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‘The French Connection’ Case - Discounted Price £85.00 |
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We have selected four of our favourite southern
French wines, all of which we think offer tremendous value for money.
3 bottles – Picpoul de Pinet ‘Duc
de Mornay’
Picpoul is one of southern France’s star whites:
crisp, dry but full of citrus fruit flavours. This one was rated equal
top in Decanter Magazine’s Picpoul tasting last summer and is made by
the famous Cave de l’Ormarine on the Lac de Thau.
3 bottles – Pasquiers Sauvignon /Vermentino
This Sauvignon Blanc has extra zip and richness
given to it by the addition of one of the main white grapes of the
Languedoc, the Vermentino. Aromatic and zingy, this is perfect summer
drinking.
3 bottles – Bellefontaine Malbec
Although Argentina is now thought of as the home
of Malbec, it has been grown in France for many hundreds of years. This
delicious example from the Languedoc is unoaked and has masses of
bright, blueberry fruit flavours.
3 bottles - Pasquiers Grenache
Noir
Unoaked, this stunning red made from the Grenache
Noir has red berry fruit in abundance. Soft and so very easy to drink,
this is one of our most popular summer reds that can even be chilled and
drunk with chicken and fish dishes.
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‘The Italian Job’ Case -
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3 bottles – Cantina di Negrar Garganega - Veneto
This is a wine I found on
a buying trip to Italy two years ago. Made from the main grape of Soave,
the Garganega, it has delicious citrus and white peach fruit flavours
and has been hugely popular.
3 bottles – Dea del Mare Catarratto / Pinot Grigio - Sicily
This Sicilian white is
made mainly from the Catarratto – Sicily’s top white grape variety –
which has a honeyed richness and is made by inspirational wine grower,
Stefano Girelli.
3 bottles – Fedele Organic Red - Sicily
A new wine on our list
this spring and a real find: packed with rich black cherry fruit, this
organic red is made predominantly from the increasingly popular Nero
d’Avola grape variety.
3 bottles - Miopasso Primitivo - Puglia
An old favourite from the
glorious Salento peninsular in the heel of Italy. Made by top winemaker,
Stefano Chioccioli, this wine is laden with damson fruit and you can
really taste the sunshine!
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‘Ten Green Bottles’ Case -
Discounted Price £75.00
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All these wines are
certified Organic and Vegan. Minimal amounts of sulphur
are used in the wine making process and there is no use of
artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and
herbicides in the vineyard.
2 bottles of Fedele Bianco - Sicily
From Sicily, a superb
well-balanced white that has a wonderful combination of peach
and lemon fruit flavours. Made by the world-renowned winemaker,
Stefano Chioccioli.
2 bottles of Running Duck Sauvignon/Chenin - South Africa
This crisp, dry Fair Trade
white is a blend of the Cape’s top two white grape varieties.
Named after the Indian Running Ducks that they keep to eat the
bugs in the vineyard.
2 bottles of Running Duck Rosé - South Africa
A salmon-pink, dry and
refreshing rosé from the famous Stellar Organics winery which is
also Fair Trade. Delicious summer drinking.
2 bottles of of Fedele Rosso - Sicily
Made mainly from Sicily’s
Nero d’Avola grape, this delicious rich red has a wonderful
purity of damson fruit flavours, unadulterated by chemicals or
pesticides.
2 bottles of Running Duck Shiraz – South Africa
From the Stellar Organics
winery in the Vredendal wine region, some four hours north of
Cape Town, comes this smooth red which has pure blackberry fruit
on the palate.
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3 bottles – Dry River Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio loves the sun
and it is a wine that should – like this one - have a rich melon fruit
flavours and a good colour – something many examples lack.
3 bottles – Andrew Peace ‘Gold Reserve’ Chardonnay
This special offer
Chardonnay has been incredibly popular since we bought a large amount in
at the end of last year. Full of rich tropical fruit flavours, it comes
from the highly regarded Peace family 180 hectare wine estate.
3 bottles – Dry River Shiraz
Smooth and rich on the
palate with spicy flavours of luscious dark berry fruits, Dry River
Shiraz comes from South East Australia and has the balanced tannins that
help to deliver a tremendously concentrated finish.
3 bottles - De Bortoli ‘Deen Vat’ Durif
A stunning, blockbuster
red from the De Bortoli family in the Riverina. Packed with rich damson
fruit, this wine from the Durif (Petit Sirah) is always a huge success
in our tastings as tasters are blown away by the sheer depth of flavour.
