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Single-crop Nerello Mascalese, native variety grown in free-standing and espalier over 12 hectares of vines at an...
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This shows crazy aromas of blueberry, jasmine, elderberries, minerals and nutmeg. Medium-bodied with lots of crunchy...
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Smoked meat, volcanic ash, licorice and wild cherries. It’s medium-bodied with fine, silky tannins. Delightfully...
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Orange peel and candied cherry with subtle salted caramel aromas follow through to a medium body, with fine and...
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Pale ruby red, Sul Vulcano offers an elegant bouquet with notes of wild berries (strawberry and red currant) and...
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A light- to medium-bodied red, with citrusy acidity and savory hints of loamy earth and smoke underscoring flavors of...
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Notes of blackberries and dried strawberries with chocolate, toasted cedar and cigar ash. Firm and textured with a...
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Bright ruby red in color with lively hues of purple. Nose shows mineral notes and hints of cassis, blueberries, plum...
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Slightly advanced color of brick red. The nose shows dried cherries, spices and strawberries with some soya. Medium...
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Aromas of ripe dark berries with dark spices, wet earth and ashes. It’s medium-bodied and dry with fine-grained...
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Aromas of yellow wild flowers, acacia honey, and yellow apple are offset by savory dried herbs. The palate is gentle...
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The 2019 Etna Rosso Arcuria is smoky and earthy in style, wafting up with vivid aromatics, featuring freshly picked...
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Dark plum aromas with salt, ash and stone. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Round, creamy...
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Pretty aromas of fresh violets, blackberries and blueberries follow through to a medium body, with very fine tannins...
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Sleek and slightly austere, but with wonderful red-berry fruit and a slew of wild herbs, this is an exciting,...
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100% Nerello Mascalese. Pietradolce Etna Rosso DOC is bright red in color with notes of berries and brushwood....
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Vanilla, sour cherry, wild strawberry, a very clean floral effect. In the mouth substantial but smooth. Very...
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Some earth and cloves to the dark fruits here as well as dried flowers. Medium body with firm and silky tannins and...
Italian Red Blends Lambrusco Retsina Zibibbo Italy Sicily Etna Wine
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.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
The beautiful island of Sicily has been growing grapevines and producing wines for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks first landed on its golden shores and noticed the island's true potential as a haven for quality grapes. Today, the island is one of Italy's primary wine regions, and even though over eighty percent of Sicily's grapevines are used for the production of sweet fortified wines, the remaining wineries making other wine styles are renowned around the world for their quality and character. Indeed, Sicilian wineries are famed for their ability to capture something of the sun-drenched region in their wines, and the vines they cultivate benefit enormously from the almost constant sunshine and the incredibly fertile volcanic soils which typify the island.