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Lightly chewy and fresh, this balanced, medium-bodied red has a subtle, pleasing toasty edge to the flavors of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$17.72
So and expressive, revealing a deep strong character. Well-tempered silky tannins with flawless fruit reminiscent of...
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$39.81
Creamy oak gives this a rather hedonistic feel to the blackberries with walnuts and some new leather. A hint of figs....
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Deep and impenetrable ruby red with a purple edge. Delightful nose with ripe scents of cherries, plums and...
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$14.94
Lots of pleasant, fresh red berries here with a hint of red licorice adding interest. Medium-bodied with fresh...
750ml - Case of 6
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$21.90
A round, lush version, displaying black cherry, plum and accents of violet and earth. Balanced and succulent, with...
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$23.60
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Clear, deep garnet with purplish highlight.
750ml
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$18.79
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Barbera d'Alba comes from the hilly areas around the city of Alba in Piemonte. Franco Amoroso Barbera d'Alba is rich...
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$17.09
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This has aromas of nutmeg, chocolate, cherries and poached plums. It’s medium- to full-bodied with lightly chewy...
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Franco Amoroso Barbera'Asti is elegant and polished with layers of dark red cherry fruit, lively acidity and subtle...
750ml
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Plum and cherry aromas are ripe and rich with intense fruitiness. Sleek attack, quite concentrated and assertive, but...
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$20.80
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Our Barbera d'Alba comes from a wonderful range of estate vineyards. It is fermented for an average of 20 days and...
750ml
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$30.90
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$30.28
An outstanding example of Barbera from old vines, some dating back to 1949. Strained, deeply rooted plants produce...
750ml
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$26.32
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$25.79
Wine of notable structure with intense ripe fruit aromas and hints of spice. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate....
750ml - Case of 12
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Intense ruby color. Free nose with notes of cherry and berries. Corresponding taste, full-bodied and balanced by...
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This traditional process allows the maintenance of the fresh acidity and spicy notes of an easy-to-drink, fragrant,...
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Notes of blueberries and bramble fruit with lavender, dried herbs and cocoa. Medium-bodied. Juicy and sleek with so...
Barbera Nero D'avola Red Blend 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.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
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.