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Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: SusumanielloABV: 14%Style: Smooth Fruity RedThe Puglia Pop Fico Susumaniello is another wonderfully innovative wine from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Made from the native Susumaniello grape, Puglia Pop's mission is to produce unorthodox wines that are an authentic reflection of grape and place. In the case of the Puglia Pop Fico Susumaniello, this has resulted in a red wine that's powerful, complex, fruit-driven and delicious. Taste With its bright ruby red colour and inviting nose of blackberries, blackcurrants, strawberriRegular Price£29.95Christmas Offer - SAVE 25%£22.47 -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: GleraABV: 11%Style: Fresh Fruity SparklingSilver Medal - Mundus Vini. Crafted through natural fermentation, this premium Prosecco offers a refreshing blend of floral and fruity notes, complemented by a gentle, creamy mousse. Villa degli Olmi, a fourth-generation family-run winery, consistently excels in producing an impressive range of affordable, high-quality wines. Its Prosecco delights with vibrant apple and citrus flavours while eschewing the traditional bready Champagne undertones in favour of a fragrant jasmine infusion. With wellRegular Price£15.95Christmas Offer - 20% OFF£12.76 -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: CorvinaABV: 13.5%Style: Smooth Fruity Red92 Points - Luca Maroni. Produced from high-altitude vineyards using hand-picked Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Corvinone grapes, the Tenute Ca 'Botta Alta Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2019 is an award-winning, critically acclaimed Italian wine that sets new standards for Valpolicella. The vines’ altitude imbues a lovely freshness and aromatics to the wine, which are balanced by it being made in their patented Fermentino Ca'Botta tank for greater richness of structure and aroma. Vivino Rating: -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: Primitivo / ZinfandelABV: 14.5%Style: Rich Full RedThe Puglia Pop Luminaria Primitivo di Manduria is a brilliantly innovative wine from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Made from the native Primitivo grape, Puglia Pop's mission is to produce unorthodox wines that are an authentic reflection of grape and place. In the case of the Puglia Pop Primitivo di Manduria, this has resulted in a wine that's big, bold, spicy and exotic. Taste Deep purple with ruby highlights, the heady nose is comprised of sweet and sour cherries, plums, chocolate
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Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: GleraABV: 11%Style: Fresh Fruity SparklingSilver Medal - Mundus Vini. Crafted through natural fermentation, this premium Prosecco offers a refreshing blend of floral and fruity notes, complemented by a gentle, creamy mousse. Villa degli Olmi, a fourth-generation family-run winery, consistently excels in producing an impressive range of affordable, high-quality wines. Its Prosecco delights with vibrant apple and citrus flavours while eschewing the traditional bready Champagne undertones in favour of a fragrant jasmine infusion. With wellRegular Price£15.95Christmas Offer - 20% OFF£12.76 -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: CorvinaABV: 13.5%Style: Smooth Fruity Red92 Points - Luca Maroni. Produced from high-altitude vineyards using hand-picked Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Corvinone grapes, the Tenute Ca 'Botta Alta Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2019 is an award-winning, critically acclaimed Italian wine that sets new standards for Valpolicella. The vines’ altitude imbues a lovely freshness and aromatics to the wine, which are balanced by it being made in their patented Fermentino Ca'Botta tank for greater richness of structure and aroma. Vivino Rating: -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: Corvina, RondinellaABV: 14.5%Style: Smooth Fruity Red94 Points - Luca Maroni. This is produced using hand-picked Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Corvinone grapes and the age-old Ripasso, double fermentation technique. It then receives length ageing in small French barrels, adding further complexity and depth. This Decanter World Wine Awards Silver Medal winner is the ideal partner for dark red meats, mushroom dishes, and strong cheeses. