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Le Rughe Prosecco DOC Brut NV
Italian Sparkling
$27.99
Citrus, acacia, pear and apple appear with white fruit and roasted pear. The palate is fresh, crisp, velvety and savoury, with soft bubbles and fine, persistent effervescence. Glera is gently pressed, statically settled and fermented at controlled temperature. Secondary fermentation and ageing take place in steel autoclaves for at least ninety days by the Charmat-Martinotti method.
Argiolas 2024 Costamolino Vermentino di Sardegna
Italian White
$31.99
Ripe lemon, green apple, papaya and passion fruit appear with flowers, light honey and fresh herbs. The palate is fresh and dry, with mineral notes, spice and a clean finish. Vermentino accounts for 95 percent of the blend, and the vines grow on Sardinian hills around 190 metres. Production includes controlled-temperature fermentation for twenty days and a brief period on fine lees.
Cafaggio 2022 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
$33.99
Violet, underbrush and baking spice meet red cherry and clove. Orange zest is also present. The palate is smooth, with polished tannins. Made entirely from Sangiovese grown in Panzano’s Conca d’Oro, the wine is fermented under controlled temperatures and completes malolactic fermentation naturally. Twelve months in Slavonian oak are followed by three months in bottle. The wine is organic.
Crudo 2023 Organic Nero d’Avola Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
$28.99
Blackcurrant, cherry and plum sit alongside liquorice and fine oak notes. The red is medium-bodied and dry. Nero d’Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon are fermented separately in stainless steel. Part of the Cabernet matures in oak before the two varieties are blended. Produced in Sicily from organically grown grapes, the wine has a dark red colour.
Frescobaldi 1996 Rèmole Chianti
Italian Red
$29.99
Medium-density purple-violet in colour, the wine opens with a sharp acetone-like note that dissipates to reveal a pleasantly full bouquet. The palate shows body and harmony, with round tannins and a long finish. The historic villa near Sieci, east of Florence, gives the wine its name. The property is linked to seven centuries of Frescobaldi family history.
Rocche Costamagna 2022 Langhe Arneis
Italian White
$34.99
Straw yellow with green reflections, with white flowers and green apple in the profile. The palate is fresh, savoury and mineral. Made entirely from Arneis, the grapes are gently pressed and statically settled before fermentation at sixteen degrees for about three weeks. The wine then rests on its lees in stainless steel for at least three months and has an expected lifespan of three to six years.
Coli 2023 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
$29.99
Bright ruby in colour, with an intense, complex profile of persistent red fruit, violet and spice. The palate is dry, soft and full-bodied, with freshness, minerality, gentle tannins and a balanced finish. The blend is eighty percent Sangiovese, ten percent Merlot and ten percent Colorino. Produced in the Chianti Classico area of Tuscany, the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Bosio Family Estate Passato 2022 Roero Arneis
Italian White
$32.99
Straw-coloured, with floral notes, green apple, melon and an almond undertone. The palate combines ripe pear and citrus over a mineral, stony base, with guava and almond notes on the finish. Made entirely from Arneis, the wine spends six months on its lees. Grapes grow organically on clay-calcareous soils in Roero, and the wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Costadilà 330 SLM Col Fondo Prosecco
Italian Sparkling
$29.99
White flowers, light frothy bubbles, green apple, peach, ripe pear and raw almond bitterness define the profile. Glera undergoes skin maceration, spontaneous fermentation and ageing in stainless steel. Bottle refermentation uses grape must, and the wine remains undisgorged. It is unfined, unfiltered and made without added sulphur, leaving the natural yeast sediment in the bottle.
Barone di Valforte 2022 Valforte Rosé Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian Rosé
$29.99
Strawberry and cherry accompany a deep ruby colour with violet reflections. The palate is fresh and gently tart, with a long finish. The wine is made entirely from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grown at 150 to 350 metres in Contrada Piomba and Colle Sale, on sandy clay-loam soils. Harvest falls from late September into early October. Winemaking uses cold maceration; ageing takes place in steel with cold stabilization.
