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The wine is of a brilliant and intense ruby colour. The nose offers intense aromas of a fruity nature. The taste is...
750ml
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A blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% of the rare Picolit, this wine is a unique treasure from Friuli. Aromas of...
750ml
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$15.00
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$14.70
The "three grapes" that give this wine its name are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Arneis, and the results here are...
750ml
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$17.50
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$17.15
Sourced from all of the estate's parcels, as each plot has at least some white grapes in it. Vineyards were planted...
750ml
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A fun and delicious wine with no sulfur added with medium body, plums and berries and a tangy finish from slightly...
750ml - Case of 12
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Pleasant white with grape and pear aromas and flavors and a fresh, easygoing palate. From organically grown grapes....
500ml
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La Roggia, a single vineyard. The adage oft-used here is that the quality of an estate is deemed by the Valpolicella...
750ml
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$15.94
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T Cuvée Bianco is an innovative white wine that combines the region’s historical varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot...
375ml - Case of 6
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375ml - Case of 6
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Japanese Whiskey Recioto White Blend Italy
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
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.