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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.89 $24.00
This strikes a lovely balance between herbs and just-ripe citrus and stone fruit. It’s medium-bodied with sleek...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.16 $52.40
Colour: Lively, deep ruby-red; nature's gift. Perfume: Complex scent of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
6 bottles: $29.34
Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red. Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $16.75
12 bottles: $12.36
Semi-sparkling aromatized wine-product, presenting a nice and shiny straw yellow with green hints, very intense and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $11.60 $12.21
12 bottles: $8.54
Our Berry wine is a deliciously sweet mix of juicy strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry flavors. Light-bodied, each...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $17.57 $18.49
12 bottles: $11.53
Silvery straw color. Aromas and flavors of white peach and nectarine, white flowers, and peach rings with a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.32
6 bottles: $27.75
The 2020 Riesling is more lifted and graceful in style, with a pretty bouquet of lemon oils, minty herbs and hints of...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
500ml
Bottle: $19.94
Slightly sweet, slightly sour and absolutely delicious. Lucchetti’s Visciola is made from 100% cherries grown on...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
4 bottles: $15.00
Soft and fruity, with a light, tart finish, this real Italian Cabernet, infused with a raspberry splash, is a perfect...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $12.36
Sassy. Sultry. The right amount of naughty.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $12.36
Fresh. Lively. Jam-packed with flavor and fun.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $12.36
Ripe. Juicy. Stays on the sunny side of life.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $12.36
Exotic. Tangy. Vacay vibes all year round.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.93
Intense ruby red color with purple hues. On the nose are aromas of ripe raspberries accompanied by spicy notes and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.43
Colour: Lively, deep ruby-red; nature's gift. Perfume: Complex scent of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.43
A fine, supple red, sporting velvety tannins, racy raspberry, cherry and plum fruit, joined by layers of spice, hot...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.78
I thought the 2011 was the best ever from this stylish wine producer in Sardinia. But the 2012 is clearly better...
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Carignan Fruit Wine Riesling Welschriesling Italy

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

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.