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750ml
Bottle: $28.13
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A rich wine with layers of raspberry, cherry, and blackberry complemented by vanilla, licorice, and toast....
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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...
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500ml
Bottle: $65.94
Thanks to centuries of Venetian trading influence, the wines of Santorini were initially celebrated as strong and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $40.99 $43.94
An exquisite Vin Santo, with aromas and flavors of brown butter, caramel, molasses, gingerbread and roasted walnut...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $26.20
12 bottles: $25.68
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $232.95
This likely auction bottling was sourced from recently acquired old vines that expanded Schlossgut Diel’s share in...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $463.58
This likely auction bottling was sourced from recently acquired old vines that expanded Schlossgut Diel’s share in...
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Dessert Wine Niagara Zinfandel 2015

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.