Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$12.94
12 bottles:
$12.68
The 2022 Bianco Terre Siciliane shows crushed rocks, citrus zest and white flowers. It opens with a pleasant inner...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.94
6 bottles:
$19.60
COLOR: Straw yellow color with gold highlights.
NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is very elegant, with notes of ripe and...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.93
$26.40
A pale straw yellow in colour with flecks of green. On the nose, scents of green apples and almonds. On the palate,...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.75
$35.28
6 bottles:
$31.20
This has aromas of grilled pineapple, papaya and chamomile with some distinct smoky and ashy undertones....
750ml
Bottle:
$18.40
12 bottles:
$17.01
Anthilia has a pretty yellow straw color. The nose presents a fresh and fruity bouquet with notes of white-fleshed...
750ml
Bottle:
$55.50
6 bottles:
$54.39
Isolano features a straw yellow color with golden reflections, at the nose presents a refined bouquet with fragrant...
750ml
Bottle:
$34.93
$38.00
Straw yellow color with golden reflections; on the nose it presents a refined bouquet of white flowers combined with...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.23
$12.48
12 bottles:
$11.12
COLOR: Straw yellow in color.
NOSE: Fruity notes of white peach, with floral notes. Sapid, light, with good acidity,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$13.90
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$28.05
Aromas of white peaches, tangerine peel, jasmine and wet stones. It has a vivid, mineral sensation on the palate with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$34.15
An excellent Etna Bianco here with very subtle spice, cream and smokiness to the mineral and zesty citrus fruit....
750ml
Bottle:
$14.94
12 bottles:
$14.64
A delicate, aromatic nose of fresh lime, orange blossom and Meyer lemon turns more savory on the palate, where the...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.90
$15.59
Pale straw yellow in color with silver highlights. Very elegant on the nose, with pleasant floral and fresh fruit...
Chardonnay Italian White Blends Italy Sicily
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.