×
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $2224.49
A distinctive and very concentrated, single-parcel shiraz that offers a rich plum and raisin nose with plenty of...
JS
99
DC
98
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $676.26
A distinctive and very concentrated, single-parcel shiraz that offers a rich plum and raisin nose with plenty of...
JS
99
DC
98
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $53.95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.36
TOP 100 NEW ZEALND WINES 2017 #1 - A superb wine. Quite possibly the greatest expression of syrah that New Zealand...
JS
99
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $99.95
The 2017 Keir is 100% Syrah done in terra cotta, with a fair amount of whole clusters. That approach brings out a...
VM
95
DC
94
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $103.67
The first vintage of Keir in 2016 signalled a new style of wine for Tua Rita: 100% Syrah fermented and macerated on...
DC
96
WA
94
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $108.88
2019 is for Stefano Frascolla an exceptional vintage - one of the best vintages of the last two decades. Bright...
DC
98
WA
95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $99.95
Lots of syrah meaty character here, together with fresh and dried flowers. Really perfumed. Medium-to full-bodied...
WA
96
WE
96
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $144.95
Layers of inky, black fruit, grilled herbs, smoke, menthol and melted road tar are all layered together in the 2012...
DC
97
WA
94
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $148.95
The 2013 Syrah Per Sempre is another gorgeous wine from Tua Rita. This estate on the Tuscan Coast offers one of...
WA
96
VM
95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $126.95
I love the dried flowers and smoked meats with hints of plums and berries. Full body, layered and refined with an...
JS
98
VM
96
Sale
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $289.95 $305.14
Tua Rita's 2016 Syrah Per Sempre is fabulous. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, plum and blueberry jam are all...
WA
97
VM
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $197.95
Tua Rita's 2016 Syrah Per Sempre is fabulous. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, plum and blueberry jam are all...
WA
97
VM
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $137.45
Stefano Frascolla feels this is the best Per Sempre they have made so far. They harvested some of the fruit five days...
DC
98
WA
98
Sale
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $298.95 $314.53
The Tua Rita 2018 Syrah Per Sempre is another monumental achievement from this iconic Tuscan estate. Stefano...
WA
98
DC
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $136.95
The Tua Rita 2018 Syrah Per Sempre is another monumental achievement from this iconic Tuscan estate. Stefano...
WA
98
DC
97
Sale
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $304.95 $322.36
This is a smashing success. The Tua Rita 2019 Syrah Per Sempre hits it out of the ballpark thanks to its impressive...
WA
98
JS
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $168.95
This is a smashing success. The Tua Rita 2019 Syrah Per Sempre hits it out of the ballpark thanks to its impressive...
WA
98
JS
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $148.95
#8 TOP 100 WINES OF ITALY, 2022. Seductive aromas of violets, blackberries, blueberries, flowers and sandalwood....
JS
99
WS
94
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $119.45

Greco Bianco White Rhone Blends Sherry Syrah

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.