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COLOR: Wine of very elegant red color.
BOUQUET: Intense aroma, with fruity hints of ripe plums, cherry jam and notes...
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For our version of the most popular Italian liqueur we use just the yellow part of the lemon zest, organically grown...
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Our most unusual product. A selection of berries from the best plantations in the world to perfectly balance the...
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Amante 1530 is delicately balanced so that it is neither too sweet nor too bitter. It hits the tongue lean and...
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Deep tree bark amber color with an oily rich viscosity in the glass. Subtle aromas of roasted cherry and dried herbs...
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100% Verdicchio. The fruit is from 10 hectares of various vineyards on the Felici farm, from 10- to 40-year-old...
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A pungently floral and mineral-laced bouquet of musky peach and pear, spice, yellow flowers and crushed stone lifts...
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COLOUR Deep polished amber with bronze highlights. NOSE First aromas are an aromatic spiced bouquet with caramel. As...
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Aromas of tangy, fruit candies, dried strawberry, and fresh orange pulp introduce a spike of approachable gentian...
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Sweet orange zest, wormwood, star anise, and sherry-esque oxidation on the nose precede a vibrant, warming palate...
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Genepì is the liqueur associated with the Alps. The yellow flowers are picked in the wild and highly elevates...
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Genziana is a family of owering plants that thrives three thousand feet above sea level in the Alps and Apennines of...
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Bright pink orange hue. Zesty orange and ruby red grapefruit aromas. The palate resembles the bouquet, while offering...
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Bright pink orange hue. Zesty orange and ruby red grapefruit aromas. The palate resembles the bouquet, while offering...
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Bright pink orange hue. Zesty orange and ruby red grapefruit aromas. The palate resembles the bouquet, while offering...
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Behind our distillery stands the Besimauda: the ascent of its slopes is a tradition and one of the best times to...
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Argiolas Tremontis Mirto is violet red in color with herbal aromas. It is bittersweet on the palate and backed by...
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Averna has a decidedly Mediterranean profile, with a mild bitterness, which makes it very approachable and versatile....
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Subtle at first, this wine begins to reveal itself after a few minutes in the glass. This Verdicchio transports you...
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Opaque espresso brown color. Aroma is flat-out espresso, coffee bean bitter, with side notes of kale, cocoa bean,...
Liqueur Marsala Primitivo Verdicchio Italy
Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.
Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.
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.