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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
6 bottles: $19.54
This is fresh and vivid with notes of lemon-drops, sliced pears, guava, elderflower and crushed stones. Medium-bodied...
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90
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.18 $13.87
Cavicchioli 1928 Rose Spumante Dolce features, when poured and tasted, white and evanescent foam; fine and lingering...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $10.64 $11.70
#94 TOP 100 BEST BUY 2015. Aromas of crushed blue flower, spicy blueberry, juicy blackberry and baking spice...
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88
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
60% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica/20% Trebbiano/15% Ortrugo/3% Sauvignon/2% Marsanne. Campedello is the name of the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
100% Ortrugo. Lubigo (or "landslide" in local dialect) is the name of the estate parcel in this wine. The soils are...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
The NV Fiegl Rosé Brut is a Metodo Classico Pinot Grigio that shows a lifted and floral display of dusty white...
VM
88
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.42
Case only
Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.61
A straw yellow color with green tinges, this wine has pleasing light aromas of white and yellow flowers. The fine and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $11.94
Deep black cherry and olive aromas marry well with hints of blackberry preserves and basil on the nose. A touch of...
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94
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $11.15 $11.74
12 bottles: $9.49
Color: Bright straw yellow with fine bubbles. Aroma: The boquet is fragrant and bursting with fruit notes. It...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.60 $21.68
12 bottles: $14.25
Color: Bright straw yellow with fine bubbles. Aroma: The boquet is fragrant and bursting with fruit notes. It...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
To make our sparkling rosé, we source old vine pinot nero from the foothills of the Friulian Dolomites. If we could,...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $17.50
12 bottles: $17.15
The 2021 Vino Frizzante Anabla is very pretty. Peach skin, chamomile and sweet smoke notes form its bouquet. This...
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89
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.13
The 2021 Frizzante Pignoletto Doppio Bianco is a sparkling Grechetto that wafts up with a spicy mix of ginger, crisp...
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88
Case only
Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.86
A hint of chalk to the elegant red berry and grapefruit characters. Light and crisp on the palate with bright acidity...
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90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.89 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
COLOR: Bright soft pink. PERFUME: Bouquet with flavors of red fruit, currants, raspberries and floral notes of rose...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.50
12 bottles: $16.17
100% Lambrusco Salamino (a particular sub-variety of Lambrusco known for thick skins, dark color, high acidity and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
100% Lambrusco Salamino (a particular sub-variety of Lambrusco known for thick skins, dark color, high acidity and...
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Champagne Blend Italy Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

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.

Emilia-Romagna is one of Italy's best loved wine regions, and this northern region of one of the world's great wine countries has been associated with fine wine making and superb viticulture for an astonishing length of time. Indeed, wine has most probably been made in Emilia-Romagna for almost three thousand years, and as one might imagine, such an ancient and respected wine region remains today deeply traditional and proud, with wineries determined to protect the region's status and reputation as a region of quality and distinction. With twenty-two DOC's, and two DOCG's, Emilia-Romagna is very much a home of quality wines, and there is a fairly even percentage of red wine and white wine grapes being grown in the region's expansive and beautiful vineyards.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an important Italian wine region, situated high in the northernmost parts of the country, and close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders. As such, there is a considerable Germanic influence on the wines of this region, with varietals such as Riesling growing alongside Italian classics such as Pinot Grigio. The finest wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are considered to be those which capture the alpine essence of the region, with its pine scented terroirs and crystal mountain waters which run down from the mountains. There are also several interesting lesser known grape varietals processed in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which gives the region a unique wine culture which the local wine makers are immensely proud of, and which makes the region a fascinating one to explore.