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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90 $14.57
12 bottles: $13.84
A fresh, well-cut white, offering modest flavors of apple, beeswax and almond skin. Hints of lemon zest and smoke...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.64
Granny Smith aromas meet with something flinty and vegetal. This wine is lean, racy, muscular and linear with bright...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.50
12 bottles: $13.23
Intense nose of apricot and cheese, derived from wild ferment and age on oak lees. Long dry finish with intense...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.39 $22.52
12 bottles: $12.35
COLOUR: The wine is Pale Gold in colour. FLAVOUR: The palate is mid weight, with ripe stonefruits and almond showing...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.88
12 bottles: $12.35
Full of tropical fruit flavours and naturally lower in calories and alcohol.
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.53
12 bottles: $18.16
Supple, refreshing and delicate with smoked aromas on a pretty fruitiness concentration that reveals a wide range of...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $98.20
On the palate, very round and fresh with notes of exotic fruits. Long on the finish. Very good cellaring potential.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $98.20
On the palate, very round and fresh with notes of exotic fruits. Long on the finish. Very good cellaring potential.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.13
Big raspberry and plum aromas on the nose as well as a hint of eucalyptus and liquorice. The wine is rich and mouth...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.85
Roasted coffee and liquorice on the nose with some blackberry notes and a light smokiness showing the age of the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93
12 bottles: $13.65
All old vine Carignan, the 2019 Côtes Catalanes Tessellae from Jean-Marc Lafage offers a beautifully pure nose of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
12 bottles: $23.52
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.85 $19.60
Rich and full but still dry. The most discreet of all varieties in primary aromas, it enjoys the best aging...
White
750ml
Bottle: $72.00
Heady notes of chamomile and dried hay flower stream from the glass immediately hinting at a wine with some...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.00
A dense and flavorful white with sliced, cooked, spiced apples, minerals and pie crust. Full body. Flavorful finish....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $20.38
In the nose, this wine is powerful and complex, It develops smoked and toasted aromas, and more particularly aromas...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.13
12 bottles: $17.77
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $17.50
This dry wine is complex and deep with an elegant structure. Creamy and textural on the mid-palate with a long finish
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Our Cabrerisse comes from 40-60 year-old Carignan vines, dry-famed in the stony landscape of this small Languedoc...
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
Aromas of fresh flowers, banana leaf and fresh mangoes. Medium-bodied with an array of tropical fruit washing over...
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Carignan Pinot Gris France New Zealand 750ml

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

As with nearby Australia, New Zealand has over the past century proven itself to be a superb location for producing high quality wines in vast amounts, with much of the cooler regions of both islands being used primarily for vine cultivation. New Zealand wineries are notable for their enthusiasm in regards to experimentation, and for utilizing modern technologies and methods to make the most of the imported grape varietals which flourish in the rich, fertile soils and oceanic climate. In recent years, it has been the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines which have gained the most attention, as a result of their smoky character and ability to carry the mineral rich nature of the terroir they grow in. Changing consumer interests have brought about a considerable rise in the production of organic and sustainable wines in New Zealand, of which again, the Sauvignon Blanc varietals are leading the way in regards to excellence, flavor and overall character.