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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $20.08
12 bottles: $17.58
Ripe, plummy aromas and flavors. Medium body. A hint of vanilla coming through at the end. Balanced, tasty finish....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.89 $24.00
This strikes a lovely balance between herbs and just-ripe citrus and stone fruit. It’s medium-bodied with sleek...
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91
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $30.89
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $49.19
6 bottles: $48.40
Golden amber, brilliant color. It’s aroma hints at honey, toasted almond and vanilla. Sweet and rich taste,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $30.15
12 bottles: $29.55
A most appealing example of Italy’s most famous dessert wine, displaying molasses and toffee aromas, honey and...
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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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $22.34
100% Frappato.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.81 $15.34
Color: Streaks of garnet giving way to intense ruby red. Nose: Candied fruits and spices that evolve into clean...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.92
Color: Ruby red very intense and deep. Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with scents of red fruits and spicy hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.05
Very ripe and spicy aromas in the nose. Powerful and earthy on the palate, rich and deep. (Bronze) - DWWA 2022
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.93 $12.57
A rustic, chewy red, with pungent stemmy herb and smoke notes on the nose layered with tangy raspberry and red...
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82
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.88 $24.08
6 bottles: $18.41
From the Sicilian dialect, “frappatu” indicates the fruit fragrance that unequivocally defines the wine bouquet...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $26.94
6 bottles: $26.40
The lovely result of a long wait. Bright colour with intense golden reflections, balanced bouquet with scents of...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $27.85 $28.79
12 bottles: $27.29
Brilliant amber in color, this wine offers seductive, layered aromas of roasted nuts, dried apricots, dates, toffee,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.63
12 bottles: $14.85
The term "Maru" translates into dark or severe and correctly describes some of the characteristics of Puglia's native...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $24.94 $25.92
COLOR: Gold color with copper notes NOSE: Rich, concentrated nose with notes of orange peel, acacia honey and...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $21.92
6 bottles: $21.20
Color: Intense ruby red with purple glints. Bouquet: Concentrated nose of blackberry and cherries with a seasoned...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.34 $12.13
100% Negroamaro, one of the most representative red grapes of Salento, is known for producing wines that are rich,...

Dessert Wine Frappato Negroamaro Riesling Italy

One of the key grapes of the ever-growing Puglia wine industry is the Negroamaro, a native grape of this southern Italian region, famed for its deep, bloody red color and excellent set of flavors Indeed, many of the finest and most highly esteemed full bodied red wines of Puglia are made using the Negroamaro varietal grape, and it is grown most notably in the Salento area of the region, where it makes several types of red wine enjoyed locally and sold overseas. The name 'Negroamaro' means 'black-bitter', giving some clue as to one of the key features of the grape. Wines made with Negroamaro do indeed hold quite a lot of earthy bitterness, but generally are celebrated for their 'rustic' taste and extremely aromatic qualities.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

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.