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750ml
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A wine that is full expression of the potential of Apulian nature, the Rosso dei Vespa combines the traditional...
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Red
375ml
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Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Red
750ml
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Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.88 $39.60
Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.93
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• 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo. • “Gandino” is a combination of “Gano” and “Dino” who were the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.88
12 bottles: $20.46
This 100% Sangiovese is garnet red in color. Intense and persistent on the palate with fruity notes of strawberry and...
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3.0Ltr
Bottle: $195.00
Very beautiful and perfumed with floral and fresh cherry character. Medium-bodied, silky and creamy with a lovely...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.90
6 bottles: $37.14
Ripe and opulent, boasting macerated cherry, plum, eucalyptus and iron flavors matched to a muscular structure. Shows...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $44.32
The fruit is on the darker side for the vintage, evoking black cherry, blackberry and dark plum flavors, while earth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.72
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Bright red-ruby. Perfumed aromas and flavors of red cherry, violet, underbrush, licorice and sweet spices. Clean,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.32
6 bottles: $93.60
COLOR: Deep red with orange notes NOSE: Mature fruit nose of blackberry with notes of licorice, spices, tobacco and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.94
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This linear, almost racy red is bisected by a beam of cherry, strawberry and currant, with iron, earth and eucalyptus...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
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COLOR: Ruby red color. NOSE: The nose is very fruity, of red ripe fruits. FLAVOR: It has a good acidity and smooth...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
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Brilliant ruby red. Clean and bright aromas of red cherry, wild berry, and dried herbs. Full and soft on the palate...
Red
750ml
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Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera, and Canaiolo. Co-harvested/co-fermented in unlined concrete with macerations lasting a...
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750ml
Bottle: $34.95
12 bottles: $34.25
The 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva is a potent, brooding wine. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, licorice and dried herbs...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.34
Color : Ruby red with delicate garnet undertones. Nose : The minerality of the nose creates a delicate combination...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
Produced from Sangiovese grapes, this is a well-structured dry red that is perfect with pizza and pasta with tomato...

Ice Wine Primitivo Rkatsiteli Sangiovese

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.

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.