Italian Wine, Spirits & Liqueurs
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£22.99Planeta is undoubtedly Sicily’s leading wine producer. Founded in 1985, this dynamic winery is responsible for championing both indigenous and international grape varieties and pioneering the development of high-quality wine on the island. Winemaker Francesca Planeta blends indigenous Grecanico and Grillo with Sauvignon to create an aromatic nose rich in […]
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£53.50Deep dark ruby with a violet rim. Notes of black and sour cherries, berries, spices and dried fruit. The palate is creamy with soft tannins and integrated oak. A lighter, fruitier and younger version of Bertani’s icon Amarone Classico.
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£43.50The family of Angelo Negro have been cultivating vineyards in the Roero hills since 1670 and they continue to work to bring the best out of this corner of Piedmont, by working with prestigious native vines. The fragrance of roses, followed by a mouthful of raspberries with a hint of […]
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£63.50‘Making wines with passion’ is the moto for this 3rd generation family run estate with wineries in both Piedmont and Tuscany. Their ingrained respect for the land, the indigenous vines and their ambition, sing. This beautiful Nebbiolo is made from 40 year vines growing at 250 metres above sea level […]
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£34.99A lively and intense red made from Piedmont’s ‘second’ grape (after Nebbiolo), this is dry yet refined, full of cherries and blueberries plus an attractively savoury hint of beef, with a tart, lightly bitter finish.
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£13.99Capezzana, situated in the Carmignano zone to the west of Florence, is owned and run by the Contini Bonacossi family, the latest in a long line of owners. In fact, in the archives in Florence, they discovered a contract for the rent of vines and olive groves at Capezzana signed […]
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£49.99The Vaira family is based in the small village of Vergne, which sits above the town of Barolo on the westernmost edge of the denomination. They have 10 hectares of Barolo vineyard planted along this western part of the zone, the prime site being Bricco delle Viole, which sits at […]
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£42.50Tasting Note: Full-bodied, velvety and intense, this Barolo is heady with vanilla, dried roses and woodland undergrowth. Food Matching: Ideal with big red meat dishes and medium mature cheeses, try a wild boar and mushroom risotto for example. Vineyard: This Barolo is named after the village where the vineyards are […]
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£73.99‘Making wines with passion’ is the moto for this 3rd generation family run winery which underpins everything that they do. Their ingrained respect for the land, the indigenous vines and their ambition, sing. The vines selected for this wines are an impressive 70 years old, bringing depth, sophistication and structure […]
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£95.99This is a deeply expressive Barolo from the celebrated Mosconi vineyard in Monforte d’Alba - a site known for producing wines with both power and longevity. The Mosconi vineyard tends to produce a slightly broader, more muscular style of Barolo, but here there’s also real finesse and clarity. It’s a [...] -
£33.50The Mandrarossa wines hail from a selection of the best sites within Cantine Settesoli’s 6,000 hectares of vineyard in southwestern Sicily, planted with 32 grape varieties. The vineyards are split between the cooperative’s 2,000 members and cover the area around Selinunte, the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a Greek town founded […]
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£16.99Caruso & Minini’Bibbo stands out thanks to a sweet and enveloping bouquet. Zibibbo is an aromatic grape variety deeply connected to Sicily. The natural beauty of this vine comes up at the moment of the harvest which is carried out with scrupulous care between August and September. An intense and […]
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£41.99Tenuta Meraviglia comprises 30 hectares of vineyards at the southernmost end of the Bolgheri denomination. Planted primarily with Cabernet Franc, these organically cultivated vines are on an impressive plateau at 150 metres above sea level, surrounded by woodlands and boasting a splendid view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Tuscan Archipelago […]
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£21.99The Mandrarossa wines come from a selection of the best sites from Cantine Settesoli’s 6,000 hectares of vineyard, situated in southwestern Sicily and planted with 32 different grape varieties. The vineyards are split between the 2,000 members of the co-op, and cover the area around Selinunte, the hauntingly beautiful ruins […]
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£96.99The Costanti family has owned this 10-hectare estate in Montalcino for over 200 years. Andrea Costanti inherited it from his uncle in the mid-1980s and has worked hard to make Conti Costanti one of the best producers in the region. The Conti Costanti style is characterised by striking elegance and […]
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£57.99Powerfully structured, this is an austere, warm, amply flavoured wine with a deep ruby to brick-red colour and a richly complex, dry, full and soft palate. A muscular, full-bodied wine with great richness.
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£44.99A seductive Brunello di Montalcino, so fragrant with fruit, leather and spice you could wear it as aftershave.
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£14.50Montalcino, an ancient and fascinating Sienese village of Etruscan origin, lies amongst a forest of oak trees at an altitude of 600m. On a hill at the border of this region, named Poggio del Sasso – or ‘pebbles peak’ – Sangiovese grapes perform particularly well for the winegrowers of Da […]
