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750ml
Bottle: $13.36 $15.90
Gold color, Very aromatic wine with a hint of dry apricot, fresh white flower, honey and bit of buttery on the mouth....
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White
375ml
Bottle: $33.60
Among the greatest sweet wines in the world. Let's get that straight. Only equalled by Germany. There is density and...
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750ml
Bottle: $11.20 $13.87
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750ml
Bottle: $24.90
All tank fermented. A straight-shooting, mid-weighted force of mineral, quince paste, almond husk and Meyer lemon....
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.89
Stony, flinty, smoky aromas, with sparks of gunflint and green apple. There are some stone fruit characters too,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $70.99 $76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.34
Brothers Dario, the oenologist and Andrea, the agronomist, are responsible for more than 70ha of proprietary...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $29.93
Racy, bone-dry and loaded with tension, this intriguing white offers delicate scents of white spring flower,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.52 $13.87
Stone fruits and white pepper-laced acidity. Lovely depth. Mid-weighted, highly versatile and saline across a long,...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.35
Red volcanic ferrous soils with ample black basalt strewn amidst. Suits the later ripening Garganega, while screw cap...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90 $14.83
Lemon straw with green hues. The aroma is complex and funky. Lifted honeysuckle, lemon rind, apricot and peach aromas...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.15
Yalumba is the pioneer of viognier in Australia and they continue to do a good job. Fealty to type. Floral lift...
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Garganega Ice Wine Viognier Rapid Ship

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.