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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.40
6 bottles: $18.34
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $109.79 $121.99
The Altesino 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva holds tight to its unique character and power. The classic 2016...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.90
12 bottles: $27.34
The 2016 Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard is medium garnet-purple in color and opens with notions of raspberry tart,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $117.93 $119.80
Quite a mineral Gran Reserva expression with wet stones and hints of sweet spices to the minty plums and cherries....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.94 $88.79
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.87
Bursts through the glass with dark red cherry, plum, cocoa and spice. Bright acididty on the palate with soft and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.90 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.60
Half open-bin, half tank fermentation with manual punchdowns once or twice a day. Nothing added or subtracted in the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $40.08
12 bottles: $39.28
A honeycomb sweetness with a hint of oaky caramel leads in this stylish white. It’s broad and ripe, but the apple...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $102.35 $107.35
The 2016 Paramour is one of the best wines I have tasted from Blackbird. Dark, succulent and inviting, the 2016...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.20
12 bottles: $18.82
Complex and well-balanced Rioja wine, it has a well-layered nose of black raspberry and liquorice accompanied by...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60
Shows a smoky underpinning that hints at espresso and char notes, with blackberry and anise flavors and sinewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93 $22.40
The enticing, complex and focused nose displays scents of ripe plum, cherry, clove, rose, rosemary and thyme. The...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.17
The red Monastrell 2016 Plus+ has a little less alcohol than the 2015, and the wine feels fresher. It fermented in...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.91
Bright cherry colour with brick-red shades. Complex bouquet of dried fruit, vanilla, balsamic and liquorice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.89 $23.20
This has an impressive, ripe dark-fruit nose with hints of coffee and cedar, too. The palate has a very succulent and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $73.50
6 bottles: $72.03
Color: Deep cherry color, bright and intense Nose: Expressive, powerful,complex, elegant,roasted coffee, dark...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.50
12 bottles: $45.57
Selected wine from the best vintages. Representative of classic Rioja Alta wines. Cherry-red with tawny hues. Rich in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.88
12 bottles: $16.24
Color: Underdeveloped hue of red fruit. Nose: Broad range of aromas and especially excellent integration of the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $15.05
This bold red is intense and expressive. Cassis and blueberry flavors mingle with cola, cocoa and licorice notes....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $115.94 $120.79
First produced in 2013, this is the top-shelf wine from Boroli made with fruit from Castiglione Falletto. The Boroli...
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Italy Saint Lucia Spain United States

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.

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.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.