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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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $22.34
The 2022 Frappato impresses with its soaring aromatics, blending violet pastille with sweet smoke and crushed...
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90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $32.94 $33.66
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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Wonderfully aromatic and fruity, blending silky flavors of blackberry, cherry, and blackcurrant.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $24.50 $28.00
The Mediterranean scent of orange peel characterises this traditional Amaro, much loved by followers and featuring a...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $38.99
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
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Rapid Ship
White
375ml
Bottle: $17.94
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
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95
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $21.51 $24.59
New to the U.S. market, this dry vermouth smells fresh and fruity. It’s well-structured, too: sweet at first, with...
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94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Lots of fruit and flowers here with a mixture of red and blue berries. Currants and blueberries. Juicy, vibrant fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.99
This has aromas of dried violets, cranberries, cloves, olives and ash. Savory, with medium body and supple tannins. I...
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91
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
12 bottles: $11.12
The color is a vivid purple red, with a rich aromas of ripe cherries and strawberries. Elegant, smooth and lingering,...
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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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.31
12 bottles: $21.86
Lots of blackberry and asphalt aromas and flavors. Medium body, round and creamy tannins and a juicy finish....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.35
12 bottles: $33.58
An incredibly pleasing almond, maraschino cherry, and cherry blossom nose that carries over to the palate. Flavors of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.35
12 bottles: $17.98
Sliced lemons, freshly cut grass, citrus blossom and crushed stones on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and pure with...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.90
12 bottles: $39.10
Made from Zibibbo grapes which have dried in the sun for 20 days to concentrate the flavours and sugars, added to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.60
Pale ruby red, Sul Vulcano offers an elegant bouquet with notes of wild berries (strawberry and red currant) and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $15.49
12 bottles: $15.19
Warm and round with an elegant background of dried fruit and raisins.
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $19.01
12 bottles: $18.62
A dusty blend of young peach and nectarine is complicated by a whiff of crushed rocks and dried flowers as the 2022...
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92
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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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Italy Lombardy Sicily Rapid Ship

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 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.