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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
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Colour: Deep ruby red with garnet hues, clear. Bouquet: Intense and persistent with aromas of red fruits. Flavour:...
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Bottle: $12.93
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Notes of blackberries, blueberries, licorice, lavender and rosemary. Full-bodied with firm, sleek tannins. Firm and...
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“Alizari” or “madder root” is a plant root from which a red pigment or dye is produced. “Alizari” is a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.00 $16.66
Grapes are destemmed and vinified in concrete tanks with the use of indigenous yeast. Short alcoholic fermentation...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.51
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COLOR: Intense ruby red color. NOSE: Bright nose of ripe raspberry, blackberry, pomegranate, distinct sweet earth and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.94 $29.20
Highly aromatic, this wine exudes notes of cherry alongside savory notes of cedar. The palate is textured and...
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750ml
Bottle: $13.94
• 100% País. • Dry farmed, 100 year old vines grown on basalt and granitic soils in the Ñipas and Guarilihue...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
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From grapes of 70-year-old vines, this ripe wine is richly structured and has a dense texture. It has a fine juicy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.20
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While this grape is normally found in the mountainous Dão region further north, it has produced a richly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
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Aromatic, fresh and finely honed with mineral undertones and white pepper, dried herb and incense spices. Delicious...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.09
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A lovely nose of fresh red cherry, rose petal and grated nutmeg. Medium-to full-bodied with zesty acidity and silky...
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Mt Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, is situated on the eastern side of Sicily and is home to some of...
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Sciaranuova, one of the four contrade (districts) in which we live and work, is located at an average elevation of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.60
Elegant and floral on the nose with aromas of currant and rose hip. More fruit on the palate with flavors of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.69 $43.79
Smoky, spicy and slightly toasty on the nose. Refined peach, apricot fruits are emerging and richness and drive carry...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $373.48
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Bottle: $71.62

Lambrusco Mencia Viognier 2019 750ml

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.