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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.90 $16.66
Lemon curd, peach, green apple and wet stone notes. Touch of honey. It’s medium-bodied, vibrant and creamy, with a...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Ripe peach flavors balance ripe acidity, hints of lime and characteristic mineral notes and hints of spice.Pairs...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $31.66 $36.18
The idea here is to make a village wine, basically, though it’s sold and marketed as a Gutswein or Estate bottled...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
he restrained beauty of the peachiness in the nose is hard to describe, but easy to be overwhelmed by! On the compact...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $10.94 $12.00
An off-dry style with apple and citrus flavors, coupled with fresh acidity to produce a balanced wine.
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.99
I love the apple blossom and white peach aromas of this racy and very focused dry riesling that is only medium-bodied...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.55
12 bottles: $19.16
Mosel, Germany- From the blue slate villages of Bernkastel, Graach and Wehlen. It is bright and pure with the classic...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.90
12 bottles: $27.34
A very spicy Mosel Spatlese with aromas ranging from dried strawberry to Mediterranean herbs that are married to a...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
Exudes flavors and aromas of ripe apples, pears, peaches, and citrus, with floral aromas. Its slight sweetness makes...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.91 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
"Hermann J. Wiemer, an immigrant from the Mosel Valley, was one of the pioneering modern winemakers in the Finger...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $11.20 $13.87
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95 $31.95
Outrageously delicious, fruity (feinherb) Riesling from this woman-owned micro-estate working on the natural end of...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
From 80- to 90-year-old vines picked at 78° Oechsle, the 2022 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett opens with a...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.89
This 2022 Single Vineyard Estate Riesling is rocky, dry, floral, fleshy, tight, talc-y, curved and flowing. It has...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.34
Brothers Dario, the oenologist and Andrea, the agronomist, are responsible for more than 70ha of proprietary...
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Rapid Ship
White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $19.94 $20.91
6 bottles: $19.54
This fine Riesling wine offers an extraordinary premium wine quality. With forward fruit and floral aromas of apples...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $10.23 $11.00
This fine Riesling wine offers an extraordinary premium wine quality. With forward fruit and floral aromas of apples...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.50
12 bottles: $22.05
What a joyfully refreshing, barely off-dry Mosel riesling this is. The touch of yeastiness is beautifully interwoven...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.92
12 bottles: $13.64
Stone fruits and white pepper-laced acidity. Lovely depth. Mid-weighted, highly versatile and saline across a long,...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $21.46
Brimming with white peaches and spring blossoms, this has a wonderful juiciness, thanks to the interplay of racy...
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Garganega Marsala Riesling 2022 Rapid Ship Wine

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.



Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.

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.