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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.90 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.60
Half open-bin, half tank fermentation with manual punchdowns once or twice a day. Nothing added or subtracted in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $102.35 $107.35
The 2016 Paramour is one of the best wines I have tasted from Blackbird. Dark, succulent and inviting, the 2016...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.91
Bright cherry colour with brick-red shades. Complex bouquet of dried fruit, vanilla, balsamic and liquorice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.90 $52.08
12 bottles: $39.17
The goal of Topography is to find a balance between the ripe concentration of valley floor vineyards and the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.08 $28.98
12 bottles: $20.57
AROMA: The wine reveals complex aromas of ripe blackberries, blueberries and black plums. It opens up gradually to...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.80
12 bottles: $38.02
Zesty and spicy, with appealing raspberry, dried cherry and smoky cinnamon flavors that persist toward fine-grained...
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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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.28
12 bottles: $22.81
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $26.36
Fresh and direct, featuring a pure beam of cassis laced with light violet and anise notes. Shows a good jolt of...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $94.99
6 bottles: $93.10
Bright ruby red in colour with red fruits, plums, sloes and cherries on the nose and palate. This balanced and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $289.89 $295.50
Gorgeous deep plum in colour, this hits you right from the first moment, plastering a smile on your face. The main...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $418.95
3 bottles: $410.57
In the 19th century, it was a common practice of the time to “hermitage” the wines. Bordeaux chateaux would add...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $33.83
Fresh and aromatic with basil and dried flowers to the currants and berries. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $89.95
6 bottles: $88.15
The Wehlener Sonnenuhr GGR is selected from a parcel of our very oldest vines, some of which exceed 130 years old....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94 $65.20
The 2016 Garrafeira Private Selection is a blend of 40% Alicante Bouschet (from 1996 vines at Herdade dos...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $133.00
Deep purple-black color. It struts an incredible array of polished, perfumed black and red fruits - Kirsch, black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.86
12 bottles: $13.58
Figuière aims for tight wines that express the unique terroir of coastal Provence. François Red is a fresh tasting,...
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750ml
Bottle: $47.94
This is even lower in alcohol (at 11%), and spent three months longer in fuder (for a total of 18) than its 2017...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.40
6 bottles: $19.99
This Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, with 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, is complex and intriguing. It boasts a...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $42.04
12 bottles: $34.29
The 2016 Winemaker's Cuvée is medium to deep garnet-purple in color and scented of cassis, blackberries and...
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Nero D'avola Red Blend Riesling 2014

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.

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.