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Jun 2025) Wine Press Ratings 94 Points - Luca Maroni (2018 Vintage) 90 Points / Silver Med -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: Primitivo / ZinfandelABV: 14.5%Style: Rich Full RedThe Puglia Pop Luminaria Primitivo di Manduria is a brilliantly innovative wine from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Made from the native Primitivo grape, Puglia Pop's mission is to produce unorthodox wines that are an authentic reflection of grape and place. In the case of the Puglia Pop Primitivo di Manduria, this has resulted in a wine that's big, bold, spicy and exotic. Taste Deep purple with ruby highlights, the heady nose is comprised of sweet and sour cherries, plums, chocolate -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: MuscatABV: 6.5%Style: Sweet Aromatic SparklingA deliciously light and fragrant Moscato from the family-owned winery Villa Degli Olmi, dating back to the 19th century. With only 6.5% alcohol, the Corte dei Rovi Moscato Spumante has fine bubbles and a wonderfully aromatic nose, typical of the Muscat grape variety. Both floral and fruity with delicate sweet notes of honey, Moscato is an excellent aperitif or accompaniment to desserts and pastries. Tasting Notes Bright yellow colour, with delicate bubbles, aromatic scent typical of Muscat, floRegular Price£12.95Christmas Offer - 20% OFF£10.36 -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: SusumanielloABV: 14%Style: Smooth Fruity RedThe Puglia Pop Fico Susumaniello is another wonderfully innovative wine from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Made from the native Susumaniello grape, Puglia Pop's mission is to produce unorthodox wines that are an authentic reflection of grape and place. In the case of the Puglia Pop Fico Susumaniello, this has resulted in a red wine that's powerful, complex, fruit-driven and delicious. Taste With its bright ruby red colour and inviting nose of blackberries, blackcurrants, strawberriRegular Price£29.95Christmas Offer - SAVE 25%£22.47 -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: VerdecaABV: 12.5%Style: Aromatic Floral WhiteThe Puglia Pop Riccio Verdeca is a brilliantly innovative wine from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Made from the native Verdeca, Puglia Pop's mission is to produce unorthodox wines that are an authentic reflection of grape and place. In the case of the Puglia Pop Riccio Verdeca, this has resulted in a wine that's fresh and minerally, but with richness and intensity. Taste Straw gold in colour with pale emerald highlights, the bouquet is fresh and zingy with green apple, lychee, pine -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: GleraABV: 11%Style: Fresh Fruity SparklingA beautiful rose Prosecco from the family-run Villa Degli Olmi. Delightfully elegant bubbles with notes of summer red fruits, accompanied by a savoury and creamy finish. A wonderful aperitif or simply to be enjoyed in the sun. The bouquet is delicate with notes of red fruits, and the flavour is savoury with creamy effervescence. Excellent as an aperitif, it is a wine for the whole meal that goes well with cold and light dishes, risottos, fish main courses and white meats. Vivino Rating: 4.1 (MarRegular Price£19.45Christmas Offer - 20% OFF£15.56 -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: GarganegaABV: 14%Style: Rich Fruity WhiteThe Le Pergolette is made exclusively from the local speciality, Garganega. Tenute Ca ’Botta go to great lengths to extract as much flavour as they can so give the grapes an extra-long maceration and a long, slow fermentation. The result is a wine that has all of Garganega’s freshness and vitality but with greater body, richness and intensity. This is a fine example of what this excellent variety can do in the right hands. Vivino Score: 4.2 (Sept 2024) Taste Golden in colour, it exudes aromas of -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: NegroamaroABV: 12.5%Style: Elegant Crisp RoséThe Puglia Pop Triglia Negroamaro Rosato 2024 is an exciting rosé wine produced by the innovative Puglia Pop winery. Hailing from Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast, using the local Negroamaro grape, Puglia Pop's ambition to highlight the grape and land's characteristics shine through. Taste Pomegranate pink, the nose is a fruit cocktail of cherries, strawberries, raspberries, and rose petals. Fresh and juicy in the mouth, there's enough acidity to keep it fresh and clean, but the lusciou -
