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750ml
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$18.08
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$17.72
COLOR: Wine of very elegant red color.
BOUQUET: Intense aroma, with fruity hints of ripe plums, cherry jam and notes...
750ml
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$30.00
6 bottles:
$28.80
9diDANTE’s journey through Dante’s Divine Comedy reaches the celestial spheres of Heaven, with an original recipe...
750ml
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$30.00
6 bottles:
$28.80
As the first ever vermouth to be blended exclusively from 100% Arneis DOC wine, PURGATORIO continues to pledge...
750ml
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$29.20
6 bottles:
$28.00
Blended from equal parts Dolcetto Red and Cortese White Piedmont wines, we have developed this orginial recipe to...
750ml
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$13.43
12 bottles:
$10.45
Caramel in color, this vermouth leads with woodsy notes of balsam and clove and follow with warm flavors of walnut...
750ml
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$26.80
Copper-orange color. Knockout, endlessly complex perfume of orange blossom, cinnamon Red Hots, clove, ginger and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$23.66
Lovely and fresh with aromas of crunchy red berries, red plum, tomato, and leather. The palate has a touch of spice,...
750ml
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$35.20
In the glass, the wine shows colors of red garnet accompanied by a bouquet of cherries, menthol and a hint of...
750ml
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$16.15
$17.08
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$15.44
In the glass, the wine is deep ruby with purple hues. On the nose, the wine is delicate with notes of cherry,...
750ml
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$28.12
$29.60
6 bottles:
$24.00
Landing on the more bitter end of the vermouth spectrum, almost feeling like a cross between sweet vermouth and...
750ml
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$34.20
$36.00
The Tement wines make up the base wine for the Vermouth and the brandies are made by Manfred Tement's friend, Alois...
750ml
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$22.80
12 bottles:
$18.24
This blend of 70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese is a smooth, full-bodied cru made in an...
750ml
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$14.99
A fresh nose of blueberries, plums, cassis and violets. It’s medium-bodied with velvety tannins. It’s easygoing...
1.0Ltr
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$17.90
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$17.54
This wine is a blend of varieties originating from the Mediterranean Basin— 40% Alicante Nero (aka Grenache), 25%...
375ml
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$15.44
$16.25
12 bottles:
$14.85
Rather than seeking out the exotic, often imported botanicals that go into more modern styled gins and vermouth of...
375ml
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$15.44
$16.25
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$14.85
The decision was made to produce a vermouth that was
“of the garden,” packed with fresh rosemary, bay laurel,...
750ml
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$27.60
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$23.94
Barolo Chinato is a venerated category of Piedmontese spirit that stylistically sits between a vermouth and an amaro....
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.90
Expressive aromas of ripe black cherry, vanilla bean and toasted nuts are prominent on the nose. At first taste, the...
Italian Red Blends Mencia Primitivo Vermouth
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.