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Bottle: $32.93
From the Ferrere vineyard on west-facing slopes, this Barbaresco sings with rich extracted red and black fruit along...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.94 $69.94
Brovia is one of the brightest stars of Castiglione Falletto, the comune at the heart of the appellation that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.60 $38.40
Eye: Garnet core, pink rose rim. Nose: Kumquat, exotic spice, wild strawberries, raspberries, Rainier cherry. Time...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $73.00
3 bottles: $71.54
Red berry, botanical herb and forest floor aromas appear in the glass along with a floral whiff of violet. Firmly...
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Red
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Bottle: $478.95
3 bottles: $469.37
Sweet and succulent aromas of tangerines, freshly cut ripe strawberries, cherries and flowers follow through to a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $180.18 $200.20
A fine and pretty Barolo with plenty of strawberry and mushroom character. White truffle, too. It’s medium-to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $222.80
6 bottles: $221.60
Red garnet in color. Intense and fine aromas of fresh red fruit. The palate presents good freshness, excellent...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $219.90 $235.60
Lovely aromas of strawberries, plums, and berries. Bark and mushrooms. Complex and aromatic. Medium to full body with...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $604.20
3 bottles: $600.00
Especially impressive for firm but elegant tannins. This Barolo is rich in raspberry, leather and anise aromas. Very...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $289.20
6 bottles: $288.00
Especially impressive for firm but elegant tannins. This Barolo is rich in raspberry, leather and anise aromas. Very...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $249.94 $259.20
Gorgeous aromas of roses that fill the glass along with ripe strawberries, raspberries and forest fruits. Very...
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Red
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Bottle: $1194.95 $1310.44
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and...
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Red
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Bottle: $2749.95
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $598.83 $654.80
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.75
12 bottles: $47.78
The nose presents intense aromas of red fruit, blackcurrants, and raspberries. The wine is well-balanced with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.84
12 bottles: $43.94
Subtle and elegant with notes of red fruit and dried roses. On the palate, the tannins are present, but fine and...
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Bottle: $139.95
The 2020 Barbaresco Currà is redolent of kirsch, chalk, White pepper, dried herbs and mint. Aromatic and yet deep,...
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Bottle: $248.95
A release of 3,824 numbered bottles (including various collectors' larger formats), the 2015 Barbaresco Riserva...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $216.00
Vivid ruby red in color with aromas of sweet rose and violet, mint, and spices. The palate is elegant and harmonious...
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Bottle: $120.54
The 2020 Barbaresco is gorgeous. Bright and focused, with terrific depth, the 2020 has a lot to recommend it. Red...
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Bonarda Nebbiolo Petite Sirah Zinfandel

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.

Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.

By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.

There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.