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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.89 $35.60
12 bottles: $30.40
A lovely blend of Merlot and Refosco, the Bastianich 2015 Vespa Rosso is a beautifully layered and generous wine that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.95 $67.99
12 bottles: $63.84
This is beautifully perfumed and balanced with ever so polished tannins. Full-bodied, integrated and long. Love the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.68
6 bottles: $91.81
A forward, delicious Brunate with berries, spices and cedar with some chocolate. Medium body, round, silky tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.94 $93.68
6 bottles: $88.14
The lavender, light tar and ripe-strawberry aromas are really beautiful. Medium-to full-bodied with chewy yet refined...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.68
6 bottles: $91.81
Lovely aromas of tea and strawberries, as well as some cedar and spice that follow through to a medium to full body,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $109.94
6 bottles: $107.74
Lots of terracotta and plums with some coffee, too. Medium body, firm, silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Drink...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $102.48
6 bottles: $100.43
Aromas of smoke, bark, terracotta and berries follow through to a full body, round, chewy tannins with a hint of dust...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $28.94
Lovely aromas of freshly cut herbs, raspberry cheesecake, crushed stones and citrus. Medium body, fine and polished...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $60.79
A silky and very polished Barolo with cedar and floral character, as well as plenty of strawberries. Medium body and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $107.94
6 bottles: $105.78
Ripe red cherries and blood oranges, as well as herbs and roses on the nose, leading to a juicy and flavorful palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $60.79
Wild aromas of dried fruit, fresh herbs, rosebushes and thyme. Medium body and soft, silky tannins. A delicious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.95 $104.80
This shows citrus rind and ripe red cherries in abundance, leading to an open-knit feel on the palate, which reflects...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $60.79
Aromas of cedar with flowers and dried strawberries following through to medium body. Fine tannins and a fresh, solid...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.94 $69.94
Brovia is one of the brightest stars of Castiglione Falletto, the comune at the heart of the appellation that...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $222.00
A release of 3,824 numbered bottles (including various collectors' larger formats), the 2015 Barbaresco Riserva...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.95 $32.00
Dynamite example of old vines from Etna. Structured and intense without being too tight to drink young. Bouquet of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.60
Complex aromas of ripe fruit with plums and spices, as well as hints of hazelnuts. It’s full-bodied with firm...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $194.00
6 bottles: $192.80
Luminous bright red. Perfumed aromas of red cherry, red rose, violet and minerals are complicated by delicate hints...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
• 100% Nebbiolo. • Grown in calcareous clay/sandy soils. • 360 to 400 meters above sea level located within the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
• 100% Nebbiolo. • Grown in calcareous clay/sandy soils. • 360 to 400 meters above sea level located within the...
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Italian Red Blends Nebbiolo 2005 2014 2015 Italy

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.

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.