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750ml
Bottle: $47.16 $52.40
Colour: Lively, deep ruby-red; nature's gift. Perfume: Complex scent of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
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70% Granaccia (a local biotype of Grenache), and the balance is Rossese, Barbera, Cinsault and Marselan. From south...
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Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red. Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.95 $31.28
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A blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% of the rare Picolit, this wine is a unique treasure from Friuli. Aromas of...
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White
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Bottle: $15.00
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The "three grapes" that give this wine its name are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Arneis, and the results here are...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.16
Heroic and surly, this wine is like a budding talent that will enchant us as we discover it sip by sip. A triumph of...
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750ml
Bottle: $15.89 $17.91
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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A fun and delicious wine with no sulfur added with medium body, plums and berries and a tangy finish from slightly...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Intense ruby red color with purple hues. On the nose are aromas of ripe raspberries accompanied by spicy notes and...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Pleasant white with grape and pear aromas and flavors and a fresh, easygoing palate. From organically grown grapes....
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T Cuvée Bianco is an innovative white wine that combines the region’s historical varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot...
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750ml
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.87
I thought the 2011 was the best ever from this stylish wine producer in Sardinia. But the 2012 is clearly better...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.83
Very beautiful aromas of violets, purple fruit, fresh lavender and thyme follow through to a medium body with...
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Carignan Grenache Petit Rouge White Blend Italy

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

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.