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750ml
Bottle: $23.99
6 bottles: $18.47
New to the U.S. market, this dry vermouth smells fresh and fruity. It’s well-structured, too: sweet at first, with...
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750ml
Bottle: $23.99
6 bottles: $18.47
"Classico" is quite right for Carpano's Classico Vermouth, the origins of which date back to the late 1700s! Based...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.47
Carpano Dry has its origins in a traditional recipe enriched with the experience of Distillerie Branca through their...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.90 $26.80
IrROSSO is the result of the union between Sangiovese and small addition of our own grapes from different varieties:...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.74
Deep ruby red with garnet hints. Perfume notes with cherries, plum and vanilla aromas. This classic Barbera is...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
This is a tangy and juicy red with notes of oranges, red plums, red tea and olive stones. Medium-bodied with tight...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $31.54
Color: Dark ruby red, of exceptional intensity and compactness. Perfume: Of great elegance and complexity; the wine...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $30.20
Color: full and compact ruby red. Nose: of great breadth and finesse, with beautiful notes of plum, blackberry and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.72
Best matched with cured meat, stews and full fat cheese.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.99
Aromas of plums, blackcurrants, dark chocolate, tobacco, balsamic and cigar box. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.99
12 bottles: $92.34
Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, cloves, tobacco, walnuts and chocolate. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $88.84 $97.39
The 2018 I Sodi di San Niccolò is the most elegant Sodi I have ever tasted, and I have tasted them all. Sodi can be...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.94 $101.20
Super fragranced nose, patchouli, pot pourri, Turkish Delight, rose with caramelised red berries and a touch of smoke...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.90 $81.20
6 bottles: $78.30
Color: Deep red. Bouquet: Complex, with aromas of cassis, ripe fruit, licorice and tobacco. Taste: In the mouth, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.92 $73.20
6 bottles: $69.60
Packaged with an embossed metal plate on its front label, the Castello Banfi 2018 SummuS is an all-Tuscan blend of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.94
6 bottles: $77.36
Dark-fruited and chocolaty character here with crushed walnuts, dried leaves, licorice and hints of moss. Medium- to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
The ‘Poggio’ winemaking team takes great pride in crafting delightful wines of the highest quality. Please enjoy!...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.50
6 bottles: $74.97
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.85
6 bottles: $46.89
Firm and racy merlot with fine tannins that are polished and pretty. Medium body. Lovely walnut undertones to the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.45
6 bottles: $59.24
Intense ruby-red in color with garnet highlights, Corbaia offers jammy aromas of black currants, cherries, and cassis...
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Barbera Italian Red Blends Vermouth Italy United States 750ml

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

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.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.