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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The bright mirabelle, Amalfi-lemon and white-pepper aromas pour from the glass of this energetic gruner veltliner,...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
A classic Gruner Veltliner for the notes of lentil, white peach, smoke and milled pepper. Lithe and creamy, this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $11.88
Flavors of rich, ripe cherries and plums are enriched by the smooth, deep, well-structured background. A beautifully...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.24 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
Bollini Merlot comes from Trentino, where the clay soils in the cool, dry highland vineyards are ideally suited to...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With its ruby red color and round notes of plum, red cherry and a hint of chocolate, it’s a varietal that thrives...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
With its ruby red color and round notes of plum, red cherry and a hint of chocolate, it’s a varietal that thrives...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.08 $20.09
12 bottles: $15.85
Aromas of green apple and Bartlett pear lead the nose and carry over to the vibrant palate along with lemon and lime....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $17.49 $18.41
12 bottles: $11.52
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.08 $20.09
12 bottles: $11.53
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $16.33
Color: From greenish–yellow to light yellow Nose: Delicate, with pleasant floral sensations Palate: Dry, spiced,...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $36.00
A racy, well-knit sparkler, with citrusy acidity and a lively mousse carrying flavors of melon, star fruit, grilled...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.41
An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
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91
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Sparkling
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.05
An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
WA
91
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91
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $23.76
An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
WA
91
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91
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $35.94
Straw-yellow color with a slight golden sheen. On the nose, it is intense and particularly refined with scents of...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.92
The wine demonstrates a delicate rose hue. On the nose, an intense yet fine and elegant bouquet, with dominant notes...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $30.24
A cornucopia of red-berry aromas pours from the glass of this effusive and delightful rosé and the balance of fruit,...
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92
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $154.90
Bright straw-yellow in color with a golden sheen. A highly delicate nose of rare intensity, in which the fruity aroma...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.78
The 2015 Extra Brut Ferrari Riserva Lunelli wafts up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of ginger and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $68.52
6 bottles: $67.15
So vibrant for its age, this has so many herbal aromas it’s almost got a herb-liqueur nose! Very cool and elegant,...
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92

Champagne Blend Gruner Veltliner Merlot Italy Trentino/Alto Adige

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

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.