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$30.15
12 bottles:
$29.55
A most appealing example of Italy’s most famous dessert wine, displaying molasses and toffee aromas, honey and...
1.5Ltr
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$45.00
Brown spice, crushed fall leaves cherry sauce and a lifting hint of fresh mint form a darkly alluring bouquet as the...
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$158.95
3 bottles:
$155.77
The 2015 Ridolfo is a new Cabernet Sauvignon/Pugnitello blend from Marco Ricasoli bottled only in magnum. Vibrant and...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$436.95
$463.36
One of two Allegrini wines making their debut on the Place de Bordeaux this year. From an 8ha vineyard at 415m....
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$778.85
Maria Teresa Mascarello remembers the 2015 summer as being very hot, so hot it was hard to get restful sleep at night...
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Biondi-Santi Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$1034.95
$1097.99
The Biondi-Santi 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is initially a reticent wine and one that does not immediately...
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$291.95
Macerated cherry, plum, mineral and leafy, herbal notes highlight this tightly wound red. Elegant, with silkiness up...
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Cascina Fontana Barolo Falletto Castiglione 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$295.95
$313.01
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Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$161.95
I had tasted this wine from barrel last year, and the wine was already shaping up beautifully back then. Staying the...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$347.95
$368.40
Aromas of underbrush, camphor, new leather and woodland berries mingle with a whiff of pressed rose petal on this...
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Conti Costanti Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$201.87
Fragrant and all about finesse, this gorgeous wine opens with enticing aromas of blue flower, forest floor, wild...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$224.95
$232.29
My sample bottle of 2015 Barolo Cannubi was allowed to breathe overnight, and I really got a glimpse of how the wine...
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Fattoria Le Pupille Toscana Saffredi IGT 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$197.44
I love the currant and rosemary character of this wine. Some sage, too. Complex aromas that draw you in. Full body,...
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$107.17
From one of the stars of Verduno, Fratelli Alessandria, the 2015 Barolo is a beautifully elegant and compact wine at...
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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Arione 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$562.95
$597.74
Here in its debut vintage at Conterno, the 2015 Barolo Arione is wonderfully aromatic and nuanced. Sage, mint, pine,...
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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$676.25
Very Burgundy-like, featuring a silky texture wrapped around cherry, raspberry, earth and tobacco flavors. As this...
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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$3224.95
$3430.80
The 2015 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is magical. This is the first vintage that includes fruit from Arione, so the 2015...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$1134.81
Giuseppe Rinaldi's recent vintages have the potential to become cult wines. The 2015 is extremely pale and lively,...
2015 Italy Japan 1.5Ltr 500ml
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.
All over Japan, farmers and wine producers take the production of alcoholic beverages including plum wine and sake very seriously. It is an industry which dates back well over a thousand years, and is held in high esteem in this far east country, where plum wines and sake often accompany meals and are used for ceremonial purposes. Whilst plum wine is produced in a relatively similar way to grape based wines, sake requires a complex process more akin to the brewing of beer, except using a rice mash instead of other grains. The rising popularity of both of these drinks in the west has seen the drinks industry in Japan increase dramatically over recent years, and both quality and quantity has risen alongside demand, and is expected to rise further.