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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.83
Our Gold Rush Red leads with the velvety-smooth texture of Merlot and the subtle style of Pinot Noir, marrying...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.70
12 bottles: $13.43
A well-structured and layered blend made primarily of Teroldego with Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Full and dense, with strong black & blue fruit notes up front from the Petite Sirah, complemented by bright red,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.45 $11.00
A dark red blend that is brooding with richness. Like the wine rations served on convict ships, every sip deserves to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.30 $12.95
Our red blend opens with aromas of chocolate-covered cherries, baking spices, and vanilla bean. Flavors of strawberry...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $9.53 $10.25
Aromas of fresh peaches leap from the glass along with hints of ginger and lilac. Once sipped, a shower of foamy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Vivacious and aromatic, this delicate Italian pale pink sparkler Is perfect for enjoying anytime. Notes of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $67.50
The 2019 Gracias Madre, 100% Grenache Noir, is fabulous. Rich, creamy and super-expressive, the 2019 offers notable...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.09
Luminous straw-green. Honey, white flowers, crushed rocks and lemon oil all come alive in this nicely chiseled,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $49.93
Rich and mouthwatering, this feels like raw silk on the palate, offering exotic hints of toasted coconut and lime...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.85
12 bottles: $23.37
Hints of stewed herbs to the nicely baked cherries, strawberries and some hibiscus and dark spices. Fruity,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.83 $39.60
In 2019, Les Terrasses was exceptionally high in Garnacha, the tendency in this cuvée. Cariñena suffered more from...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
The golden yellow color of this Blanc de Blancs and its delicate bubbles highlight the finesse of its effervescence....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
Flirting with triple digits, and perhaps the best Sorella yet, the 2019 Sorella explodes from the glass with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.80 $12.13
Fresh and firm with a fine tannin texture. Delicious berries with some citrus undertones. Vegan. Drink now.
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
Colour straw yellow. Bouquet pleasant, light, fine and delicate, fruity, with a characteristic bouquet of apple....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.43 $12.03
This limited release red wine blends luscious red fruit flavors with notes of caramel and chocolate for a velvety,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
Dark is a mild descriptor for the color of this wine. The flavors mimic those of well-ripened black berries, infused...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.99
Apothic Red was aged on different types of oak to encourage notes of vanilla, mocha and toffee in this unique blend....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.90 $42.00
Poised and precise ripe black cherry and black currant, with some undertones of leather and cocoa. The wine rests...
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Champagne Blend Primitivo Red Blend 750ml In-Store or Curbside pickup

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.

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.