×
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
The nose displays scents of raspberry and damson jam with notes of grilled peppers. Round and fruity palate, with...
12 FREE
DC
90
WE
90
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $30.31
Deep, dark ruby red with a purplish hue. Complex bouquet on the nose, with notes of blackberries, plums, and Marasca...
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.05
Deep, dark ruby red with a purplish hue. Complex bouquet on the nose, with notes of blackberries, plums, and Marasca...
12 FREE
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $26.40
Very aromatic and pretty with floral, citrus rind and berry character. Full to medium body, fine tannins and a fruity...
12 FREE
WE
91
JS
91
Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.95
6 bottles: $47.97
A lovely nose of fresh red cherry, rose petal and grated nutmeg. Medium-to full-bodied with zesty acidity and silky...
12 FREE
JS
94
Red
750ml
Bottle: $40.94
6 bottles: $40.12
Mt Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, is situated on the eastern side of Sicily and is home to some of...
12 FREE
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.04 $41.09
Sciaranuova, one of the four contrade (districts) in which we live and work, is located at an average elevation of...
12 FREE
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $18.62
Sweet berry and orange peel with peach undertones as well as lemon blossom. Medium body, with crunchy fruit and a...
JS
92

Mencia Italy Sicily

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.

The beautiful island of Sicily has been growing grapevines and producing wines for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks first landed on its golden shores and noticed the island's true potential as a haven for quality grapes. Today, the island is one of Italy's primary wine regions, and even though over eighty percent of Sicily's grapevines are used for the production of sweet fortified wines, the remaining wineries making other wine styles are renowned around the world for their quality and character. Indeed, Sicilian wineries are famed for their ability to capture something of the sun-drenched region in their wines, and the vines they cultivate benefit enormously from the almost constant sunshine and the incredibly fertile volcanic soils which typify the island.