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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.73
12 bottles: $13.99
Dark, brooding and spicy, the 2019 Primitivo di Manduria lifts up with notes of crushed rocks, cardamom and black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.00
Raspberry coulis and fresh soil with grass popping through on the nose turns to an almost cake-like raspberry and...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.90
Straw yellow. This is a delicate wine, with hints of fresh fruit, almond, hazelnut, citrus fruits, herbs, white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.84
On the nose, aromas of pear, lemon and orange peel mingle with that telltale nutty-grassiness of Fiano. The pear and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.94
The balance achieved in the sensory characteristics of the wine profile, after 24 months spent on the lees, is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.00
12 bottles: $13.65
100% Primitivo. Perrini's Primitivo comes from estate vines averaging 30 to 35 years old, with some getting up to 60...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
Opaque ruby. There is a savory, earthy aroma on the nose, reminiscent of meat cooking on an open fire. The palate is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.92 $11.70
Monastrell made in eighty-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). Filtered by gravity and,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.28
The 2020 Friulano captivates as shavings of lemon rind and savory herbs mix with crushed green apples and spice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90
12 bottles: $16.56
Intense and complex of ripe red pulp fruit (cherry, plum, raspberry) in a balanced bottling with light wooden notes....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
Dark ruby red, with garnet hues. It opens with notes of ripe blackberry and raspberry, followed by intense aromas of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.20
6 bottles: $44.30
Color: Deep ruby red. Bouquet: Very ripe and intense nose; ripe blackberry and plum, fig, cracked pepper and orange...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.88
12 bottles: $20.46
•100% Fiano from the Lapio’s districts of Tognano, Arianiello and Lenze •500-600 meters above sea level...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
The 2020 Fiano di Avellino Riserva Tognano combines richness with verve, wafting up with a sweetly smoky blend of...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.50
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.93
Brilliant gold color. Bouquet of pastry cream, wild flowers and almonds. On the palate shows elegance with structure,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.33
Fresh and zesty, this light-bodied white delivers delicate notes of fresh chervil and lemon peel, which accent...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.40
12 bottles: $22.93
COLOR: Light straw gold NOSE: Notes of mature fruit and flowers with hints of pear, apricot, citrus, toasted...
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Fiano Friulano 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.