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750ml
Bottle:
$39.94
12 bottles:
$39.14
A solid Valpo with age, showing ripe fruit and lovely density. Creamy texture with dried fruit and spices. Medium...
750ml
Bottle:
$159.93
6 bottles:
$156.73
The single-vineyard Campolongo di Torbe is an ever-evolving wine in the glass and on the palate. On the first pass,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$354.32
A vivid, focused Amarone with dark berry, dark chocolate, coffee and spice. Also bark and walnut. It’s full-bodied,...
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Contratto Brut Pas Dose Cuvee Novecento 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.64
This prestigious metodo classico gets its name, Brut Riserva Novecento, a sparkling wine which was first made in 1986...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$263.95
The 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is my favorite wine in the retrospective, along with the amazing...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$101.56
A harmonious Valpolicella in a richer style, displaying a lovely range of plumped black cherry, star anise, espresso...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$175.42
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$181.56
This is a huge and impressive wine, but somehow graceful and subtle. It packs an eclectic array of brambleberry...
2013 Italy Veneto Wine
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.
As historically one of the most important regions in the world regarding trade and experimentation, it comes as no surprise to discover that Veneto has always been a well respected and innovative wine region. This area of north-easterly area of Italy benefits greatly from a continental climate tempered by the Alps, and plenty of influence from the Germanic countries it is near to. Veneto is most commonly associated with beautifully elegant white wines, such as those of Soave, and has over ninety thousand hectares under vine. Impressively, within that area, over a third of the vineyards in the Veneto region have been granted official AOC status, and many of the sub-regions and appellations of Veneto have gone on to be world-famous in regards to quality. One such example is Valpolicella, where some of Italy's finest and most complex red wines are produced.