Country: Italy, SicilyGrapes: ChardonnayABV: 13.5%Style: Rich Fruity WhiteThe Planeta Chardonnay has become an illustration of the changes in Sicilian wine. It was created from a wish to compete in the world production of this noble and widespread variety. After a long process beginning in 1985, today Planeta’s Chardonnay is an icon for the whole of Sicily. A rich light gold colour, deep but transparent, the pleasing contrast of creaminess and crunchiness. A soft white wine supported by a refreshing note of acidity, with a slight mineral touch which harmoniously combi -
Country: Italy, LombardyGrapes: NebbioloABV: 12.5%Style: Juicy Lively RedThis 100% Chiavennasca (the Valtellina name for Nebbiolo) is the perfect alternative to a fresher, lighter style of Barolo. If you never heard of ‘Heroic Viticulture’ you must check out where this wine was made. Valtellina valley is nestled in the Italian Alps about 100km from Lake Como and the Stelvio pass. Jumps out of the glass with its fragrant nose of fresh forest fruit and red berries. Dry and savoury on the palate, an elegant and vibrant style of red wine with notes of spices, black cherrRegular Price£22.95Christmas Offer - SAVE 35%£14.92 -
Country: Italy, PugliaGrapes: Primitivo / ZinfandelABV: 13.5%Style: Smooth Fruity RedThe Cignomoro Pepe Nero Primitivo Salento is part of the Cignomoro winery's Pepe Nero 'youthful' wine range. Cignomoro is a genuinely boutique winery in the heart of Puglia on Italy's southern Adriatic coast. Produced from the native Primitivo grape, they have managed to capture the grape's exuberance and concentration to produce a mouthfilling, accessible red wine that's equally well-suited to solo sipping or pairing with food. Taste Black cherry in colour, the bouquet offers notes of red and b -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: NebbioloABV: 14.5%Style: Savoury Classic Red94 Points - DWWA. This Barolo comes from Cagliero's Terlo vineyard which is planted at 320 meters in elevation on clay-rich soils. It's planted with Lampia and Michet Nebbiolo sub-varieties. After hand-harvest, the grapes were macerated on the skins for 2 weeks to help extract the delicate colour and aromas of this regal grape. On the palate, supremely balanced and smooth. Ideal with grilled meats and rich stews. Vivino Rating: 4.2 (Oct 2024) Wine Press Ratings 94 Points / Silver Medal - Decante -
Country: Italy, AbruzzoGrapes: MontepulcianoABV: 12%Style: Juicy Lively RedVilla degli Olmi is a cellar with a long tradition for the quality and distinctiveness of its wines. This Montepulciano is an intense ruby red wine, incredibly pleasant on the nose with typical notes of liquorice and fresh mint. The taste is dry with soft tannins. It combines perfectly with elaborate meats, such as braised or roasted, and with aged cheeses. This Montepulciano D'Abruzzo from Villa Degli Olmi is a great value wine that impresses beyond its price tag. Taste Deep crimson hue with vi -
Country: Italy, VenetoGrapes: CorvinaABV: 13.5%Style: Smooth Fruity RedProduced from vineyards that lie at altitudes of over 500m, the Tenute Ca' Botta Rubicondo Rosso blends freshness with power. Created using a hand-picked mix of traditional Venetian grapes including Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella, this moreish wine is well-structured and delicious. Expert winemaking, including a long, slow fermentation, and ageing in small, 225-litre barrels has created a wine of admirable complexity that’s fit to rank alongside some of Veneto’s best (and far more expensive) r -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: NebbioloABV: 14.5%Style: Savoury Classic Red94 Points - Gilbert & Gaillard. A great Barolo from the cru Ravera, close to the villages of Barolo and Novello, from the fantastic 2018 vintage. This Barolo from Cagliero is pure and authentic, beautiful structure with a bouquet of violets, ripe fruit (plums) and spices. Layered and round in the mouth and beautifully balanced, young but pleasant tannins on the tongue, resulting in an endless finish. Already very good today, this wine will age beautifully for years to come! Vivino Rating: 4. -
