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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
Lots of fresh flowers, limes, sliced apples and honeysuckle on the nose with candied lemon and heather notes....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Straw yellow colour with golden reflections; mellow citrus fruits and delicate vanilla floral notes fill the nose; to...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.20
12 bottles: $13.49
This wine is refreshing and lively in character. Dry, elegant and soft with notes of peach and almond on the finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.93 $35.99
12 bottles: $34.23
This has aromas of sliced apples, fresh pears, lemons and melon. Creamy and fresh with a light to medium body and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
Aromas of cherries, plums, raspberries, and black pepper; Refined, light tannins and bright acidity make this a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
Enticing fruit-cocktail nose with a lemony twist, as well as some honey and meadow flowers. Medium-bodied with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.45
Aromas of guava, tangerine and peanut. Medium-bodied with plenty of herbal character. Citrus acidity and a subtle...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $29.01
Intense and typical nose of rich yellow apples, lemon peel and mineral undertones. Very fresh on the palate, pithy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
This has aromas of lemons, lime zest, green apples and white peaches. Medium body with crisp acidity and a fresh,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.60
The 2021 Flors di Uis is as lively and vibrant as a perfect spring day with nuances of freshly squeezed lemons,...
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Cortese Italian White Blends Piedirosso Italy Rapid Ship

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

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.