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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.84
12 bottles: $19.44
Straw yellow in color with slight golden highlights. On the nose it has great intensity and complexity. It is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
Bright and intense ruby red. On the nose, aromas of black cherries and plums with hints of spices. On the palate, it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.63
6 bottles: $33.94
Aromas of black fruit, green herbs, smoked meat, oyster and lemon zest. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $117.54
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $102.12
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.94
6 bottles: $88.14
This is a very sophisticated Kai with aromas of blackberries, blueberries, violets and graphite that follow through...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.72
3 bottles: $76.00
From the moment I tilt the glass, the 2016 Carmenere makes itself known with an intensely spicy and pungently floral...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.19
12 bottles: $15.87
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.34
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.55
12 bottles: $27.00
Sliced green apples, fennel, lemon rind and white peaches on the nose. It’s wonderfully fresh, medium- to...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
• 100% Petite Arvine. • Sandy soils of morainic origin. • Hand-harvested. • Brief maceration on the skins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.38
12 bottles: $16.05
Deep black red color. Intense complex nose: tobacco, minty, red and black currant aromas and smoky integrated oak...
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750ml
Bottle: $89.90 $94.80
A consistent Purple Angel that really delivers the carmenere’s plushness when ripened well. Dark olives,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.51
Lively and golden, aromas of yellow apple, burnt caramel, and white pepper on the nose. The palate is rich and full,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.14
Complex aromas of mountain herbs, white flowers, hay, honey and citrus. On the palate the wine continues to evolve...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.20
This has intense aromas of honey, papaya, melon, lemon curd, toffee and jack fruit. Vanilla and some green bell...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.90
6 bottles: $42.04
Spiced apples and pears with hints of peach pit, crushed almonds, dried lemon peel and summer flower fragrance....
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Carmenere Lambrusco Petite Arvine Tocai Friulano 12 Ship Free Items

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

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.

The Tocai Fruiliano grape varietal has been grown in and around the northern regions of Italy for centuries, and is still widely praised for its distinctive character and beautiful set of flavors and aromas. Despite the name, the Tocai Fruiliano varietal is not actually related to the famous Tokaji grapes of Hungary, or the Tokay d'Alsace grapes, but is actually the same species as Sauvignon Vert. Wines made from the Tocai Fruiliano grape are generally a pale straw yellow in color, and are recognizable by their aroma of wild flowers and orchard fruits such as pears. The flavor of the wines varies from vineyard to vineyard, and the Tocai Fruiliano grape is renowned for having a broad set of flavors, although citrus notes are usually detectable in most bottles.