Country: Italy, TuscanyGrapes: SangioveseABV: 15%Style: Savoury Classic Red95 Points - WinesCritic.com Produced exclusively with hand-picked Sangiovese grapes from the company's oldest vineyards, after careful fermentation at a controlled temperature, the wine matures in French oak barrels. Subsequently the wine spends a period of refinement in the bottle, essential to guarantee the pleasantness and complexity that have made Brunello di Montalcino famous throughout the world. Vivino Rating: 4.2 (Mar 2025) Wine Press Ratings 95 Points - WinesCritic.com (2019 Vintage) "L -
Country: Italy, TuscanyGrapes: Alicante BouschetABV: 13%Style: Juicy Lively Red90 Points - International Wine Report. Originally from the island of Elba, The gorgeaus Ripalte from Tuscany is made from Alicante (Grenache) and Carignan. Picked exclusively by hand, this cuvée has lovely notes of raspberry, redcurrant, kirsch and spicy aromas. Rosso delle Ripalte has a lively ruby red colour. The nose shows a good complexity, with hints of red fruits (raspberries, currants and cherries) that go perfectly with strong spicy notes. In the mouth it is of good freshness and structuRegular Price£27.95Christmas Offer - SAVE 25%£20.97 -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: NebbioloABV: 14.5%Style: Savoury Classic Red94 Points - Raffaele Vecchione. A great Barolo from the cru Ravera, close to the villages of Barolo and Novello, from the extraordinary 2019 vintage. This Barolo from Cagliero is pure and authentic, beautiful structure with a bouquet of violets, ripe fruit (plums) and spices. Layered and round in the mouth and beautifully balanced, young but pleasant tannins on the tongue, resulting in an endless finish. Already very good today, this wine will age beautifully for years to come! Wine Press Rating -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: DolcettoABV: 14.5%Style: Smooth Fruity RedThe Galverno Langhe Rosso is a blend of Dolcetto and Nebbiolo, with Nebbiolo skins from their Barolo Ravera production adding a unique touch. Grown in prime Barolo terroir, the Dolcetto contributes exceptional fruitiness and rare complexity. The result? A blend with added aromas, tannins, and heightened complexity from the estate's Nebbiolo. A very enjoyable wine, bursting with bright red fruits with the structure and body from the Nebbiolo coming though on the palate. A great find. About the Pr -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: CorteseABV: 13%Style: Dry Refreshing WhiteGavi is one of the most fashionable white regions in Italy and the Cortese grape is king. Bergaglio's Gavi di Gavi La Minaia from the sub-zone of Rovereto is 100% stainless steel fermented and left to rest in the bottle before being released. White peach and acacia aromatics, with soft honeyed richness, a cool mineral streak, beautifully balanced and fresh through to the long finish. The palate is crisp and dry, with a hint of ripe pears and a complex array of red and green apples, the finish is -
Country: Italy, Friuli Venezia GiuliaGrapes: Pinot GrigioABV: 12.5%Style: Dry Refreshing WhiteAward Winning Winemaker - A breath of fresh air in a world of too much mediocre Pinot Grigio. Baglio al Sole is not only incredibly drinkable but offers so much more! From Villa degli Olmi comes this Pinot Grigio from the famous Grave zone in Friuli, an area where viticulture dates back to the Roman Empire. Fresh and pleasantly soft on the palate with aromas & flavours of light citrus and delicate flowers complemented by green apple & pear, with a dry finish. About the Producer Villa deRegular Price£14.95Christmas Offer - SAVE 25%£11.22 -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrapes: BarberaABV: 14.5%Style: Juicy Lively Red91 Points - Gilbert & Gaillard. Designated as Superiore DOC, this Barbera d'Alba has been aged in French oak barrels for 12 months to attain a greater depth and balance. A lovely, versatile wine with that will continue to age gracefully, if you can resist drinking it now! Deep reddish purple colour, rich in vibrant tones. Its bouquet is redolent of fruits and flowers: peaches, apricots, apples and wild flowers. Its flavour is medium-bodied and well structured, with acid levels that help it