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500ml
Bottle:
$30.15
12 bottles:
$29.55
A most appealing example of Italy’s most famous dessert wine, displaying molasses and toffee aromas, honey and...
500ml
Bottle:
$26.94
6 bottles:
$26.40
The lovely result of a long wait. Bright colour with intense golden reflections, balanced bouquet with scents of...
375ml
Bottle:
$27.85
$28.79
12 bottles:
$27.29
Brilliant amber in color, this wine offers seductive, layered aromas of roasted nuts, dried apricots, dates, toffee,...
375ml
Bottle:
$24.94
$25.92
COLOR: Gold color with copper notes
NOSE: Rich, concentrated nose with notes of orange peel, acacia honey and...
375ml
Bottle:
$39.90
Made from Zibibbo grapes which have dried in the sun for 20 days to concentrate the flavours and sugars, added to...
375ml
Bottle:
$44.94
12 bottles:
$44.04
Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and...
375ml
Bottle:
$41.94
12 bottles:
$41.10
• San Colombano, Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia bianca grapes from vines planted in the early 1970s.
• Loamy clay...
375ml
Bottle:
$40.99
$43.94
An exquisite Vin Santo, with aromas and flavors of brown butter, caramel, molasses, gingerbread and roasted walnut...
500ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$43.06
Intense golden yellow in color with an amber glow. Fine aromas of citrus, white flowers, honey, candied orange peel,...
500ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.81
375ml
Bottle:
$84.94
The 2012 Vin Santo is compelling, as it so often is. Caramel, honey, brown sugar and kirsch are some of the many...
375ml
Bottle:
$22.84
$23.75
12 bottles:
$22.38
This is a Vin Santo that is traditional both in its blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes as well as in its method...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$42.88
Charming wine with a very intense amber color; the alcoholic component enhances a wide and complex aroma with...
375ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$125.80
Made from Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes harvested in October and left to dry until early February, Castello di...
Dessert Wine Niagara Zinfandel Italy
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.
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.