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‘Spring Into Summer' Case -
Discounted Price £79.95 |
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3 bottles of Pasquiers Grenache Rosé - France
From Southern France, a stunning dry pale pink rosé that almost
makes us think we are sitting in French sunshine.
3 bottles of Adabia Airén/Sauvignon - Spain
A delicious new Spanish white from Catalonia. Packed with zippy
citrus fruit flavours.
3 bottles of Adabia Tempranillo - Spain
Gentle red with smooth plum fruit flavours. Unoaked it comes
from a family-owned vineyard just north of Tarragona.
3 bottles of Finca Vista Malbec - Argentina
From the Mendoza region, a superb, lightly-oaked red which is
full of rich dark damson fruit flavours.
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‘The Big Chill’ Barbecue Case - Discounted Price
£82.50 |
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3 bottles – Carta Vieja Sauvignon Blanc - Chile
This is the best value
Sauvignon on our list. Packed with delicious gooseberry fruit flavours,
it comes from a top family-owned vineyard in the Maule Valley – the
perfect aperitif.
3 bottles – Dea del Mare Blush Pinot Grigio - Italy
A lot of blush Pinot
Grigios are sweet, but top wine grower, Stefano Girelli, makes a crisp
dry rosé with lovely strawberry
fruit flavours from grapes grown in the Veneto region.
3 bottles – Murphy’s Shiraz - Australia
A classic rich but smooth
red from Australia’s signature grape made here by the famous Murphy
Family of Trentham Estate in New South Wales. Damson fruit and a hint of
spice makes this the perfect accompaniment for sausages and burgers.
3 bottles - Finca la Nina Malbec - Argentina
It is no coincidence that
the Argentineans are the greatest consumers of beef and this gorgeous
unoaked Malbec is a match made in heaven. Made by one of our favourite
winemakers, Eduardo Lapania, it has stunning blueberry fruit!
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‘Get Carter’
Chilean Case - Discounted Price £79.50 |
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We have been shipping for over 20 years the superb wines from this old
estate owned by the del Pedregal family since 1825 in the Loncomilla
Valley in Chile.
www.delpedregalwines.com
3 bottles –
Carta Vieja Sauvignon Blanc
This is the best value Sauvignon on our list.
Packed with delicious gooseberry fruit flavours, it comes from a top
family-owned vineyard in the Maule Valley – the perfect aperitif.
2 bottles –
Carta Vieja Chardonnay
From vineyards in the Loncomilla Valley, this gold
medal winning, unoaked Chardonnay has delicious pear and peach fruit on
the palate with good balancing acidity.
2 bottles –
Carta Vieja Gewürztraminer Reserva
From the family’s Potrero Grande Estate, this
elegantly balanced Gewürztraminer has fine lychee fruit on the palate
but is not too ‘in your face’. Perfect with oriental cuisine.
3 bottles -
Carta Vieja Merlot
This incredibly popular Chilean Merlot has rich
red cherry and plum fruit on the palate. Unoaked, it has soft tannins
that create a really well-balanced wine.
2 bottles -
Carta Vieja Cabernet Sauvignon
Packed with blackberry and damson fruit flavours,
this un-wooded red made from the great grape of Bordeaux has a hint of
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The ‘Out of Africa’ Case - Discounted Price £79.50 |
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3 bottles – Dudley’s Stone Chenin Blanc
The Chenin Blanc is South Africa’s signature white grape – first
introduced there as long ago as 1655. Grown by the famous Lutzville
Winery, 200 miles north of Cape Town, it has lovely apple fruit and a
crisp dry finish.
3 bottles –
Cape Heights Viognier
The Viognier is famous for its aromatic wines in the Rhône Valley. This
gold-medal winning wine from the Worcester region – north-east of Cape
Town - , is dry with delicious stone fruit flavours.
3 bottles -
Cape Heights Pinotage
The Pinotage is South Africa’s signature red grape – a cross between the
Pinot Noir and Cinsault. This deliciously fruity and vibrant red from
Swartland, shows how good the grape can be when well made.
3 bottles -
Running Duck Fair Trade Organic Merlot
From Stellar Organics wonderful vineyards in Vredendal on the North West
coast, this delectable unoaked Merlot has rich blackberry fruit
flavours. Named after the Indian Running Ducks that they keep to eat the
bugs in the vineyard.
