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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.90 $18.46
12 bottles: $17.54
“This wine is our quest for the innocence of Nebbiolo, its purest expression.” - Giuseppe Vaira
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.89
12 bottles: $19.49
Bottled in January, the medium ruby 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Clare J.C. is fresh and floral, with bright notes of...
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91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.94
Some peaks of heat and a hailstorm at the beginning of September affected La Morra in 2019, and Alessandra Bovio did...
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95
JS
95
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.79
12 bottles: $32.13
Restrained if not reductive. It seems to be herbal, almost unripe, on the nose, but then the fruit is fresh...
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93
WS
93
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.85 $44.40
Showing an earthy elegance, the Nada 2020 Casot is full-bodied and delicious. Made with organically farmed grapes, it...
WE
95
WS
93
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.69
12 bottles: $51.64
Woodland berry, pressed rose and spice aromas mingle with earthy notes of forest floor and leather. Medium-bodied,...
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94
VM
93
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
The NV Rosso Labrusca lifts up with a decadent blend of ripe cherries, blueberries, sweet herbs and spice. This takes...
VM
90
W&S
90
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $82.80
The 2018 Barolo Cerretta offers good focus with a sharp and linear style that gives way to forest berry, wild rose,...
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94
VM
93
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.93
12 bottles: $45.01
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94
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
The Mauro Veglio 2019 Barolo opens to a medium-dark appearance and concentration. The wine's more saturated approach...
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94
JS
93
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.90 $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
The 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo Starda is a soft, fruity wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Crushed...
VM
90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.28 $96.00
The compelling 2019 Barolo Bric del Fiasc from Paolo Scavino is drop-dead gorgeous. Opening with heady scents of...
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100
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98
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.88 $20.40
12 bottles: $19.48
Ruby red with garnet shades, beautiful clarity. The nose is delicate and complex: the essence of Nebbiolo. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.57 $40.40
94-95 There is a more pronounced mineral and delicately spiced character to the 2019 Barbaresco, with notes of wet...
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95
JD
95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.94
Rated 96 - The 2019 Ovello Riserva is succulent and enveloping, offering scents of dark-skinned berry, forest floor,...
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96
VM
94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.94
Rated 97 - Balsamic aromas of camphor mingle with pressed rose, wild berry, new leather and dark spice. Showing...
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97
VM
94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $20.90
Rated 92 - The delicious 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo from Produttori is loaded with fragrance, flavor and freshness. It...
WNR
92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.90
The 2018 Carema Riserva is classic wine from the appellation and this cooperative. Bright, aromatic and savory, the...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $14.50 $15.26
Riunite Lambrusco is perfect for every occasion. Enjoyable and straight forward, its easy drinkability make it a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.80
Showing expressive cherry and strawberry flavors, this red features a lacy texture, firm tannins and licorice and...
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93

Grenache Lambrusco Nebbiolo Italy In-Store or Curbside pickup

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

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.

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.

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.