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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Colour: Intense bright red colour with violet reflections. Nose: Flavours of prune, tobacco and vanilla. Taste: Dry,...
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White
5.0Ltr
Bottle: $20.99
Delicate strawberry aromas and flavors. Crisp, drinkable wine with a pleasing, easy finish. Serve Chilled.
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White
187ml
Bottle: $6.99
Fruity and friendly, aromas of bubblegum and berry candy are light and fresh. Juicy watermelon, cherry candy and pink...
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89
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
12 bottles: $9.51
Fruity and friendly, aromas of bubblegum and berry candy are light and fresh. Juicy watermelon, cherry candy and pink...
UBC
89
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Very well balanced wine with low level of alcohol. Very aromatic, cotton candy and strawberry aromas. Light in the...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics Our signature varietal, this wine is always a crowd pleaser. The Taste In making White Zinfandel, the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.08
The Basics Our signature varietal, this wine is always a crowd pleaser. The Taste In making White Zinfandel, the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.06 $13.40
12 bottles: $11.88
Color: Deep violet. Aroma: Intense aromas of black fruits, dark chocolate, with notes of toast and olive. Palate:...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Our means of bringing you consistently delicious wines remains unchanged since 1983: we hand pick our Napa Valley...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.01
An excellent deep, spicy, intriguing red wine from Sicily, the 2023 Nero d’Avolo is a tank-fermented and aged, dark...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $24.51 $25.80
6 bottles: $16.25
This wine is light-bodied with hints of strawberry, cherry, and watermelon flavors and a smooth crisp finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $6.99
This wine is light-bodied with hints of strawberry, cherry, and watermelon flavors and a smooth crisp finish.
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $18.68
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White
4.0Ltr
Bottle: $32.10 $33.79
4 bottles: $19.99
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.89 $24.79
Lush and fruit-forward, with hibiscus accents to the raspberry and plum core, adding mineral and spice details around...
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89
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.84
12 bottles: $13.56
Spiced red fruit with plums, strawberries and red cherries. A hint of grilled tarragon. Juicy, medium-bodied palate...
JS
91
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
Bright and intense ruby red. On the nose, aromas of black cherries and plums with hints of spices. On the palate, it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.80 $42.00
The top-of-the-range 2020 Luz Carménère feels closed, serious and austere, even in a warm and dry year like 2020....
WA
94
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92
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
The 2020 Carménère Massal 1945 from Almahue, Cachapoal, was made in used barrels and foudres for 12 months. Garnet...
WA
92
VM
92

Carmenere Nero D'avola Mencia White Zinfandel

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.