44
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Lots of pleasant, fresh red berries here with a hint of red licorice adding interest. Medium-bodied with fresh...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.80
Intense ruby color. Free nose with notes of cherry and berries. Corresponding taste, full-bodied and balanced by...
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750ml
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750ml
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Rossore, 100% Barbera, was Fabrizio's first wine. The name refers to the red flush on one's cheeks after drinking it....
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750ml
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A perfumed, dark-fruited red with dried herbs and spices on offer. Full-bodied and round-textured with vivid acidity...
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750ml
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This wine balances high and bass-toned red and black fruit aromas and flavors, delivering a juicy yet tart sensation....
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750ml
Bottle: $44.94
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The fine aromas of lavender, spices and vanilla in Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore Miolera express a great deal of...
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This intense red exudes macerated cherry, kirsch and plum aromas and flavors. Shows firm tannins and a touch of heat...
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750ml
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750ml
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Medium-full-bodied and dry with black cherry and toasty aromas. Fruity and earthy with savory tannins and brisk acidity.
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750ml
Bottle: $46.00
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The Monterotondo is the Villa Sparina Cru obtained from rich, complex grapes from a historic, favourably exposed part...
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Bottle: $73.95
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $37.97
Intense ruby red colour with violet reflections. Intense winey bouquet recalling sour cherry and spices. Lively,...

Barbera Cortese 2020 Italy

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

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.