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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.33
6 bottles: $45.60
Deep dense intense ruby red colour, with a purple viscous rim. Intense nose with ripe blackberry, wild strawberry and...
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375ml
Bottle: $49.19
6 bottles: $48.40
Golden amber, brilliant color. It’s aroma hints at honey, toasted almond and vanilla. Sweet and rich taste,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $30.15
12 bottles: $29.55
A most appealing example of Italy’s most famous dessert wine, displaying molasses and toffee aromas, honey and...
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White
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.80
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. Fragrant notes of melon, tangerine and grapefruit with a touch of mint....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $32.24
Slightly reductive. Smoky, with hints of savoury and salty aromas. Lime zest flavours mingled with peaches and fresh...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
6 bottles: $29.34
Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red. Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $26.94
6 bottles: $26.40
The lovely result of a long wait. Bright colour with intense golden reflections, balanced bouquet with scents of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.72
6 bottles: $36.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.44
12 bottles: $21.99
Violet and lavender florals give way to sugar-dusted blackberries and spice as the 2021 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $21.46
COLOR: Bright straw yellow color. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is intense with pleasing, clean and elegant aromas of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.20
12 bottles: $45.28
100% Montepulciano. Prologo was De Fermo's first wine, hence the "prologue" moniker, in the 2010 vintage. It comes...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.90
Made from Zibibbo grapes which have dried in the sun for 20 days to concentrate the flavours and sugars, added to...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $41.94
12 bottles: $41.10
• San Colombano, Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia bianca grapes from vines planted in the early 1970s. • Loamy clay...
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500ml
Bottle: $36.79
6 bottles: $36.00
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.06
Intense golden yellow in color with an amber glow. Fine aromas of citrus, white flowers, honey, candied orange peel,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.20
12 bottles: $36.46
100%Trebbiano Spoletino. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. Fermentation...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
A white wine with a fresh and bright character. The grapes are carefully selected: a small part is picked from the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $33.32
Aromatically expressive Trebbiano. Spiced golden apple and fragrant white flowers on the nose give way to vibrant...
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Carignan Dessert Wine Montepulciano Trebbiano Italy 12 Ship Free Items

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.

The Trebbiano varietal grape is a white wine grape originally from Italy, but which has been successfully planted and cultivated in several European countries, as well as in many parts of the New World. Although it is widely grown around the world, it remains relatively unknown to wine drinkers, perhaps because it has mostly been used traditionally as a blending varietal, and for the production of fortified wines. However, it is used very well in parts of Tuscany and elsewhere in Italy for single variety wines, where it is prized for its elegant character and beautiful citrus flavors, alongside floral aromas and a great expression of terroir. As such, Trebbiano wines often hold interesting mineral notes, making them fascinating and complex white wines perfect for matching 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.