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750ml
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This has aromas of grilled pineapple, papaya and chamomile with some distinct smoky and ashy undertones....
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750ml
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Isolano features a straw yellow color with golden reflections, at the nose presents a refined bouquet with fragrant...
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Straw yellow color with golden reflections; on the nose it presents a refined bouquet of white flowers combined with...
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Aromas of white peaches, tangerine peel, jasmine and wet stones. It has a vivid, mineral sensation on the palate with...
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An excellent Etna Bianco here with very subtle spice, cream and smokiness to the mineral and zesty citrus fruit....
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Aromas of guava, tangerine and peanut. Medium-bodied with plenty of herbal character. Citrus acidity and a subtle...
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750ml
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Colour: Brilliant straw-yellow colour. Nose: An intense bouquet with notes of wild flowers, grapefruit and apple....
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750ml
Bottle: $29.01
Intense and typical nose of rich yellow apples, lemon peel and mineral undertones. Very fresh on the palate, pithy...
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750ml
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So much mineral and earth to this with pumice and lava undertones to the lemon and crisp apple fruit character....
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A careful selection of historical indigenous varieties of Carricante and Catarratto, Grecanico and Inzolia from the...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.24 $23.60
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The Etna Bianco is born from the skillful vinification of the white grape vines Carricante, cultivated in volcanic...
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A balanced, light-bodied white, with dried apricot and white cherry fruit flavors that are juicy and appealing. Round...
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Blaufrankisch Champagne Blend Italian White Blends Negroamaro Italy Sicily Etna

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.

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.

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.

The beautiful island of Sicily has been growing grapevines and producing wines for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks first landed on its golden shores and noticed the island's true potential as a haven for quality grapes. Today, the island is one of Italy's primary wine regions, and even though over eighty percent of Sicily's grapevines are used for the production of sweet fortified wines, the remaining wineries making other wine styles are renowned around the world for their quality and character. Indeed, Sicilian wineries are famed for their ability to capture something of the sun-drenched region in their wines, and the vines they cultivate benefit enormously from the almost constant sunshine and the incredibly fertile volcanic soils which typify the island.