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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.94
Superb brick red/brown appearance with medium depth of color. Very clean fresh aroma with a subdued spicy character...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $354.28
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.95
Chocolate, walnut and ripe berry aromas, with some figs and plums showing the heat of the vintage. Full-bodied and...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.90
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.95
Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $49.37
Very big and chewy. My mouth is puckering beyond belief. This is serious young Port. Full, medium-sweet with a long...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $76.83
Deep, saturated ruby. Initially reticent aromas of dark chocolate and nuts; showed a high-pitched eucalyptus quality...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $53.11
Bright ruby-red. Ripe cherry, vanilla and floral pastilles on the smoky, oak-spiced nose. Sweet and supple on the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $98.62
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $775.31
It is the Vega Sicilia flagship. The qualities of the Tempranillo and cabernet sauvignon in different proportions are...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $224.58
The 2003 Valbuena is purple-colored and super-fragrant with aromas of pain grille, pencil lead, black currant, and...
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2003 Portugal Spain

Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.


Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.