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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $10.23 $11.00
Aromas of fresh peaches leap from the glass along with hints of ginger and lilac. Once sipped, a shower of foamy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Vivacious and aromatic, this delicate Italian pale pink sparkler Is perfect for enjoying anytime. Notes of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
Luminous straw-green. Honey, white flowers, crushed rocks and lemon oil all come alive in this nicely chiseled,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
Colour straw yellow. Bouquet pleasant, light, fine and delicate, fruity, with a characteristic bouquet of apple....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.15
Colour: Very delicate pink colour displayoing fine bright perlage. Aromas: The Col de Salici Rose is fresh, crispy,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $49.90
12 bottles: $48.90
This rose is characterized by a soft pink color that turns over the years to old pink, by an exuberant foam and a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $32.94 $33.58
Some bread dough and pie crust to the lightly cooked apples and hints of pear skins. It’s full-bodied with a round...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.23 $19.60
75% Canella sparkling wine & 25% juice and pulp of blood oranges from Sicily. Canella Blood Orange Mimosa is a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Soft and elegant with lively bubbles, this sweet Sparkling Peach Moscato has intense aromas and flavors of freshly...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.93
12 bottles: $22.47
Aromas of wild strawberry, orange rind, red apple skin, brioche and wildflowers pour from the glass. The fine and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
This is very refined and beautiful with dried-apple and pear aromas and flavors, and hints of minerals. Medium body,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
This is an excellent new sparkling wine with lots of dough and apple character, plus hints of lime. Full to medium...
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Rapid Ship
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
Elegant perlage, with exuberant fruit-salad nose and a dry, minerally palate that shows plenty of fresh fruit and a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $33.75
Here's a lovely sparkling wine that offers a floral fragrance of white flowers and tropical fruit. The palate...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.65 $30.46
Partially fermented in barrique, the NV Franciacorta Brut Rosé is an accessible blend of 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.18 $13.87
Our sparkling Prosecco was crafted for everyday celebrations. Refreshing effervescence is complemented by flavors of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.99
Soft citrus and fresh white flower aromas create a breezy nose reminiscent of a summer afternoon. Flavors on the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.75
APPEARANCE: Bright Yellow. NOSE: Orchard Fruit. TASTE: Creamy, off-dry style with flavors of apple and pear with...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $11.52 $12.13
Zesty nose of black cherry, white pepper, dusty dark plum, and wild strawberry. The palate is dry and fresh with gobs...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
This sparkling Prosecco is distinguished by a rich array of fragrances that include acacia blossoms, honey, and...

Champagne Blend Italy Rapid Ship

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.

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.