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Peach Mango is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors, combining luscious, mouthwatering peach with rich,...
750ml
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$15.17
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$12.36
Peach Mango is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors, combining luscious, mouthwatering peach with rich,...
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$26.20
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Strawberry Watermelon is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors of freshly picked strawberries and ripe,...
750ml
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$15.17
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$12.36
Strawberry Watermelon is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors of freshly picked strawberries and ripe,...
750ml
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$13.94
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$13.66
This wonderfully aromatic treat is made from semi-sweet white wine infused with locally grown sun-ripened red...
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$25.55
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$15.59
Caleta™ is a new take on a classic Margarita made with 100% de agave wine. This party-ready margarita brings tangy...
750ml
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$14.30
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$11.75
Big bold peach aroma and flavors are complemented by luscious sweetness on the palate. This wine is delicious on its...
750ml
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$18.32
$19.28
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$14.00
Big, inky-black fruit, spice and white pepper; layered and rich in the mouth with jammy black cherries, truffles,...
750ml
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$16.24
12 bottles:
$15.92
Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
750ml
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$14.64
$15.41
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$11.52
Deep in color - nearly opaque - with brooding shades of dark purple. It exhibits rich plum and blackberry flavors and...
500ml
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$19.94
Slightly sweet, slightly sour and absolutely delicious. Lucchetti’s Visciola is made from 100% cherries grown on...
750ml
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$16.94
6 bottles:
$16.60
A balanced, medium-bodied red, with light tannins and a subtle underpinning of fresh, loamy earth layered with...
750ml
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$14.34
$15.59
12 bottles:
$14.05
Dense ruby red with a purplish rim, it is immediately intense on the nose with marked aromas of ripe and fleshy red...
750ml
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$14.73
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$13.99
Dark, brooding and spicy, the 2019 Primitivo di Manduria lifts up with notes of crushed rocks, cardamom and black...
750ml
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$16.90
$18.00
Raspberry coulis and fresh soil with grass popping through on the nose turns to an almost cake-like raspberry and...
Dornfelder Fruit Wine Mencia Primitivo
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.