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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.51
This dry, crisp, and full-bodied white wine, made from 100% pinot grigio, is refreshing with balanced acidity and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $35.94
An enticement of sweet raspberry, wild strawberry and dried berry fruit with an underlying fragrance of incense;...
DC
97
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.23 $11.00
Subtle notes of apples, glazed lemons, honeysuckle and bakeries. Some spicy notes, too. Medium-bodied, creamy and...
JS
91
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White
750ml
Bottle: $8.28 $11.51
This is spiced and tangy with notes of quince, dried herbs and citrus peel. Juicy acidity and a crisp, lemony...
JS
91
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.36 $13.01
On the palate, it is a complex wine that offers delicate floral and tropical fruit notes of pineapple, passion fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90
12 bottles: $16.56
Stewed damson, licorice root and a faint waft of dried tobacco leaf, the calling card of aglianico. Mid-weighted and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90
12 bottles: $14.60
Lime blossom, peaches, herbs, olives and salted lemons. Tangy and zesty, with a medium body and a pithy, waxy finish....
JS
90
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.85
Really fresh and pure on the nose with typical sliced apple and lime zest characters. Chalk and a hint of white...
JS
91
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.92
Golden yellow in colour, often with copper tones. It has an intense and immediate bouquet with pronounced hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.10 $18.40
The 2021 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is wildly unique. A burst of incense and cedary spice gives way to depths of...
VM
90
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
Fresh and stylish, with abundant cured tobacco, ground anise and white pepper accenting ripe black plum and currant...
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90
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $25.90
On the nose, aromas of pear, lemon and orange peel mingle with that telltale nutty-grassiness of Fiano. The pear and...
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WS
90
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
Aromas of cherries, plums, raspberries, and black pepper; Refined, light tannins and bright acidity make this a...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.80 $22.00
Enticing fruit-cocktail nose with a lemony twist, as well as some honey and meadow flowers. Medium-bodied with...
JS
93
WS
90
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.99 $23.94
This has an attractive nose of blackberries, olives, charcuterie, peppercorns and cloves. Some iodine and lemon zest....
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WA
92
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.40
Orange and chamomile aromas are integrated and heady. Gently sweet, the herbal and floral aromas shine through the...
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96
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.56 $23.50
Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and macerated in open-topped wooden vats for 20 days without refrigeration....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
The 2020 Fiano di Avellino Riserva Tognano combines richness with verve, wafting up with a sweetly smoky blend of...
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93
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.15 $19.60
•100% Pinot Grigio sourced from 2 hectares in the Zegla cru •35-year-old vines •200 meters elevation •The...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
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Italy Campania Friuli-Venezia Giulia Sicilia Rapid Ship

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.

The beautiful region of Campania, located in the 'shin' of Italy's boot, has been an important center for viticulture and wine making for thousands of years. Indeed, archaeologists believe that wine making was happening in Campania as long ago as 1,200 BCE, making this one of the oldest wine regions on earth. By the time the Roman Empire starting expanding, Campania became the world's most important wine producing region, and the hundred or so native grape varietals which flourish in the mineral rich soils near the coast became the key ingredient in many of Rome's legendary classical wines. Today, the wine industry in Campania is booming once more, following a drop in the region's reputation in the 1970s, and is gaining awards, recognition and new fans each year.

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.