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Bottle: $23.66
Lovely and fresh with aromas of crunchy red berries, red plum, tomato, and leather. The palate has a touch of spice,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.54 $35.20
In the glass, the wine shows colors of red garnet accompanied by a bouquet of cherries, menthol and a hint of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.15 $17.08
12 bottles: $15.44
In the glass, the wine is deep ruby with purple hues. On the nose, the wine is delicate with notes of cherry,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $18.24
This blend of 70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese is a smooth, full-bodied cru made in an...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.99
A fresh nose of blueberries, plums, cassis and violets. It’s medium-bodied with velvety tannins. It’s easygoing...
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Bottle: $17.90
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This wine is a blend of varieties originating from the Mediterranean Basin— 40% Alicante Nero (aka Grenache), 25%...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $22.80
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $69.90
Expressive aromas of ripe black cherry, vanilla bean and toasted nuts are prominent on the nose. At first taste, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.83 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
Taut and linear in profile, this red delivers black currant, black cherry, vanilla and peppery spices. Tightens up on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.90 $75.60
Great impact on the nose, black berry fruit, spices, well integrated wood, chocolate and coffee. Soft and round...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.41
12 bottles: $17.06
COLOR: Dark ruby red color with purple highlights. NOSE: On the nose it shows a broad and complex bouquet with notes...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.49 $16.66
A juicy but umami nose on this wine begins with black cherries, blackberries and plums. Aromas then turn to soy sauce...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.55
A beautifully curated and polished young red with black berry, violet, and bark. Full and velvety with creamy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
Balanced and fresh, this white offers a creamy mix of melon, Meyer lemon peel, pineapple and lime blossom aromas and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
On the nose, the leading coppery, sanguine aromas are emphasized by astringent undertones of cranberry, white pepper...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.63 $29.59
An elegant red, featuring a gleam of pure cherry, currant and strawberry fruit. This is also intense and firmly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $105.89
6 bottles: $105.60
50&50 has a deep, ruby red color. Aromas of red berry fruits and black cherries intertwine with scents of sweet...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.87
Bursts through the glass with dark red cherry, plum, cocoa and spice. Bright acididty on the palate with soft and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.01
This is a blend of Sangiovese and Ciliegolo grapes, not normally found in today's Chiantis. This wine delivers with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.94 $34.79
6 bottles: $31.19
Deep character of ripe purple fruit with sweet spices, violets and chocolate notes. Full-bodied, succulent and mellow...
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Grenache Italian Red Blends Melon de Bourgogne Teroldego Wine

The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.


For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.