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$22.94
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$22.48
Loureiro and Vinhão. Harvested and destemmed manually before spontaneous fermentation with the skins in...
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$13.49
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$13.22
A lightly juicy, light-bodied white, with an easy-drinking mix of melon rind, lime pith, chive blossom and crunchy...
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$11.94
$12.74
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$11.16
An easy-drinking red, with flavors of roasted plum and grilled herbs, plus hints of mocha and smoke. Chewy. Touriga...
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$19.99
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$14.99
Anyone who has ever ventured into a young vintage port will know that few regions in the wine world can deliver...
750ml
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$11.51
12 bottles:
$11.28
Ruby color. Fruity. Light body, soft and spicy. The aroma of ripe red fruits with hints of raspberry.
750ml - Case of 6
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$47.63
The 2020 Dézaley Grand Cru Médinette is the recent edition of one of the icon wines of this appellation in the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$45.28
This Blanc de Noirs is very colorful… blame it on a hot and precocious 2020, which endowed this cuvée with great...
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.00
Dark ruby red, strong, tannin-containing wine, aromas of dark fruits and strong tannin structure, you can still...
750ml - Case of 6
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$68.80
Martin Donatsch's 2020 Pinot Noir Passion offers a pure but very fragrant bouquet of red fruits (mainly cherries) and...
750ml
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$13.26
$14.73
12 bottles:
$13.18
A quintessential, easy-drinking Portuguese red blend that works on its own yet would shine with food. Black fruits...
750ml
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$68.49
6 bottles:
$67.12
Just beginning to mature, this single vineyard Port from Dow's flagship estate is dense, generous and full of spice...
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$16.94
$18.40
Deep red color with violet tones. Fresh and complex aroma dominated by ripe black fruits, blackberries, prunes and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$13.38
Vinified in stainless steel vats with controlled temperature between 25 and
27 degrees Celsius. The tanning takes 5...
750ml - Case of 12
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$102.12
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
750ml
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$18.83
12 bottles:
$18.45
The wine is structured with some firm tannins and a youthful texture. It is dense, with many layers of fruit, acidity...
2005 2013 2020 Portugal Switzerland 750ml
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.
Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.
Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.
History
Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.