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Red
375ml
Bottle: $12.50
Cancello del Sole Cabernet Sauvignon is a refined and expressive red wine, whose grapes, before being harvested,...
White
375ml
Bottle: $12.50
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone. TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
White
375ml
Bottle: $33.12
6 bottles: $32.46
COLOR: Golden yellow with amber highlights. NOSE: Nose of honey, apricot, citrus and dried figs. FLAVOR: Balanced and...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.68 $11.24
Deep mahogany hue. Generous caramel and almond aromas. A viscous attack leads to a full-bodied, sweet palate. Thick...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $11.74 $12.36
24 bottles: $9.60
Anise flavor made with the white petals of the elderberry flower. Smooth. Distinctive. The unique essence of anise...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.28 $18.19
An incredibly pleasing almond, maraschino cherry, and cherry blossom nose that carries over to the palate. Flavors of...
UBC
94
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.90
Made from Zibibbo grapes which have dried in the sun for 20 days to concentrate the flavours and sugars, added to...
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91
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $11.45 $12.05
24 bottles: $8.43
Warm and round with an elegant background of dried fruit and raisins.
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $21.33
A spicy red, with appealing wild herb, ripe black cherry, leather and olive notes in a bright, light-bodied package....
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88
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $11.74
12 bottles: $9.49
Color: Bright straw yellow with fine bubbles. Aroma: The boquet is fragrant and bursting with fruit notes. It...

Italy Basilicata Friuli-Venezia Giulia Piedmont Sicily 375ml

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.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.

The beautiful island of Sicily has been growing grapevines and producing wines for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks first landed on its golden shores and noticed the island's true potential as a haven for quality grapes. Today, the island is one of Italy's primary wine regions, and even though over eighty percent of Sicily's grapevines are used for the production of sweet fortified wines, the remaining wineries making other wine styles are renowned around the world for their quality and character. Indeed, Sicilian wineries are famed for their ability to capture something of the sun-drenched region in their wines, and the vines they cultivate benefit enormously from the almost constant sunshine and the incredibly fertile volcanic soils which typify the island.