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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.93
12 bottles: $18.55
A particular specialty of the Valle Isarco. Greenish to bright yellow in color. Peaches, apricots, and tones of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
Light golden yellow with clearly green reflections. Ripe peaches, dried apricots, orange peel, ginger, and elder...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.83
Notes of sliced apples, lemon zest and citrus blossom on the nose with crushed stone minerality in the background....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Color: Straw yellow with greenish hues Nose: Fresh, intense, spiced, aromatic Palate: Balanced acidity, aromatic,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $28.94
12 bottles: $28.36
Here's another stellar bottle from one of Italy's greatest wine subzones: the high-elevation Valle Isarco. Made in...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.42
White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
COLOR Bright straw-yellow colour with greenish reflections NOSE The bouquet is pleasingly fruity with impressions of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.32
6 bottles: $37.60
Intense ruby red colour, full and complex bouquet with hints of berries and spices; elegant taste, soft, with good...
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Bonarda Cabernet Franc Kerner Italy Trentino/Alto Adige

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

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.