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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $18.69 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.32
80% Carignano, 20% Alicante Nero (aka Grenache). This is the 1st Rosato from Ampeleia! The Carignano was...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $21.12
6 bottles: $20.70
COLOR: Brilliant dusky pink color. NOSE: The nose is intense and rich, with notes of fresh herbs, ripe raspberry and...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $16.99
A blend of musky dried peaches and apricot offset by savory herbs wafts up from the 2022 Il Rosé di Casanova. It's...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $14.83
12 bottles: $14.53
The 2023 Il Rosé di Casanova is exotic and distinctive. Almost Sauvignon-Blanc-like in character, it fleshes out...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $5.89
Perfumed and fruity with cherry, spices and some candied orange. Medium to full body. Fruity finish. From organically...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $9.44
A bright pink-colored rosé with aromas of rose petals, strawberries and watermelon. It’s medium-bodied with tangy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.25
12 bottles: $42.38
This is a gorgeous young red with blackberry, blackcurrant and lavender aromas and flavors. Medium to full body and a...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.35
Fanti’s Sangiovese-based Rosato displays a vivid pink and raspberry color. There is a fragrant expression of the...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.66
The name Villa Elvira comes from the name of the ancient estate house of the Pancaro family. The wine was born from...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $18.36 $20.40
12 bottles: $17.63
Soft salmon pink in color, it has crisp, clean and refreshing aromas of dried rose hips, raspberry and melon....
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
12 bottles: $17.48
Deep raspberry colored rosé with aromas of cherries, dried strawberries and watermelon, with some lemon peel. It’s...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.76
Deep pink in color with a nose lush in ripe red fruit aromas. Elegant on the palate with bright acidity and a...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $28.05
Deep pink in color with a nose lush in ripe red fruit aromas. Elegant on the palate with bright acidity and a...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $21.95
12 bottles: $21.51
Sangiovese and Canaiolo from 3km outside Siena. Each variety was separately destemmed and crushed. After 4 hours of...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
Canaiuolo, from the Canaiolo of the red stem, has the gentleness of a white and the strength of a red; it is a...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $5.89
A delicate cherry-pink wine with fresh aroma of sweet and sour cherries. It is well-balanced, medium bodied and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.09
Deep ruby color rosé with fresh aromas of strawberries, red flowers and some citrus on the palate with mineral and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.23
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $17.35 $19.28
12 bottles: $16.60
Color: light pink. Aroma: the bouquet is complex with floral notes typical of Sangiovese, followed by herbal and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.62 $16.25
12 bottles: $12.73

Melon de Bourgogne Red Blend Rose / Blush Italy Tuscany 750ml

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.