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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $11.40
Alto Vento Pinot Grigio is a delightful white wine that captures the essence of the Pinot Grigio grape. With its...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
This Pinot Grigio is characterised by a straw-yellow colour. Its bouquet is marked by a impressive fruitiness, and...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.00
Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato continues a tradition of the Republic of Venice, since “ramato” was the term that...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $15.10
The history of the name of this wine is well known. We will not tell it here again. One thing is certain: its...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.00
12 bottles: $47.04
Pignolo is very late harvested and aged over two years in 100% new french oak barrels. It does need years to mellow...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.71
12 bottles: $17.36
Pinot Grigio is no doubt an international variety but it has found an ideal home in Friuli. In few other regions of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is a native Friulian variety that is said to be a distant relation of Shiraz. It has the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.74
Rated 88 - Hints of grated ginger and pink grapefruit zest enliven notes of ripe apricot, stone and melon in this...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.50
12 bottles: $17.15
Sauvignon is one of the world's great white grapes. It has adapted to new terroirs almost everywhere, yelding wines...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.40
12 bottles: $19.01
Schioppettino is also known as Ribolla Nera. Another native variety which has almost died out. Fermentation takes...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $16.65
Medium-bodied, with delicious aromas and flavors of mature pear and peach with a fresh mineral backbone and good...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
An intensely colored rosato filled with aromas of rose petals, fresh strawberries, violets and orange peel. Medium...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.88
12 bottles: $18.50
Rated 88 - The 2021 Schioppettino Vini Orsone is nuanced in the glass, with only peppery wild berry and floral hints...
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88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.89 $35.60
12 bottles: $30.40
Rated 94 - A lovely blend of Merlot and Refosco, the Bastianich 2015 Vespa Rosso is a beautifully layered and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.51
This dry, crisp, and full-bodied white wine, made from 100% pinot grigio, is refreshing with balanced acidity and a...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
6 bottles: $19.54
Rated 91 - This is fresh and vivid with notes of lemon-drops, sliced pears, guava, elderflower and crushed stones....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $61.13
6 bottles: $59.90
Rated 91 - This has a pretty nose of jasmine, honeysuckle, white peach and melon. Medium-bodied with a ripe, creamy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.44
12 bottles: $18.07
Fragrant, intense and complex. Williams pear and hints of flowers. Solid structure, refined and with a remarkable...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.84
12 bottles: $19.44
Straw yellow in color with slight golden highlights. On the nose it has great intensity and complexity. It is...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
Rated 92 - Chopped apples, cream, lemons, flint and salted crackers. Layered and smooth, with a creamy texture and...
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Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.