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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
Made from 100% Lledoner Negre, the local name for Garnacha in this part of Catalunya, Pla de Gates showcases the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.46 $46.80
The 2020 Atalier Caíño was produced with ancient vines in the same place as Perez gets the Albariño. It has...
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91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $13.94
Focussed herbal, wild black fruit and tobacco nose. The youthful palate is poised and approachable with a soft...
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97
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $45.98
A wine that talks about roots and new beginnings. Covered cherry red colour. Intense aromas of ripe fruit, spices,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.42
Dense yet supple and polished, with rich aromas and flavors of herbs, licorice and dark fruit.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.48
A bouquet of red fruit, citrus blossom, and white pepper - pure and lithe on the palate with the same mouth-coating...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.50
12 bottles: $16.17
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
Blueberry flavors lay perfectly in between the sweet Moscato wine. Blueberry Dragon Fire is a beautiful cyan blue...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
A bright apple green color with streaks of white and silver for a green pearlescent flame effect. Aroma and taste of...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
A bold orange color with streaks of white and silver for an orange pearlescent flame effect. Aroma and taste of fresh...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
A bright peach color with streaks of white and silver for a bright yellow flame effect. Aroma and taste of fresh...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
A bold pink color with streaks of white and silver for bright pink flame effect. Aroma and taste of fresh lemons with...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
A rich red color with streaks of white and silver for a pearlescent red flame effect. Aroma and taste. of fresh...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.95
12 bottles: $31.31
As Xaras is 100% Mencia from the villages of Chandoiro and Larouco in the Val do Bibei (500-600 elevation) on 20 year...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
100% Sousón (indigenous red varietal). All stainless steel. Fresh, light, beautiful, approachable red with notes of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.87
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.87
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.95
12 bottles: $21.51
El Triángulo is 100% Tintilla sourced from three Pagos and three soils – Balbaína, Corchuelo, and Carrascal....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.95
12 bottles: $15.63
Rated 91 - The 2020 Manchuela from Rus Jimenez (and selected by Mary Taylor) is crafted from the Moravia Agria grape,...
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91

Fruit Wine Lambrusco Mencia Spain 750ml

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.