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Colour: Straw yellow. Perlage: Fine and persistent. Fragrance: Delicate fruity aromas, notes of bread crust and...
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The 2021 Brut Nature Valdobbiadene Sui Lieviti is intense, wafting up with a burst of sea spray, chlorophyll and...
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The 2021 Extra Brut Valdobbiadene Rive di Col S. Martino Castel de Donà is a total pleasure, lifting up with a...
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Fresh and balanced, with a waft of orange blossoms and a hint of stony mineral layered with flavors of yellow pear...
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Light and refreshing, with pleasant notes of citrus, honeysuckle and wet stone. Lively acidity, purity, precision,...
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Color: pale straw yellow with beautiful emerald shades.
Perfume: very fine and intense, with notes of peach, melon...
750ml
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Color: Light yellow with greenish reflections.
Bouquet: Delicate hints of apple accompanied by citrus notes.
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750ml
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60% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica/20% Trebbiano/15% Ortrugo/3% Sauvignon/2% Marsanne. Campedello is the name of the...
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100% Ortrugo. Lubigo (or "landslide" in local dialect) is the name of the estate parcel in this wine. The soils are...
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The 2021 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is wildly unique. A burst of incense and cedary spice gives way to depths of...
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This Extra Dry Millesimato Prosecco is obtained through soft pressing of the Glera and Pinot Nero grapes which have...
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This mouthwatering rose is finely detailed and lacy in texture, with delicate notes of Honeycrisp apple, white...
750ml - Case of 12
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A refined selection of Glera and Pinot Noir grapes of the same vintage, vinified using the Charmat method, creates an...
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Delicate aromas of hibiscus and lemon peel on the nose laced with notes of almond. Warm and complex on the palate...
Champagne Blend Refosco Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Italy
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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.