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White
750ml
Bottle: $40.49
6 bottles: $39.68
In the 1930s Manzoni Bianco was created by Prof. Luigi Manzoni, director of the renowned Conegliano Research Center,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $27.60
12 bottles: $22.80
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
6 bottles: $19.54
This is fresh and vivid with notes of lemon-drops, sliced pears, guava, elderflower and crushed stones. Medium-bodied...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $61.50
6 bottles: $60.27
This has a pretty nose of jasmine, honeysuckle, white peach and melon. Medium-bodied with a ripe, creamy and juicy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
Lots of fresh flowers, limes, sliced apples and honeysuckle on the nose with candied lemon and heather notes....
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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: $35.50
6 bottles: $34.79
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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
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $23.76
An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
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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...
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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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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: $77.95
The 2015 Extra Brut Ferrari Riserva Lunelli wafts up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of ginger and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
The NV Fiegl Rosé Brut is a Metodo Classico Pinot Grigio that shows a lifted and floral display of dusty white...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.42
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.95 $31.28
12 bottles: $29.35
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
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
The best Italian whites come from the tiny top north-east corner and this is a classic blend of mainly Pinot Bianco...
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Champagne Blend Italian White Blends White Blend Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trentino/Alto Adige 750ml

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.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.