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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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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $30.65
12 bottles: $30.04
This bright and zesty Champagne is lightly juicy and appealing, offering flavors of Honeycrisp apple, ripe white...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $33.44 $35.20
12 bottles: $32.68
A graceful rose that’s lacy and airy in texture, with finely knit acidity enlivening the flavors of ripe cherry 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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Red
375ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
A pleasantly chewy Brunello with a full body, giving it a soft and round form. It shows berry, chocolate and walnut...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
A firm and silky red with cherry, dried flower and orange peel aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with fine...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
A fresh and crunchy Fontalloro with currants, orange peel and hints of peaches and cedar. Medium body, firm and fine...
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Rapid Ship
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $40.99 $43.94
An exquisite Vin Santo, with aromas and flavors of brown butter, caramel, molasses, gingerbread and roasted walnut...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $45.93 $50.40
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Sparkling
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.05
An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
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Case only
Sparkling
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.90
A cornucopia of red-berry aromas pours from the glass of this effusive and delightful rosé and the balance of fruit,...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $12.59 $13.25
12 bottles: $10.45
Perfumed scents of Asian pear and acacia fill this simple Cava, its waxy texture and muscular structure a match for...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $11.92 $13.25
12 bottles: $10.45
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.93
12 bottles: $34.23
Pastry, bran and oat-driven nose and palate. Dry with ripe apple, pear and some honey. Zesty finish. Rather lovely....
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $29.84
12 bottles: $29.24
Vibrant and balanced, with flavors of nectarine, candied orange peel, slivered almond and oyster shell set on a lacy...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
A dense and flavorful white with cooked apples, lemons and hints of pie crust. Layered and delicious. Drink now.
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
A fresh and fruity sparking wine with a light cherry and lemon character. Medium body, fresh acidity and a lean,...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $23.51
12 bottles: $23.03
An elegant pale yellow color with a fine and aromatic nose with citrus and red currant fruits aromas. The palate is...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $41.94
12 bottles: $41.10
The NV Cuvée Prestige is a lovely introduction to these wines. Warm, toasty and open-knit, the NV Cuvée Prestige is...
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Champagne Blend Dessert Wine Sangiovese 375ml

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.