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750ml
Bottle:
$82.48
6 bottles:
$68.00
Very floral on the nose with honeysuckle, rose petals, and violets, all over pear and lychee fruit. The palate is dry...
750ml
Bottle:
$82.48
6 bottles:
$68.00
Beautiful aromas of daffodil, hay, and dried flowers are elegant. The satin texture is smooth with just a touch of...
750ml
Bottle:
$26.40
6 bottles:
$25.87
Sweet and very fresh, it is persistent, with a delicate, herbaceous scent with hints of fresh fruit and citrus.
750ml
Bottle:
$17.94
Fresh and delicate aromas of chamomile, pear, and apricot. Medium bodied and dry with flavors of crisp yellow apple...
750ml
Bottle:
$64.15
6 bottles:
$63.36
A light vanilla scent is echoed on the palate along with gentle hints of banana, coconut and custard, developing into...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.90
12 bottles:
$19.50
Straw-yellow colour with fresh floral, citrus and melon aromas, and notes of minerals and almonds. A dry,...
375ml
Bottle:
$11.94
12 bottles:
$10.94
This traditional grappa has a bright, crystal clear color. The aroma is fresh clean, well-balanced and delicately...
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Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.12
The Giacosa family does a great job with its high-end wines and its entry-level products alike. The 2020 Roero Arneis...
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Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$37.75
Energetic and bright with sliced green apples, mangoes and citrus with some honeysuckle. It’s medium- to...
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$321.53
Arneis Grappa Ice Wine Tannat
The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.
Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.
Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.