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Single-crop Nerello Mascalese, native variety grown in free-standing and espalier over 12 hectares of vines at an...
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This shows crazy aromas of blueberry, jasmine, elderberries, minerals and nutmeg. Medium-bodied with lots of crunchy...
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Smoked meat, volcanic ash, licorice and wild cherries. It’s medium-bodied with fine, silky tannins. Delightfully...
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Orange peel and candied cherry with subtle salted caramel aromas follow through to a medium body, with fine and...
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Pale ruby red, Sul Vulcano offers an elegant bouquet with notes of wild berries (strawberry and red currant) and...
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A light- to medium-bodied red, with citrusy acidity and savory hints of loamy earth and smoke underscoring flavors of...
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Notes of blackberries and dried strawberries with chocolate, toasted cedar and cigar ash. Firm and textured with a...
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Bright ruby red in color with lively hues of purple. Nose shows mineral notes and hints of cassis, blueberries, plum...
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Slightly advanced color of brick red. The nose shows dried cherries, spices and strawberries with some soya. Medium...
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Aromas of ripe dark berries with dark spices, wet earth and ashes. It’s medium-bodied and dry with fine-grained...
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Aromas of yellow wild flowers, acacia honey, and yellow apple are offset by savory dried herbs. The palate is gentle...
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The 2019 Etna Rosso Arcuria is smoky and earthy in style, wafting up with vivid aromatics, featuring freshly picked...
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Dark plum aromas with salt, ash and stone. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Round, creamy...
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Pretty aromas of fresh violets, blackberries and blueberries follow through to a medium body, with very fine tannins...
750ml
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Sleek and slightly austere, but with wonderful red-berry fruit and a slew of wild herbs, this is an exciting,...
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100% Nerello Mascalese. Pietradolce Etna Rosso DOC is bright red in color with notes of berries and brushwood....
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Vanilla, sour cherry, wild strawberry, a very clean floral effect. In the mouth substantial but smooth. Very...
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Some earth and cloves to the dark fruits here as well as dried flowers. Medium body with firm and silky tannins and...
Ice Wine Italian Red Blends Rye Whiskey Italy Sicily Etna
Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.
In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.
Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.
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.
The beautiful island of Sicily has been growing grapevines and producing wines for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks first landed on its golden shores and noticed the island's true potential as a haven for quality grapes. Today, the island is one of Italy's primary wine regions, and even though over eighty percent of Sicily's grapevines are used for the production of sweet fortified wines, the remaining wineries making other wine styles are renowned around the world for their quality and character. Indeed, Sicilian wineries are famed for their ability to capture something of the sun-drenched region in their wines, and the vines they cultivate benefit enormously from the almost constant sunshine and the incredibly fertile volcanic soils which typify the island.