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$29.95
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$29.35
Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in...
750ml
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$18.95
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$18.57
Catarratto Extralucido, guyot, planted in 2011. The grapes are destemmed and pressed, fermenting in stainless steel....
750ml
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$18.95
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$18.57
100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$16.25
A fine and persistent wine, with notes of fruit and citrus. A dry and balanced flavor, of intense persistence.
750ml
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$18.35
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$17.98
Sliced lemons, freshly cut grass, citrus blossom and crushed stones on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and pure with...
750ml - Case of 12
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$13.90
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish hue. With citrus and floral notes, this wine made from Grillo envelops the...
750ml
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$22.39
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$21.94
Grillo is the indigenous white grape variety that has been the subject of the greatest interest in recent times, due...
750ml - Case of 12
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$30.58
A blend of equal parts Carricante and Chardonnay, the NV Metodo Classico Blanc de Blancs Gaudensius opens to thick...
750ml
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$14.30
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$14.01
Located at 600m above sea level, these vineyards are more suitable for the production of white grapes, such as the...
750ml
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$25.95
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$25.43
100% Grillo. The Grillo comes from 9 hectares of 20-to-30-year-old estate vines planted on the limestone-rich, sandy...
750ml
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$34.21
$35.21
Plenty of wood spices, vanilla and praline here with lemon rind and ripe pineapples. Bright and creamy on the palate...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.93
Clear yellow colour with green reflections; on the nose after a first dash of a sea breeze, the primary varietal...
750ml
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$13.87
12 bottles:
$13.18
Golden straw color with bright yellow hues. Layered aromas burst from the glass, including white peaches, white...
750ml
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$14.94
12 bottles:
$14.20
It is a sunny and fascinating wine with the intense aromatic charge of its aromas of white pulp fruit. The hilly...
750ml
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$16.59
6 bottles:
$15.84
This well-crafted sparkling is quite a discovery for us. It has plenty of Amalfi-lemon and wild-herb character from...
Champagne Blend Chardonnay Grillo Italy Sicily 750ml
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.