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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.95 $30.80
12 bottles: $29.35
A blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% of the rare Picolit, this wine is a unique treasure from Friuli. Aromas of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.31 $34.79
12 bottles: $29.63
Color: Bright and brilliant straw yellow with light coppery hues. Nose: Complex, subtle and enfolding. Generous and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
A fresh and fruity red with crushed berries, graphite and chocolate. Medium body. Medium, round tannins. Drink now.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.42 $18.25
COLOR: Ruby red color with distinct violet shades. NOSE: The bouquet is slightly vinous with fruity notes of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.90 $17.84
Aromas of red apples, cream, lemons and apricots. Creamy, medium-bodied and well-balanced, with crushed stone...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.12
12 bottles: $18.74
A fresh, gently waxy white with aromas of sliced apples, fresh pears, orange pith and chamomile. Sleek and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.72
12 bottles: $17.10
Fragrant white with notes of green apples, basil, asparagus and green lemons. Medium-bodied, sleek and focused, with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
The best Italian whites come from the tiny top north-east corner and this is a classic blend of mainly Pinot Bianco...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
Golden yellow in colour, often with copper tones. It has an intense and immediate bouquet with pronounced hints of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.99
6 bottles: $36.25
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.20
12 bottles: $18.82
100% Friulano, the wine that most tells the tale of Marco’s territory. Made similarly to the Ribolla, and similar...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.95
12 bottles: $21.51
The 2021 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is wildly unique. A burst of incense and cedary spice gives way to depths of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.24 $19.20
12 bottles: $17.10
100% Ribolla Gialla, facing East. Direct-press. Fermentation and aging in concrete, with no malolactic. Kept on lees...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
A bouquet of violets and roses gives way to underbrush and dried black cherry nuances as the darkly brooding 2021...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $24.00
6 bottles: $23.52
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.25
A fresh white wine, aromatic and fruity in style with citrus and white flowers on the nose. Refreshing apricot, lemon...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.40
Orange and chamomile aromas are integrated and heady. Gently sweet, the herbal and floral aromas shine through the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $299.82 $315.60
6 bottles: $280.00
Melon, green grapes, minerals and moonflower all come to mind when nosing this pristinely clear spirit. Honeydew and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $82.00
6 bottles: $68.00
Ripe lilies and crisp candied apples assertively rise up from the glass of this extraordinary grappa. On the palate...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $49.59 $52.20
6 bottles: $44.40
Very floral on the nose with honeysuckle, rose petals, and violets, all over pear and lychee fruit. The palate is dry...
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Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.