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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.72
6 bottles: $24.23
The 2020 Secca del Capo is sweetly scented with exotic florals, green melon and candied ginger. It’s soft and round...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $37.20
6 bottles: $36.00
This sweet wine aged in an airtight environment protected from antioxidants retains all of its fruit and balance...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $37.50
12 bottles: $36.75
• Softness of the botrytis balanced by the acidity of the Chenin and the tartness of the schist terroir • Pure...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $31.54 $33.20
• Softness of the botrytis balanced by the acidity of the Chenin and the tartness of the schist terroir • Pure...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.94 $38.88
6 bottles: $34.80
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.80
12 bottles: $18.62
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.76
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.94
Undergoing a four-week maceration followed by approximately nine months in French oak (50% new), Es is intoxicating:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $133.60
Gianfranco Fino has rightfully entered the range of those winegrowers tied to traditions wishing to save old...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.40
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
12 bottles: $11.40
A more fun style than your typical Shiraz, this fresh, fruity, semi-sweet wine displays aromas and flavors of ripe,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.32 $19.28
12 bottles: $14.00
Big, inky-black fruit, spice and white pepper; layered and rich in the mouth with jammy black cherries, truffles,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.24
12 bottles: $15.92
Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
100% Diego, a variety endemic to Lanzarote and La Palma that is high-acid and mineral-driven. Fermented in stainless...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.92 $22.00
12 bottles: $20.50
100% tank-aged Malvasía Volcanica. Malvasía Volcanica is a grape that is truly indigenous to the Canary Islands, a...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
6 bottles: $16.60
A balanced, medium-bodied red, with light tannins and a subtle underpinning of fresh, loamy earth layered with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.34 $15.59
12 bottles: $14.05
Dense ruby red with a purplish rim, it is immediately intense on the nose with marked aromas of ripe and fleshy red...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.73
12 bottles: $13.99
Dark, brooding and spicy, the 2019 Primitivo di Manduria lifts up with notes of crushed rocks, cardamom and black...
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Dessert Wine Malvasia Primitivo 750ml

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.