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With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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$15.11
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$11.52
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
750ml
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$23.58
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Notes of sliced apples, ripe guava, bread dough, roasted almonds and custard. Medium-to full-bodied and...
750ml
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$22.93
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Aromas of wild strawberry, orange rind, red apple skin, brioche and wildflowers pour from the glass. The fine and...
750ml
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$33.20
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A fragrant wine, which immediately seduces you with its originality, presaging an exceptionally fresh taste. The...
750ml - Case of 12
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Fresh and energized with aromas of strawberry, sweet red cherry, and wild violet. The palate is fresh and soft with...
750ml - Case of 12
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Intense and complex, with aromas of dried red berries and wild flowers. Inferno is the warmest area of Valtellina,...
750ml - Case of 12
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Deep aromas of crushed raspberry and blackberry and dried rose petals. The palate is herbaceous, soft, and supple...
750ml - Case of 6
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Opens with aromas of tart and developed fruit and wild Alpine herbs. Aged leather and star anise round out the nose....
750ml - Case of 6
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Opens with aromas of tart and developed fruit and wild Alpine herbs. Aged leather and star anise round out the nose....
750ml
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$74.48
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A very attractive Franciacorta that frames Thai desserts and Cornish pasties against a sea of lemons and limes....
750ml
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$36.08
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$28.80
Aromas of white spring flower and yellow apple come to the forefront along with a whiff of brioche on this radiant...
750ml
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$41.60
Enticing aromas suggesting crushed mint, fennel seed and red woodland berries waft out of the glass. Silky and...
750ml
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The NV Franciacorta Brut Nature (a blend of 70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Bianco and 10% Pinot Nero) is partially...
750ml
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$33.75
Here's a lovely sparkling wine that offers a floral fragrance of white flowers and tropical fruit. The palate...
Italy Lombardy Sardinia
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 north westerly wine region of Lombardy in Italy is home to many of the country's most characterful and well respected wines, most of which are grown on the shores of the stunning Lake Garda. The lake itself plays a vitally important part of the region's viticulture, as the climate around the river is cooler than in surrounding areas, thus tempering the heat of the vineyards and allowing the vines which grow there to ripen more slowly. For centuries, Lombardy wines have been considered amongst the finest in Italy, and today, the wine industry of the region is doing very well indeed. With wineries in Lombardy utilizing a successful blend of traditional and modern techniques, they are continually producing wines which express the excellence of the terroir the vines are grown on, and which contain fascinating and unique flavors and aromas.
The beautiful Mediterranean island of Sardinia is a haven for wine lovers, and viticulture is very much a part of the lifestyle of this special patch of land off the Italian coast. Indeed, Sardinia is renowned as being home to an impressive high number of centenarians, their longevity said to be a result of the amount of red wine they regularly drink. Although winemaking has only really taken off on Sardinia over the past couple of centuries, wines have been produced in Sardinia for well over two thousand years. Vines were originally cultivated by travelling settlers such as the Phoenicians and then boosted by the Roman empire, whose influence is still felt in the landscape today.
Sardinia may have been designated as one of Italy’s main wine regions in the mid 18th century, but its island status has long ensured that the winemakers here have their own identity and viticulture, of which they are very proud. Unlike other Italian wine regions, Sardinia is strongly influenced by French and Spanish viticulture, and it isn’t unusual to find fine wines from the island made from Garnacha or Cabernet Sauvignon, although Italian varietals such as Malvasia are also very popular. Sardinia has one DOCG appellation, Vermentino di Gallura, which produces beautifully elegant white wines made from the Vermentino grape which grows with great expression on the island.