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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $51.28
“A” represents the Antinori family's bet in the production of a rosé wine of absolute quality, made with the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $47.12
The Giacosa family does a great job with its high-end wines and its entry-level products alike. The 2020 Roero Arneis...
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A richer and rounder-textured Arneis with medium to full body. Lemon and spicy pear. Some cooked apple, too. Really...
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Bottle: $37.90
Energetic and bright with sliced green apples, mangoes and citrus with some honeysuckle. It’s medium- to...
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Bottle: $62.05
This is so yummy with sliced peaches, lemons and some stone and white pepper. Minerally. It’s medium-bodied and...
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Bottle: $99.61
Amazing aromas of lilac flowers and roses. White peaches and fresh pears. Full body, tight and compacted with amazing...
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Incredibly complex aromas of subtle white stones, slate, light berries and peach character plus a hint of cream....
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Nuanced flavours and aromas of tangerine, peach, fresh dried petals, citrus, honey and gentle spice. Very rounded,...
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Pale orange-pink. Fresh red berries, nectarine and white flowers on the fragrant nose. The palate offers silky...
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Aromas of chalk, stone, light strawberry and lemon follow through to a full body and tangy acidity with plenty of...
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Bottle: $61.00
Very pretty and perfumed with sliced peaches and flowers such as lilacs. Full-bodied, fresh and flavorful. Layered,...
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This is so lovely with the strawberry and cream character but also so much minerality in the form of slate and chalk....
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Rose
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Pale rose color with pretty aromas of lavender, rosehip, strawberries, cherries and cloves. It’s medium-bodied with...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $236.49
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750ml - Case of 6
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Light, vivid peach skin. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red berries, pit fruits, orange zest and honeysuckle....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.28
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.68
A crowd-pleasing, easy-sipping rosé, with melon, white cherry and mineral notes, underscored by spice, grapefruit...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.37
Create some chatter around your Christmas dinner table by pouring this serious, gastronomic rosé. It’s savoury and...
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Arneis Passito Primitivo Rose / Blush Vermouth Pre-Arrival Wine

The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.

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.