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The ‘Fab Four’ Case - Discounted Price £79.50 |
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Over the last few years, four grapes have become the most popular in
this country – Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio for white and Merlot and
Malbec for red.
We couldn’t resist putting together a mixed case of our favourites!
3 bottles – Round Stone Bay Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand
A classic Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc from the famous Marlborough wine region
at the north of the South Island. Packed with typical gooseberry and
elderflower fruit, this is delicious both on its own or with seafood.
3 bottles – Matra Hills Pinot Grigio - Hungary
This is our best-selling Pinot Grigio and comes from the beautiful Matra
Hills in Hungary. It has wonderful greengage fruit and has more depth of
flavour than many examples from Northern Italy.
3 bottles - Tierra del Rey Merlot - Chile
This incredibly popular Chilean Merlot has rich red cherry and plum
fruit on the palate. Unoaked, it has soft tannins that create a really
well-balanced wine.
3 bottles - Finca Vista Malbec - Argentina
This gorgeous unoaked Malbec from Argentina’s leading wine region, the
Mendoza Valley, has stunning blueberry fruit on the palate – delicious
with food or just slurped!
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The ‘Simply
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A case of four different, unoaked reds that are soft
and perfect summer drinking. All four have screw caps for ease of
access!
3 bottles – Rioja Monte Haro – Spain
Made from the Tempranillo
grape, this is a fine Rioja from the famous Bodega Paternina in the
Rioja Alta. It has soft red berry fruit on the palate and is extremely
drinkable on its own or with food.
3 bottles – Cantina di Negrar Corvina - Italy
Corvina is the main and
best grape that goes into the blend of Valpolicella and this excellent
red from the illustrious Cantina di Negrar firm close to Lake Garda is
packed with delicious cherry fruit flavour.
3 bottles - Carta Vieja Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile
From the Del Pedregal
family’s estates in the Loncomilla Valley, this rich Cabernet has fine
blackcurrant fruit on the palate. Unoaked, it has soft tannins that
create a really well-balanced wine.
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bottles - Pasquiers Grenache Noir - France
This is one of our
favourite wines: a gentle Grenache from the South of France. A lighter
red in colour but packed with superb red berry fruit on the palate.
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The ‘Viva Espana’ Case -
Discounted Price £79.50
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This week we have three delicious new wines that have just arrived from
Campo de Borja in north-east Spain. The basic case has 4 bottles
of red, 4 of white and 4 of rosé but feel free to change quantities to
suit your palate!
4
bottles – Borsao Clasico Garnacha - Tinto
Over to: Decanter Magazine
March 2020 ‘Year in, year out, one of the best-value reds around – a
classic, no-fuss, fruit-forward Garnacha with tumble-out-the-glass,
vivid brambly fruit, a touch of dried plum and smooth supple tannins.’
4 bottles – Borsao Clasico
Macabeo - Blanco
This wine has delicious
peach and citrus fruit flavours and comes from 100% Macabeo grapes grown
in the foothills of the beautiful Moncayo mountains in north-eastern
Spain where the cooling Cierzo wind allows the grapes to retain the
acidity and freshness they need. Very, very drinkable!
4 bottles – Borsao Clasico
Garnacha - Rosado
Campo de Borja is often
referred to as ‘The Kingdom of Garnacha’ and this applies to rosé wines
as well as red. This stunning dry rosé is made from 100% Garnacha that
has been left on the skins for 6 hours to pick up its delicate colour
and gives it its utterly beguiling red cherry fruit flavour.
http://www.bodegasborsao.com
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The ‘Brave
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3 bottles – Mirror Lake Sauvignon Blanc – New
Zealand
The clear mirror-like waters of Lake Matheson perfectly reflect the
imposing icy peaks of Mount Tasman. This fresh, crisp Marlborough New
Zealand Sauvignon Blanc combines some of nature’s best gooseberry and
passion fruit notes.
3 bottles – Cape Heights Chenin Blanc – South Africa
The Chenin Blanc is South Africa’s most widely planted white grape –
first introduced there as long ago as 1655. This medal winning wine with
typical apple fruit on the palate comes from old vines and has a hint of
oak along with extended lees contact to add depth and complexity.
3 bottles – Feather Falls Merlot - California
This smooth Californian red has typical soft, jammy, red cherry fruit
with a hint of vanilla from gentle oak aging. A wine sourced from the
Central Valley vineyards by the McManis family who have a famous wine
estate at Ripon.
