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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The bright mirabelle, Amalfi-lemon and white-pepper aromas pour from the glass of this energetic gruner veltliner,...
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92
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
A classic Gruner Veltliner for the notes of lentil, white peach, smoke and milled pepper. Lithe and creamy, this...
WS
90
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White
1.0Ltr - Case of 12
Bottle: $8.55
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $13.98
12 bottles: $13.70
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.12
12 bottles: $11.88
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $41.95
12 bottles: $41.11
As Ambrositsch has chosen to not be in the DAC, they cannot use the vineyard names on the label, but this wine comes...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $26.95
12 bottles: $26.41
A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.85
The nose develops an intensity of violet and wild berries aromas. The mousse is fair and creamy, with a dry yet full...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $15.83
12 bottles: $15.51
Delicate fresh green apple fruity aromas; displaying flavors of lemon; lime and peaches; solid fruit core; rich in...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
This is a very rich and creamy gruner veltliner, but you don’t feel the 14% until the very end, when a touch of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $13.99
Facing southeast, Holzagasse is located 1000 feet above sea level on top of a hill and, because of the steepness of...
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $24.33
Testacalda is a pure Lambrusco di Sorbara Spumante Metodo Classico made with the ancient and traditional method of...
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $12.35
Slightly sparkling ruby red wine, semi dry, vinous and intense bouquet, with a characteristically fruity scent,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $11.52
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Red
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.25
12 bottles: $12.99
Color: Garnet red with a frothy fragrance, brilliant. Nose: Clean, distinctive with hints of violet and raspberry....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.18 $13.87
12 bottles: $10.93
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $9.45
Lambrusco, a lightly sparkling, slightly sweet red wine is served well-chilled, and so is a godsend in the summer,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
Powder pink mousse; very pale ruby red, almost pink, tending towards cyclamen; clear aromas of roses, almost ripe...

Gruner Veltliner Lambrusco Wine

Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.

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.