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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $90.93
Deep nose with a sharp mineral overtone to the complex aromas of white sesame, praline, grilled spices and roasted...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.11
The 2020 Pinot Bianco Riserva Vorberg is total class. A whiff of sweet smoke and dusty stone gives way to ginger and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $37.10
Maybe the greatest natural white wine I have ever tasted. Complex and strikingly original lemon-zest, smoke and...
JS
98

2020 Italy Trentino/Alto Adige Pre-Arrival

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.