3 bottles – De Bortoli ‘Deen Vat’ Shiraz - Australia
Aged in American oak barrels for 12 months, this sumptuous red from the
famous De Bortoli family vineyards in Victoria has typical rich damson
fruit flavours with a powerful spicy vanilla structure that makes it a
delicious accompaniment to beef and other rich dishes.
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The ‘War of
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3 bottles –
Domaine Houchart Rosé – Provence France
Our shipment of 2019 Domaine Houchart rosé has just arrived from
Provence and it is simply stunning! A wonderful crisp acidity balanced
with a rich strawberry fruit flavour, this wine comes from the Quiot
family’s estate in the foothills of Mont Saint Victoire that Paul
Cézanne, a family friend, loved to paint from their vineyard.
3 bottles –
Running Duck Rosé – South Africa
A salmon-pink, dry and refreshing rosé from the famous Stellar Organics
Fair Trade winery in the Olifants region 4 hours north of Cape Town.
Delicious summer drinking. The name comes from the fact that the organic
vineyards are patrolled by hundreds of Indian Runner ducks which act as
natural pest removers.
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Dea del Mare Blush Pinot Grigio - Italy
A lot of blush Pinot Grigios are just too sweet, but top wine grower,
Stefano Girelli, makes a crisp dry rosé with lovely strawberry fruit
flavours from grapes grown in the Veneto region.
3 bottles - Pasquiers Grenache Rosé - France
From Southern France, a stunning dry pale pink rosé that almost makes us
think we are basking in French sunshine by a pool. Rated in last year’s
Sunday Telegraph Best Pinks under £10
‘A very good copy of the Provençal style with a savoury, herbaceous
quality.’ Victoria Moore
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The ‘Six of the Best’ Case - Discounted Price £79.50
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1 bottle – Chablis 1er Cru ‘Vaillons’ 2015 – France
We ship this stunning wine from the immaculate cellars of the ‘Caves La
Chablisienne’ – the region’s leading cooperative. ‘Vaillons’ is a
vineyard just south-west of the village of Chablis and one of the most
famous of the 1er crus. Made from 25 year old vines, this unoaked white
burgundy is kept on its lees for a year to develop a really complex and
elegant balance of citrus fruit and fine acidity.
1 bottle – Fairhall Downs Sauvignon Blanc 2018 – New Zealand
This is our absolute favourite Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc. From one of the few
family-owned single vineyards, it comes from the Brancott Valley in
Marlborough and is made from the free run juice of the Sauvignon Blanc
with partial barrel fermentation to add depth of flavour. 94/100 Bob
Campbell MW ‘Concentrated Sauvignon with grapefruit, guava, passionfruit,
pineapple, toast and a hint of brioche flavours’.
1 bottle – Jordan Wines Chenin Blanc 2015 – South Africa
I have never been to a more beautiful winery in the world than Jordan,
set as it is at the western end of the Stellenbosch Kloof. Inspirational
husband and wife winemaking team, Gary and Kathy Jordan, who have both
done tastings for us at the warehouse and have been making word class
wines since 1983. Their Chenin Blanc has fabulous richness after being
barrel-fermented then aged on its lees for 8 months.
1 bottle – Bodega Navajas Reserva 2013 - Spain
This wine comes from a family-owned estate in the village of Navarette
just outside Haro in the Rioja Alta. Aged in American oak casks for 20
months, prior to a further 2 years bottle ageing, this is benchmark
Rioja. A blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo (Carignan), this wine
has deep damson fruit on the bouquet, a lovely soft vanilla finish, and
opens up beguilingly in the glass as the second bottle beckons!
1 bottle – Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 - Italy
Made from 100% Sangiovese by Stefano Chioccioli – one of the few
winemakers in the world to have received a 100pt Robert Parker score –
this concentrated Tuscan red with fine black cherry fruit has been aged
in Slavonian oak for 12 months prior to bottling. Perfect with cheese
and game as well as pasta, of course!
1 bottle – Las Acequias Malbec 2015 - Argentina
The Correas family have been making wine in Argentina since 1860, and
this excellent red has lots of blueberry fruit, followed by smooth
tannins, hints of vanilla from the oak and lots of rich, complex and
spiced fruit with a very long finish. Made from grapes grown in the Don
Angelino Estate in the High Madrano in Mendoza from 85 year old vines
which give a low but intense yield.
