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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90
12 bottles: $13.62
An elegant Riesling that offers a palate of different stone and tree fruit notes such as peach and apricot. A...
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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...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Very vibrant and lemony – from the blossom to the zest! – this sleek entry-level dry riesling is wonderfully...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $88.94
6 bottles: $78.94
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $42.40
Beautiful transparency here with fresh flowers, green tobacco, pine needles, crushed stones and sandalwood. Dark...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.64 $20.40
12 bottles: $19.38
Attractive aromas of sweet spices, smoke and seaweed. Some roasted nuts. Hints of Iberico ham. Medium-bodied with a...
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Rapid Ship
Red
375ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $21.46
Savory and complex with dried orange peel, cedar and plenty of sweet spices, walnuts, caramel, dried mushrooms and...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.90
12 bottles: $37.14
A more vibrant and fruitier expression of Ardanza this year with strawberries, mussels, warm spices and berries....
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
Let’s live on the edge! The breathtaking nose of a thousand fresh herbs, Amalfi lemon and crushed stone hardly...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.77 $25.80
Savory cured-meat, tobacco and grilled-spice notes to the bright plum, red-date, cherry and green-olive aromas. Quite...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.49 $16.66
Vanilla, incense and pine cones on top of the dark cherries and plums on the nose. Youthful and pretty flavorful on...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
Deep ruby in the glass, this wine has a nose of blackberry, black cherry, milk chocolate and clove. There is a nice...
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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
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $37.80
The 2020 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese is based on ripe and predominantly healthy fruit with 15% to...
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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
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.37 $18.74
Ripe and fruit-forward on the nose, though more restrained on the palate, this red offers flavors of blackberry...
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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
Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.94 $36.00
Savory aromas of subtle earthy berries, oranges, iron and hints of walnut, tobacco and mushrooms. Fine tannins with...
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Marsala Riesling Tempranillo Rapid Ship Wine

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.

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.