Category: Import Wine

Prosecco Rosso 75 cl.

• 12 December 2020
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There have been rumors, for several years, that select Prosecco producers might be interested in creating a rose version of the sparkling wine made from Pi not Nair. The white, standard-bearer for the region is currently-by law-made from 85% Giera, an indigenous grape, and Pino! Nair plantings are scarce in the region.

After some deliberation, both of the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) regions-Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Colli Asolani-have decided to pass on the idea while the larger Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) area has decided to move forward with it.

Prosecco 75 cl.

• 12 December 2020
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Prosecco is a sparkling white wine from north-eastern Italy, specifically the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine regions. It is also the informal name for the grape variety used to make these wines, which is now known officially as Giera.

Since July 2009, the name ‘Prosecco’ has been regulated and protected under DOC law. This was done in response to plantings of the Prosecco/Glera grape variety in New World regions, especially in Australia. Legally establishing the use of the Giera name was designed to prevent varietal wines made outside northeast Italy being labeled as Prosecco in European Union markets.

Pinot Grigio 75 cl.

• 12 December 2020
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The wine was born in Burgundy but found its way to Switzerland in the 1300s, where it was considered a favorite of the Emperor. From here the grape made its way to northern Italy, and the real story of Pino! Grigio was born.

In Italy, Pino! Gris became Pino! Grigio and the wine found wide success in the regions of Northeastern Italy: Lombardy, the Veneto, Friuli, Trentino and Alto Adige. From its footing in northern Italy, the wine grew to become the most popular white wine in all of Italy, and then the most popular imported white wine in the U.S.

Chianti Classico Riserva Wine 75 cl.

• 12 December 2020
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Chianti Classico is the heartland of the Chianti wine region – its traditional and longest-established viticultural area. The term classico is used in this way in several Italian wine regions (Orvieto and Valpolicella, for example), although Chianti is the most famous example. The typical Chianti Classico wine is a ruby-red, Sangiovese-based wine with aromas of violets and cherries and a hint of earthy spice.