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COLOR: Brilliant greenish yellow color. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is very elegant with aromas of white flowers,...
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750ml
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Perricone, guyot, planted in 2015, harvested in early October at 42 hl/ha. Destemmed and crushed, with macerations...
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750ml
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From the oft-forgotten Pecorino variety that is now re-emerging from the Marche, Pecorino bears no relation the...
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750ml
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750ml
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The rediscovery of this ancient variety rewarded us with this elegant wine that shows intense notes of pear, white...
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750ml
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Produced from 100% Pecorino, the Cadetto Orange from Podere Castorani hails from the Abruzzo region of Italy. This...
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750ml
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A brilliant pale straw color. A wonderful bouquet of white pulp fruit. Explosive flavors of ripe pear, renetta apple,...
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750ml
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750ml
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Dry, warm, quite soft. It is of particular freshness and flavor, very mineral with elegant flavors of citrus and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.00
12 bottles: $16.66
A classic Pecorino-based wine is dry and minerally, straw yellow in color and has an elegantly floral bouquet of...
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Ice Wine Pecorino 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.