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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
A delicious frizzante sangria made with Mediterranean citrus fruits, a good red wine made from Tempranillo grapes and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
A unique kind of sangria. Frizzante made from Mediterranean citrus fruits, white wine made from Macabeo and Airén...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.48 $13.87
Broad, ripe black fruit and spice aromas, with notes of pepper, toasty vanilla and Mediterranean scrub. On the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
A fresh, peach and apple-inflected white, accented by lemon and mineral. The rich fruit is matched to a steely...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.94 $26.48
12 bottles: $22.43
Produced from the estate's oldest vines, this is a worthy reserve. This wine shows impressive depth and intensity,...
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92
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.51 $18.43
12 bottles: $12.36
White stone fruit, white peach, apricot, cool and delicious. Think Fuji apple, shiroplum, lime leaves. Focused and a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.94 $33.60
12 bottles: $31.92
Our Riesling stands out from the pack. The ripe and tropical aromatics pop with lychee, pear, peach and melon. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.90 $16.66
Lemon curd, peach, green apple and wet stone notes. Touch of honey. It’s medium-bodied, vibrant and creamy, with a...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $169.94
3 bottles: $166.54
Rich and unctuous, thick in texture but polished and refined, this deftly balances its pear, pineapple, tobacco and...
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96
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $30.36 $31.96
6 bottles: $20.80
The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling is a crisp, dry and refreshing style of Riesling. It exhibits fresh flavors of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $8.99
The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling is a crisp, dry and refreshing style of Riesling. It exhibits fresh flavors of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.68
6 bottles: $15.63
This is a ripe, lush style of Riesling with aromas of intense ripe fruits, followed by a crisp finish with a unique...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
Since 1967, the dedicated winemakers at Chateau Ste. Michelle have transformed the finest grapes into some of the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
Fragrant bouquet, followed by a complex palate of ripe peaches and apricot.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.88
12 bottles: $16.63
This "New World" style Riesling offers a light sweetness balanced by bright flavors of red apple, pear, white peach...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.94
12 bottles: $8.94
Notes of ripe plums, cherry jam and tobacco characterize the bouquet of this pure varietal Primitivo from the Apulia...

Mencia Primitivo Riesling Mencia

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.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.