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The ‘Staycation’ Case -
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Our 4 bestselling wines since lockdown! Whether you are heading off on a
self-catering holiday or staying home and, hopefully, enjoying the
weather, we think this is the case for you.
3 bottles -
Adabia Airén/Sauvignon - Spain
A delicious new Spanish white from Catalonia. Packed with zippy citrus
fruit flavours. This has been flying off the shelf since we first
shipped it in April and with only 11% alcohol it makes perfect, light
summer drinking.
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Dea del Mare Pinot Grigio - Sicily
This Sicilian white is made from the Pinot Grigio – a grape that
benefits from the southern heat which gives it a honeyed richness. It is
made by inspirational wine grower, Stefano Girelli. Proper Pinot Grigio
not the insipid wine you so often get!
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Finca Vista Malbec - Argentina
From the Mendoza region, a superb, lightly-oaked red which is full of
rich dark damson fruit flavours. The light oak ageing gives soft and
supple tannins with a long and full finish - hugely popular.
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Tierra del Rey Merlot - Chile
A rich, mellow, unoaked Chilean red that is full
of blackcurrant fruit and has a long smooth finish. Made from the great
red grape of Bordeaux, it is refreshingly light and so easy to drink.
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Beer today
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Case Discounted Price £26.00
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We are big fans of our award-winning local
Lymestone Brewery and we have put together a special case of their
delicious, thirst-quenching lighter beers for you to enjoy over the
summer. Master brewer, ‘Bradders’ Bradshaw uses only the finest malts to
create deliciously moreish ales.
3 x 500cl bottles of the
4 glorious golden ales below:
Stone Cutter 3.7% - Stone Faced 4% - Foundation Stone IPA 4.5% - Einstein 5%
“Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep;
whoever sleeps long, does not sin;
whoever does not sin, enters Heaven. Thus, let us
drink beer!”
Martin Luther
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The ‘Let’s get Fizzical’ Case - Discounted Price £85.00 |
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plus 2 Riedel ‘Spiegelau’ champagne flutes
free of charge (RRP £12) – while stocks
last!
2 bottles –
Champagne Autréau-Lasnot – France
www.champagne-autreau-lasnot.com
We have been shipping from this excellent small grower with 15 hectares
of vineyards in the Marne Valley for over ten years. This ‘Cuvée de
Rèserve’ Brut is beguilingly soft and all the grapes are sourced from
the family’s vineyards around the village of Venteuil – proper champagne
indeed.
2
bottles – Crèmant de Bourgogne ‘Les Caves Bailly Lapierre’ – France
www.bailly-lapierre.com
Another absolute favourite: made from champagne grapes and by the
champagne method, it is only the fact that the vineyards are in Auxerre,
some 40 miles south of the actual champagne region, that it can’t call
itself champagne. The bottles are perfectly aged in 10 acres of cool,
vast, subterranean vaults cut into the limestone cliffs.
2
bottles – Cava Castillo Perelada Rosado – Spain
www.perelada.com
Our favourite pink fizz – chosen in 2006 from nearly 200 samples as the
official wedding wine of the King of Spain. Dry but packed with red
berry fruit, it is so, so drinkable. We would have had it at our
daughter’s wedding in May, but it will now be next April! They also do
an excellent white at the same price so if you are not a pink lover, we
can swap.
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‘All White
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To balance our ‘Simply Red’ case – 12 bottles of our favourite white
wines
3 bottles –
Round Stone Bay Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand
A classic Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc from the famous Marlborough wine region
at the north of the South Island. Packed with typical gooseberry and
elderflower fruit, this is delicious both on its own or with seafood.
3 bottles –
Principato Pinot Grigio – Italy
An excellent fresh, characterful and appealing Pinot Grigio from the
Provincia di Pavia region south of Milan. It is made by the renowned
Cavit co-operative in the mountainous Trentino region of north-east
Italy.
3 bottles –
Andrew Peace Chardonnay – Australia
This special offer Chardonnay has been incredibly popular since we
bought a large amount in at the end of last year. Full of rich tropical
fruit flavours, it comes from the highly regarded Peace family 180
hectare wine estate.
3 bottles –
Dudley’s Stone Chenin Blanc – South Africa
The Chenin Blanc is South Africa’s most widely planted white grape –
first introduced there as long ago as 1655. This wine is grown by the
famous Lutzville Winery, 200 miles north of Cape Town, and it has lovely
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