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Wonderfully fresh and exotic, the 2022 Viognier wafts up sweetly floral and slightly tropical with an air of crushed...
750ml
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$11.70
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$11.47
Color: Dark, dense ruby color.
Nose: Beautiful aromas of licorice, blackberries and blueberries.
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750ml
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$15.16
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$13.59
Appearance: Ruby red. Aromas + Flavors: Dark berry fruits, plum, blackberry, spice, licorice. Structure: Full-bodied,...
750ml
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$12.50
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$7.60
With abundant aromas of honey suckle, stone fruit, apricot, and tropical fruit, our Viognier is pleasantly balanced...
750ml
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$37.45
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This is one of the bottles that symbolizes the Sicilian Wine Renaissance that started a few decades ago. The Morgante...
750ml
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$17.49
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This wine shows aromas of ripe black cherries and blackberries accompanied by hints of vanilla, peppery spice, and...
750ml
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$13.86
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$12.64
Aromas of crushed plums, black tea, fresh flowers and blackberries. Medium-to full-bodied with silky tannins. Notes...
1.5Ltr
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$28.84
$30.36
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$18.34
Aromas and flavors of fruits, dry figs and prumes. This Marsla boasts well balanced fruit and spice.
750ml
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Extremely fruity, with notes of black cherries, pomegranates and plums. Sweet, with evident hints of red berries,...
750ml - Case of 12
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Lush, captivating, exotic nose with aromas of vineyard peach, ripe apricots, herbs, and sweet pears. Robust...
750ml
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$89.93
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$88.13
From three parcels totaling five acres. About half was planted in 2009 while the other half dates from the 1970s. The...
750ml - Case of 12
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$15.84
Ruby red color with violet reflections. Typical varietal aromas of ripe plum, cocoa, wild fruit, and flawless...
750ml - Case of 6
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A very spicy fruity wine, brilliant and clear, perfumed with carob, bergamot and orange peel. The compact ripe fruit...
750ml
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$16.25
Dark garnet. A complex bouquet of ripe plums, black pepper, and tobacco emerges from the glass. The palate has a...
750ml
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$13.44
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$13.17
It is evident that food and wine are harmoniously linked in Sicily, defining the region. It is known for its rich and...
750ml
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$13.01
Purato Nero d'Avola is packed with punchy fruit, with an excellent structure, yet is completely approachable.
Marsala Nero D'avola Mencia Viognier
Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.
Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.