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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $11.94
12 bottles: $11.52
Pale rose color, notes of melon, peach and red berries, with the characteristic and fragrant bouquet that is typical...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $15.84
Aromas of berries and spices. The palate balances good structure and vibrant acidity, with a fresh, pleasant finish....
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $36.79
6 bottles: $36.00
The nose is fragrant, delicate and harmonious. On the palate, this grappa is intense and complex, but with a smooth...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $82.39
4 bottles: $81.60
Complex profile with multiple nuances attributable to spicy and fruity notes with hints of vanilla, morello cherry...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $14.99 $16.66
Inherently a highly aromatic red grape, Nero di Troia thrives in sandy soils of the Gravina area in upper, inland...
Rose
375ml
Bottle: $12.12
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $18.40
12 bottles: $18.04
Light cherry red color. Intense and persistent fruity aromas with hints of strawberry and cherry candy. Dry and fresh...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Radiant pink. Floral, fresh, and fruity with a hint of cherries, berries, and currants. On the palate, it is fresh,...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $13.58 $14.30
12 bottles: $11.40
semi-sweet Rosé The ‘Poggio’ winemaking team takes great pride in crafting delightful wines of the highest...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
Produced from 100% Negroamaro grapes picked in the earliest hours of the morning and immediately taken to the cellar...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $15.92 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Colour: Light pink. Nose: Floral, golden delicious apples. Flavour: Sapid, full, citrus fruit, apple, peach, slightly...
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Rose
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
This charming Rosé is made from the typical grape varieties of Veneto. It’s a refreshing wine with a subtle...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.23
The winemakers have finally achieved the color, fruit, and structural balance that they have been aiming for the last...
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $57.59
6 bottles: $56.80
This bright gold color grappa exudes delicious ripe pear, peach and honey aromas. On the palate it is mouth coating...
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95
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $44.80
6 bottles: $44.00
Like a rain refreshing the pine forest in summer. Aromatic Grappa, traditional bain-marie distilled. Its aroma...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $42.70
The intriguing bouquet offers aromas that include leather, candle wax, flax and earthy scents of moss, grass, stone...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.40
6 bottles: $44.60
Made from a Moscato base, the nose mixes a distinctly fruity aroma that suggests fresh strawberries with a grassy...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $54.53 $57.40
Graceful and light as “The Three Graces” sculpted by Antonio Canova. Young Grappa, flowing-steam distilled. Its...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $34.40
Smells of ripe grapes, grape must and lead pencil in the initial whiffs; air contact stimulates baking spices, black...
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UBC
95

Grappa Pinot Nero Rose / Blush Italy Puglia Veneto

Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.


Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.

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 southern Italian region of Puglia, known as the 'heel' of the country, is home to Italy's most up and coming wineries, keen to demonstrate to the world that the poor reputation they had in the seventies and eighties no longer applies. The wines of Puglia are certainly full of character, often big, bright and juicy, and full of strong dark fruit flavours. The Puglian wines are also renowned for being slightly more alcoholic and structured than those found further north, giving wine drinkers plenty to experience and discuss when sampling the region's complex and fascinating wares. Puglia is, in essence, a region of deep traditions, and the wine makers there are determined to stick to their traditional techniques and methods, and keep the unique identity of Puglian wine alive in the twenty first century.

As historically one of the most important regions in the world regarding trade and experimentation, it comes as no surprise to discover that Veneto has always been a well respected and innovative wine region. This area of north-easterly area of Italy benefits greatly from a continental climate tempered by the Alps, and plenty of influence from the Germanic countries it is near to. Veneto is most commonly associated with beautifully elegant white wines, such as those of Soave, and has over ninety thousand hectares under vine. Impressively, within that area, over a third of the vineyards in the Veneto region have been granted official AOC status, and many of the sub-regions and appellations of Veneto have gone on to be world-famous in regards to quality. One such example is Valpolicella, where some of Italy's finest and most complex red wines are produced.