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Bottle: $36.72
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The 2015 San Leonardo pours forth with a beautiful velvety appearance and sultry dark garnet color. This wine shows a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.94 $82.32
The Tenuta San Leonardo 2017 San Leonardo (in a heavy glass bottle) shows subtle but unmistakable generosity and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.79 $34.52
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A very elegant, mid-weight Bordeaux blend with delicate red-fruit and fresh-sage aromas and just a hint of bell...
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.79 $34.52
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Brimming with redcurrant and blackcurrant aromas, together with notes of mint and sage and a touch of spice. On the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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Brimming with redcurrant and blackcurrant aromas, together with notes of mint and sage and a touch of spice. On the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
COLOR: Brilliant ruby red with attractive depth. NOSE: The aromas are alcohol and fruit-rich when the wine is young,...
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $29.60 $31.16
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.99
Mezzacorona Red Blend expresses the aromatic richness of two noble varietals of the Dolomites, Teroldego and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.91 $16.75
12 bottles: $10.46
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $248.95
Dark and intense on the nose, with Asian five-spice powder, tea leaf and smoke notes wafting through the palates...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $79.84
A lovely beam of black currant and fig cake flavors play off savory bay leaf and olive tapenade notes in this...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $78.95
An elegant red that's sleek and fresh, setting ripe red and black currant, green olive and a fragrant thread of cured...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $68.95
A graceful red, beginning quietly with a pure note of ripe black currant, with the palate slowly expanding to weave...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $129.12

Italian Red Blends Sherry Tempranillo Italy Trentino/Alto Adige

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.

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.