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750ml
Bottle:
$24.50
12 bottles:
$24.01
An attractively light-footed lagrein red with bright forest-berry aromas, married to modest structure on the juicy,...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.89
$19.60
A powerful red wine. Ruby-red to purplish-red with light violet tones in color. A scent of cherries, berries, cocoa,...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.94
12 bottles:
$23.46
Incredibly concentrated and uncommonly sturdy in character, Lagrein has roots in the Alto Adige area and has recently...
375ml
Bottle:
$44.40
12 bottles:
$42.18
Floral nose. Waxy (candlewax, crayons), then spicy, fruity notes emerge, in particular raisin and plum, becomes more...
750ml
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$20.14
$21.20
12 bottles:
$17.42
Bartenura Sweet Red Brachetto is produced with grapes grown in the Piedmont region in north-west Italy. Rich flavors...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.84
12 bottles:
$19.44
Straw yellow in color with slight golden highlights. On the nose it has great intensity and complexity. It is...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.68
12 bottles:
$21.25
Straw yellow in color with slight golden highlights. On the nose it has great intensity and complexity. It is...
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...
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...
375ml - Case of 24
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$12.61
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$12.82
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$19.94
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
700ml - Case of 4
Bottle:
$82.50
Sweet oak and cereal on the nose. Enjoyably elegant on the palate, with rich nutty and floral notes. Richly textured...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.66
Ca Bianca Brachetto d'Acqui is a wonderful lightly sparkling and delicately sweet red wine traditional to Italy's...
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750ml
Bottle:
$26.40
12 bottles:
$22.80
Aged in oak for 12 months, this golden grappa edges close to aged brandy territory—although one sip and that grappa...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.44
12 bottles:
$21.01
This deep, dark red is medium bodied in the mouth but finishes with elegance, depth, and structure.
750ml
Bottle:
$13.94
12 bottles:
$13.66
Notes of pineapple and melon with dried flowers and spices on offer. Medium- to full-bodied, oily and dense with...
Brachetto Grappa Other Italian Reds Tocai Friulano
Brachetto is a delicate red wine grape grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, where it has been cultivated and used in the production of a range of wines for centuries. The grapes usually hold delicate flavors of summer berries, most notably strawberries, and are used to make light bodied, extremely drinkable wines perfect for hot sunny days. Their thin skins mean that they are usually low in tannins, which results in a silky smooth, mild red wine. Because of their lightness and fresh, summery flavors, they are also used to make excellent sparkling wines, similar to a Lambrusco. They are a highly aromatic grape varietal, and in recent decades they have started to be planted in many New World countries with similar climatic conditions to their native Italy.
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.
The Tocai Fruiliano grape varietal has been grown in and around the northern regions of Italy for centuries, and is still widely praised for its distinctive character and beautiful set of flavors and aromas. Despite the name, the Tocai Fruiliano varietal is not actually related to the famous Tokaji grapes of Hungary, or the Tokay d'Alsace grapes, but is actually the same species as Sauvignon Vert. Wines made from the Tocai Fruiliano grape are generally a pale straw yellow in color, and are recognizable by their aroma of wild flowers and orchard fruits such as pears. The flavor of the wines varies from vineyard to vineyard, and the Tocai Fruiliano grape is renowned for having a broad set of flavors, although citrus notes are usually detectable in most bottles.