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#BAE Sparkling Rose has abundant aromas of luscious fruits such as strawberries, gooseberries, and cherries, together...
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Ballatore Gran Spumante Sparkling White Wine is sweet and crisp. Aromas of ripe peach and apricot combine with melon...
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This elegant, well-balanced wine is trim and compact, offering subtle crisp apple and bright lemon notes lightly...
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Bright crisp flavors of stone fruit and citrus. The label features everyone's favorite furry friend! Great sipping on...
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Melon, pear, and stone fruit aromas with a touch of honey. A light palate with a loose, frothy mousse. Easy-drinking,...
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A bold perfume of roses, ruby red grapefruit, red currant, and white pepper is enthralling. Juicy, invigorating, and...
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Silvery straw color. Fruity, floral aromas of hot house flowers, fancy tropical fruit salad, and panettone with a...
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Acacia, green apple, toasted walnut, honeysuckle, nectarine, and the slightest hint of strawberry make for an...
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Bold, no-holds-barred confected peach aromas practically explode from the glass with a touch of pie crust, blossom,...
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Pale silvery pink color. Floral, fruity aromas of lilacs, spiced peach sorbet, and lychee with a supple, vibrant,...
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This lightly sweet sparkler shows a beautiful bouquet of pressed wildflowers, exotic melon fruit, chamomile, and...
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White spring flower, orange zest and bread crust aromas are front and center. The elegant, creamy palate offers...
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The NV Franciacorta Golf 1927 is composed mostly of Chardonnay with a dollop of Pinot Noir. It’s rich and floral...
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The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
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The sensual and georgic Pinot noir, of our vineyards seized by the woods, transfuses into the glass undergrowth notes...
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Light semi sweet sparkler.
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Subtle aromas of peaches and strawberries with warm biscuit undertones. Notes of ripe peaches, melons and yeast...
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Aromas of flowers and honeycomb immediately hit the nose. Elegant bubbles balance the sweet and citrus notes. Great...
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Light rose color, with a delicate fragrance and sweet taste. Goes well with fruit, cheese and desserts. A splendid,...
Champagne Blend Primitivo 750ml
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.