×
White
750ml
Bottle: $34.99
6 bottles: $34.30
This is a highly versatile wine both in terms of its approachable drinking style and its affordable price tag. The...
12 FREE
WA
92
Sale
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.37 $17.08
The wines from Alois Lageder’s Terra Alpina project are part of the winery’s collaboration with growers in...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.80
12 bottles: $32.14
12 FREE
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $24.70
From two old vineyards, located in the municipality of Randazzo and Castiglione di Sicilia, on the northern slope of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
Green-yellow color with floral aromas (white flowers, citrus blossom), nice acidity but not too much tension.
12 FREE
Sale
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....
WE
88
Sale
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $17.49 $18.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Sale
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.08 $20.09
12 bottles: $11.53
Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.94
6 bottles: $51.88
Intense ruby red in color, with garnet hints. On the nose, the wine expresses floral notes with delicate and intense...
12 FREE
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Juicy mulberry, blackberry, raspberry, orange and herb notes here, with a medium body and powdery tannins. Fruity and...
JS
90
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.95
12 bottles: $18.57
Catarratto Extralucido, guyot, planted in 2011. The grapes are destemmed and pressed, fermenting in stainless steel....
12 FREE
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.34
COLOR: Soft red. PERFUME: Fine and persistent with a strong scent of berries and a few hints of violet. TASTE: Dry,...
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $40.28
Aromas of redcurrant and small wild blueberries with a touch of salinity. The palate is vibrant and smooth with...
12 FREE
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $66.44
Fragrant aromas of red berries, fresh citrus, crushed herbs, and a hint of cocoa. Crisp and refreshing on the palate...
12 FREE
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $117.00
Aromas of wild berries, citrus rind, garrigue, and pipe tobacco. Concentrated and fresh on the palate with integrated...
12 FREE
Case only
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...
12 FREE
WS
89
Case only
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...
WA
91
WE
91
Case only
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
WE
91
Case only
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
WE
91
Case only
Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.50
Straw-yellow color with a slight golden sheen. On the nose, it is intense and particularly refined with scents of...
12 FREE

Champagne Blend Mencia Pinot Blanc Italy Sicily 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.

Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.


The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.

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 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.