origin: Italy

Mionetto Luxury Sparkling

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Mionetto
Fanciful Name: Luxury
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Cartizze
Retail Price: $35.00

Tasting Notes: From one the top volume producers in the Prosecco region comes a single-vineyard, top-end wine. Cartizze is the top-rated source for glera, and this fine example of a Cartizze Prosecco Superiore is a prime example of why the site is so highly regarded. On the nose, and in the mouth, you immediately notice the subtle tree and stone fruit, followed by a finish showcasing the quality of the wine.
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Ferrari Sparkling

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Ferrari
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Trentino
Retail Price: $35.99

Tasting Notes: With more than a half century of experience, Ferrari has proven itself to be one of Italy's top sparkling wine producers, over and over again. This wine serves to confirm the well-deserved reputation. Produced using the classical method, this blend of pinot noir and chardonnay is poised and graceful. The finish, nose, taste and mousse are all persistent and exceptionally well balanced.
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Villa Sandi Sparkling

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Villa Sandi
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Valdobbiadene
Retail Price: $21.00

Tasting Notes: With a family presence going back nearly 400 years, and a multi-generational commitment to quality, Villa Sandi enjoys a well-earned reputation across the Valdobbiadene region. Using a small portion of chardonnay to the traditional glera variety contributes weight, structure and complexity. The appealing nose and palate are dominated by tree fruit, with a long-lasting stream of bubbles.
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Banfi Rosa Regale Sparkling

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Banfi
Fanciful Name: Rosa Regale
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Piedmont
Retail Price: $18.00

Tasting Notes: The gold standard for sweet bubblies. There is endless sweet berry fruit, with huge depth of flavor all encapsulated in small savory bubbles that perfect the finish. Cheesecake with raspberry sauce and chocolate shavings with this sparkling is one of the most perfect food/wine pairings on the planet. 
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90 Plus Cellars Lot 50 Sparkling

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90 Plus Cellars
Fanciful Name: Lot 50
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Veneto
Retail Price: $12.00

Tasting Notes: Inviting aromas of peaches, pear, green apple and ginger. Refreshing and not too sweet. Great with appetizers or just on its own. Great value.
90 Plus Cellars Lot 50 Sparkling

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Terre dei Buth Sparkling

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Terre dei Buth
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Veneto
Retail Price: $15.99

Tasting Notes: Bright berry in combination with subtle black plum on the nose and in the mouth are just some of the qualities that make this sparkling rosé from northeast Italy such a crowd pleaser. Using stainless steel vinification preserves the fruitiness and acidity. Easy on the budget, and versatile at the table, make this a wine to keep in inventory — at the store, restaurant or home.
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Ferrari Blend

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Ferrari
Varietal: Blend
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Trento
Retail Price: $35.99

Tasting Notes: Lengthy aging, during the secondary fermentation provides a complexity, above and beyond the price point. Leaning towards a lighter salmon hue in the glass, the nose and palate share aspects of subtler fruit and floral hints, during the long and persistent finish.
Ferrari Blend

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Villa Sandi il Fresco Brut Rosado Sparkling

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Villa Sandi
Fanciful Name: il Fresco Brut Rosado
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Prosecco
Retail Price: $16.00

Tasting Notes: Fresh, bright, clean, and elegant. All accurate descriptors for this excellent example of what Prosecco can be, when it's as well crafted as Villa Sandi has created here. Utilizing grapes from some of the best vineyard sites in the region, this is a sparkling wine to celebrate any happy occasion.
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Armani Colle Ara Pinot Grigio 2018

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Armani
Fanciful Name: Colle Ara
Varietal: Pinot Grigio
Vintage: 2018
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Valdadige Terradeiforti
Retail Price: $21.99

Tasting Notes: A deep gold color from some skin contact that gives the wine a density and power that is not stereotypical to your everyday light pinot grigio. With mineral and ripe golden apple, pear and cider notes that go from the nose to the palate, this impressive wine from Armani is a stunner.
Armani Colle Ara Pinot Grigio 2018

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Abbona Nebbiolo 2016

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Abbona
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Vintage: 2016
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Langhe Nebbiolo
Retail Price: $24.99

Tasting Notes: A gorgeous, complex nebbiolo that delivers a floral and fruity, slightly herbal nose, combined with an impressive complex red fruit-driven, somewhat-tannic profile on the palate. From the famed Machesi di Barolo, the high quality is not surprising.
Abbona Nebbiolo 2016

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Armani Amarone Cuslanus Blend 2014

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Armani Amarone
Fanciful Name: Cuslanus
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Retail Price: $59.99

Tasting Notes: An elegant, ink-black Veneto amarone that packs a punch from the nose to the finish. The beautiful perfumed and herbal nose complements the extracted black cherry and raspberry flavors on the palate, to make something really special here.
Armani Amarone Cuslanus Blend 2014

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Tasca d’Almerta Rosato Blend 2018

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Tasca d’Almerta Rosato
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2018
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $15.95

Tasting Notes: It might have been sitting in a gorgeous winery in the mountains in the middle of Sicily, but this rosato made of 100% nera mascalese just knocked my socks off. Bigger than most, it paired with everything!
Tasca d’Almerta Rosato Blend 2018

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