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Gold medal winning, great value Italian Primitivo!
Gold medal winning, great value Italian Primitivo!
Read more...- 100% Primitivo (also called Zinfandel in the US) from Puglia in southern Italy
- Gold medal (Gilbert & Guillard International Wine Challenge 2024) - "A delicious wine to enjoy for its youthful fruitiness”
- 4 1/2 Stars, 91/100 (Sam Kim)
- Medium to full bodied, inky, juicy red with blueberry and blackberry flavours with a touch of exotic spice
Sam Kim – 91 Points
Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge – Gold
RRP $21.99
$17.99
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Delicious old bush vine, oak aged Primitivo from Manduria in Puglia!
Delicious old bush vine, oak aged Primitivo from Manduria in Puglia!
Read more...- 100% Primitivo from the Manduria sub region of Puglia in southern Italy
- Using hand picked grapes from old Albarello (bush) vines, aged in American and French oak barrels
- Gold medal (Gilbert & Guillard International Wine Challenge 2024), 5 Stars & 93/100
- A powerful, rich red, layered with flavours of plums, cherries, red and black fruits, vanilla and cocoa and exotic spices - it's as yum as it sounds!
Sam Kim – 93 Points
Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge – Gold
RRP $29.99
$24.99
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Seriously delicious, Gold medal & 5 Star Italian red blend!
Seriously delicious, Gold medal & 5 Star Italian red blend!
Read more...- Gold medal (Gilbert & Guillard International Wine Challenge 2024), 5 Stars & 93/100 (Sam Kim)
- A blend of Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera from Italy's south eastern Puglia region
- Produced using an Ancient Roman winemaking technique involving partially dried grapes, called appassimento
- Appassimento wines are full bodied, deep and rich in colour, powerful and warming with a variety of intense fruit flavours, aromas and spice - this packs a punch at 15%!
Sam Kim – 93 Points
Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge – Gold
RRP $24.99
$19.99
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Decanter World Wine Award winning French Cotes du Rhone from the "Co-Op Winery of the Year" winner!
Decanter World Wine Award winning French Cotes du Rhone from the "Co-Op Winery of the Year" winner!
Read more...- Made by Cave Cairanne - "Co-Op Winery of the Year" award winner for 2024!
- Cave Cairanne are a co-op of 122 winegrowers across 1200 hectares of vines including 170 hectares of prestigious "Cru Cairanne"
- 91/100 (Decanter World Wine Awards, London) - "Bright, ripe fruit, herb and spice nose. The palate has ripe cherry fruit, fine grained tannins and a vibrant, complex finish."
- Cotes du Rhone blend of juicy Grenache (40%), dark fruited Carignan (30%) and spicy Syrah (30%)
Decanter World Wine Awards – Silver
RRP $24.99
$19.99
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"Cairanne, another rising star cru in the Rhône"
"Cairanne, another rising star cru in the Rhône"
Read more...- Made by Cave Cairanne - "Co-Op Winery of the Year" award winner for 2024!
- Cairanne is one of 17 prestigious "Cru" regions of the Rhone Valley (the top tier in the four level Rhone pyramid system)
- Gold medal, 96/100 (Decanter World Wine Awards - "Dangerously drinkable! Impressive"
- A blend of Grenache (50%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvedre (20%) from vines averaging 25-40 years old
Decanter World Wine Awards – Gold
RRP $32.99
$29.99
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"Fish and chips by the beach with a generous squeeze of lemon."
"Fish and chips by the beach with a generous squeeze of lemon."
Read more...- 91/100, Top Value Award & Buy of the Week (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, March 2025)
- "Fantastic value...drinks like a wine which has been cellared for a couple of years." (Stephen Wong MW)
- Off-dry style 11% Riesling with juicy acidity and a touch of sweetness
- Made from two vineyard sites soaking up all that maritime goodness literally across the road
- Food match? Try classic Kiwi fish & chips with a squeeze of lemon
The Real Review – Top Value
The Real Review – 4 Stars
RRP $24.99
$21.99
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Super luscious, rich, powerful and velvety Italian red!
Super luscious, rich, powerful and velvety Italian red!
Read more...- Gold medal (Mundus Vini 2024)
- A red blend from Veneto in Italy - predominantly using the Corvina grape (pronounced "kor-vee-nah")
- Produced using an ancient winemaking technique involving partially dried grapes, called appassimento
- A rich, luscious, full bodied, powerful 15% red with flavours of dried fruits and dark chocolate!
Mundus Vini – Gold
RRP $29.99
$25.99
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From ancient volcanic soils - this is mighty fine Fiano!
From ancient volcanic soils - this is mighty fine Fiano!
Read more...- Fiano (pronounced "fee-ahn-no") is a native white grape from the Campania region in southern Italy
- Produced from vines amongst ancient volcanic soils (aka the name dal Vulcano!) and thermal water sources - Fiano has a history dating to ancient Roman times and possibly the Greeks before them!
- A dry, rich and textural white with flavours of honey, tropical fruits, hazlenuts and spice
- Fun Fiano fact - they reckon the ancient name for the grape was "Vitis Apiana" or "the vine beloved of the bees"
RRP $24.99
$21.99
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From ancient volcanic soils - this full bodied red is the king of southern Italy!
From ancient volcanic soils - this full bodied red is the king of southern Italy!
Read more...- Aglianico (pronounced "olli-yawn-nee-ko") is a full bodied red wine that some call the king of southern Italy!
- Produced from vines amongst ancient volcanic soils (aka the name dal Vulcano!)
- From the Aglianico del Vulture sub region of Basilicata - a full bodied style red with flavours of plum, black berry, black pepper and espresso
- Absolutely gagging to be served with a rich, fatty meats!
Berliner Wein Trophy
RRP $24.99
$21.99
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Triple Gold winner, 98/100 NZIWS, one of the best JohnnyQ reds we've tried in years!
Triple Gold winner, 98/100 NZIWS, one of the best JohnnyQ reds we've tried in years!
Read more...- LIMITED TIME ONLY! Pay just $1 per case (12 bottles) freight on this wine. While stocks last. Enter your address at the checkout to redeem the $1 freight.
- Double medal (NZ Int'l Wine Show 2024), Gold medal (China Wine & Spirit Awards 2024), Gold medal (New South Wales Wine Award 2024), 92/100 (James Suckling)
- Full bodied, luscious, rich, flavour-packed red blend of Shiraz (75%) and Cabernet (25%) by the king of bang for buck Aussie reds - John Quarisa aka Johnny Q!
- 1 of only 5 Shiraz/Syrah to win Double Gold at NZ Int'l Wine Show 2024 - awarded when the senior judge (Bob Campbell MW) and senior judge assistants (Larry McKenna, John Hancock & Tony Bish) along with 20 other senior judges award it Gold!
NZIWS Double Gold
Gold medal winner
Gold medal winner
James Suckling – 91 Points
RRP $20.99
$14.99