Emotivo 2019 Prosecco Rosé DOC
Italian Sparkling
$29.99
The wine is brightly sparkling and pale pink. Peach, green apple and lemon shape a delicate, complex bouquet, while rose, raspberry and cherry add further fruit and floral detail. Glera and Pinot Noir form the blend. Lively effervescence accompanies the fruit. The wine contains ten-and-a-half percent alcohol and is suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets.
Zenato 2018 Valpolicella Superiore
Italian Red
$34.99
Wild berries, blackcurrants and black cherries sit with spice, smoked meat, savoury herbs and dark chocolate. The palate is dry, robust and velvety, with vibrant fruit. The blend is led by Corvina Veronese, with Rondinella and Corvinone. Grapes come from the hilly area of Valpolicella Classico, and maturation takes place in large oak casks for twelve months.
Rivera 2023 Scariazzo Fiano Puglia IGT
Italian White
$35.99
Drawn butter and yellow plum meet warm spice, stone fruit and citrus. White flowers appear alongside a full, mineral profile with good acidity. Made entirely from Fiano grown in Puglia, the wine carries thirteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with a small portion handled in new barrels. The palate is dry and rounded.
Nino Franco Rustico Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut
Italian Sparkling
$42.99
Bright straw-yellow colour accompanies apple, pear and citrus. The palate is fresh, flavourful and creamy, with fine, persistent bubbles and a savoury note. It is made entirely from Glera grown on high hills in the historic Prosecco area. Fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled steel tanks, followed by a second fermentation in autoclave. Alcohol is eleven percent.
Tormaresca 2020 Calafuria Rosato
Italian Rosé
$31.99
Bright pink-red colour accompanies pink grapefruit, juicy cherries and raspberries, with a faint Muscat-like note. The palate is juicy, fruity and fresh. Made from Negroamaro in Salento, the rosé carries twelve percent alcohol. Before bottling, it rests in stainless steel with its lees. Floral notes of rosehip and wisteria appear with tamarind and a saline mineral character.
Cala Civetta 2020 Vermentino di Toscana
Italian White
$31.99
Deep, bright straw-yellow colour accompanies floral and fruit aromas with mineral shades. The palate is fresh and savoury, carrying citrus and other fruit through a persistent finish. The blend is ninety percent Vermentino and ten percent Viognier. Fermentation takes place at no more than sixteen degrees, without malolactic fermentation, before three months in stainless steel on fine lees.
Gorgo 2022 San Michelin Custoza
Italian White
$31.99
Apple, citrus, melon and white flowers appear in a dry, light-bodied profile with present acidity and a delicate mouthfeel. The blend contains forty percent Garganega, thirty-five percent Cortese and twenty-five percent Trebbiano. Grown organically, the wine comes from Veneto’s Bianco di Custoza designation. The style is fresh, fruity, savoury and slightly aromatic, with mature fruit, citrus and a soft, full palate.
Novaripa 2022 Monatic Abruzzo Pecorino
Italian White
$31.99
Ripe white peach and almond appear with downy lees notes. The brief, plump palate ends with a snappy, sour white-grapefruit finish. Pecorino grows in sand and clay at 200 metres above sea level. The grapes receive six hours of skin contact before pressing into stainless steel, where the wine remains with bâtonnage until bottling. A small amount of residual sugar is present.
Novaripa 2018 Monatic Dark Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Italian Red
$31.99
Extremely dark colour shows purple glints. Concentrated black fruit appears with a vegetal note, while the palate has a solid, slightly firm tannic structure. Pressed plum, blackcurrant, cherry jam and milk chocolate are also present. Made entirely from Montepulciano, the wine spent one year in a combination of stainless steel and oak. The vineyards sit around 250 metres above sea level.
Donnafugata 2022 Anthìlia Sicilia DOC
Italian White
$38.99
Straw-yellow colour accompanies peach, other white-fleshed fruit and wildflowers. The palate is fruity, with sapidity and a persistent finish. Lucido is the predominant grape. Fruit comes from southwestern Sicily and Contessa Entellina. The wine ferments in stainless steel at 14 to 16 degrees Celsius, then spends two months in tank and at least two months in bottle. Alcohol is 12.52 percent.
