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The 2016 Valpolicella Classico Superiore TB is sweetly seductive with minty herbs, medicinal cherries and hints of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.40
Amarone Grotta del Ninfeo has an intense ruby red colour. With ethereal scents of ripe fruit and marasca cherry, it...
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Bottle: $148.75
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Very fine, pure, dark berried fruit balanced by freshness and vitality. Good cellaring potential.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.60 $54.00
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Villa Rizzardi keeps me at the edge of the glass, with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $112.32
6 bottles: $111.60
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Pergole Vece is especially spry and lifted, offering smoky minerals,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
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Slightly raisiny edge to the ripe black fruit here on the nose, following through to a medium palate that is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.89 $48.79
This 100% Corvina (the primary grape of the region) is an amazing study into the heart of the grape that calls...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $194.95
Another astounding wine from Allegrini, if you didn't buy Fiermonte last year here's a chance to buy something just...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $333.95
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta takes wine intensity to almost unthinkable levels. That's the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $99.42
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $142.26
The 2016 Syrah is a fascinating contrast to the 2015. The cooler vintage (vis-à-vis) 2015 yielded a perfumed, silky...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $120.39
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $105.11
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $293.95 $310.75
Tua Rita's 2016 Syrah Per Sempre is fabulous. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, plum and blueberry jam are all...
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750ml - Case of 3
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Tua Rita's 2016 Syrah Per Sempre is fabulous. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, plum and blueberry jam are all...
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Corvina Blend Syrah 2014 Italy

Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

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.