Tiberio 2023 Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italian Rosé
$31.99
Deep, sparkling red-pink colour accompanies small red berries, pomegranate and red cherry. Bright fruit and acidity are balanced in a clean, crisp profile with a floral finish. Made entirely from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, the fruit comes from estate vineyards in Cugnoli. It is hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented from free-run juice in temperature-controlled stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is avoided, and the wine ages in bottle.
Cantine Losito 2023 Falanghina Puglia IGP
Italian White
$31.99
Golden yellow colour accompanies pear, apricot, hay and honey. Bread-crust aromas appear after ageing on the lees, alongside an elegant, complex palate. Made from Falanghina grown in Terre del Gargano, this certified-organic Puglia IGP white ferments for thirty days at 16 degrees Celsius and spends six months on its lees before bottling. Alcohol is 13 percent.
Federici 2024 Le Coste Vermentino Lazio IGT
Italian White
$31.99
Pale straw colour with golden highlights appears alongside white flowers, jasmine, exotic fruit and aromatic herbs. The palate is fresh, soft and savoury, with a touch of almond. Made entirely from Vermentino grown near Zagarolo on tuffaceous soils, the grapes are pressed gently and fermented at low temperature. The wine spends six months in stainless steel on fine lees, with weekly bâtonnage, and carries 13 percent alcohol.
Cafaggio 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG
Italian Red
$39.99
Violet, underbrush and baking spice appear with red cherry, clove and orange zest. The palate is juicy and easygoing, with smooth, polished tannins. Sangiovese is grown on south-, southeast- and southwest-facing sites around 320 metres, on well-drained clay-loam soils derived from calcareous sandstone. The grapes are harvested by hand. The wine spends twelve months in large Slavonian oak casks, another twelve months in concrete tanks and three months in bottle.
Belcolle 2021 Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
Italian Red
$33.99
Ruby colour accompanies violet, raspberry, blackberry, cherry, plum and thyme. The palate is dry, velvety and medium-bodied, with balanced tannin and ripe fruit. Nebbiolo grows on sandy-calcareous soils around Alba. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with selected yeasts, and maturation lasts six months. Alcohol is 14 percent, and the finish is dry and fruit-focused.
Borgo Paglianetto 2019 Ergon Verdicchio di Matelica DOC
Italian White
$32.99
Nutty, savoury aromas include green almond and chalk. The palate is energetic and mineral-driven, with brisk acidity, saline grip and a lingering stony finish. Verdicchio from the Pagliano vineyard is fermented with indigenous yeasts. The twenty-year-old site lies at an average altitude of 350 metres on clay-calcareous soils. The wine is organic, carries 13 percent alcohol and is classified as Verdicchio di Matelica DOC.
Caprili 2024 Ilex Toscana IGT
Italian Red
$34.99
Cherry, liquorice, raspberry and spice define a dry, medium-bodied Tuscan red with present acidity and a generous mouthfeel. The wine shows deep ruby colour with violet reflections and ripe red fruit. Sangiovese is the principal variety. Natural fermentation proceeds without added yeast at controlled temperature, followed by ten days of maceration in stainless steel and continued steel storage until bottling the following year.
Zenato 2019 Alanera Rosso Veronese IGT
Italian Red
$35.99
Ruby colour accompanies fresh and dried cherries, prunes, sweet spice, coffee and tobacco. The wine is full-bodied, with velvety tannins, vibrant acidity and a long finish. Half of the fruit is partially dried for several months. Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone are the identified grapes in the blend, accompanied by a further portion described as local varieties.
Tenuta Argentiera 2023 Poggio ai Ginepri Bolgheri
Italian Red
$54.99
Black cherry, blackberry and plum appear with sweet spice, dark chocolate and a fresh profile. The palate is well structured, with soft tannins, and the aftertaste is long and filled with fruit and spice. The vineyard lies less than one kilometre from the sea on red aeolian sands, between twenty and eighty metres above sea level, with a western aspect in coastal Tuscany.
Vite Colte 2024 San Nicolao Barbera d’Asti
Italian Red
$33.99
Intense ruby colour carries violet reflections. Blueberry, violet, cherry and liquorice appear in a dry Barbera, with a soft texture and lively acidity. Maceration lasts about ten days at 25–28°C. Malolactic fermentation follows alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel, and maturation also takes place in steel. The grapes come from traditionally managed, low-yield vineyards in Piedmont.