{"title":"ITALY","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll-description\"\u003eThe ancient Greeks called Italy \"Oenotria\" meaning wine land and its inhabitants are as passionate about their wines today as they've ever been. Hand in hand with this passion goes an intense commitment to local styles and local grape varieties, of which there are said to be more than 500. Yes, 500 different varieties! As a result, Italy produces a wider, more fascinating range of individual, characterful wines than anywhere else in the world. And over the last two decades in particular, Italy's very finest wines have improved out of sight and their star is still on the rise. If anyone is going to truly challenge the famous names of France for supremacy in the battle for the hearts and minds of wine collectors the world over, it's the Italians. Bordeaux, Burgundy and Rhône look out. Here comes Tuscany, Piedmont and Sicily!\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jk14mammabiancopiavedoc2018","title":"JK.14 'Mamma' Manzoni Bianco Piave DOC 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eManzoni Bianco is an Italian white grape variety bred in the 1930s by Professor Luigi Manzoni. Interestingly, to obtain the grape bearing his name,  il Profesore Manzoni crossed two rather distinct varieties: Pinot Bianco with Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA high-class wine from a blend where the wonderful characteristics of Pinot Bianco come together with the aromatic shades of Rhine Riesling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eConfit lemon on the nose, honey (mead-like scents), and confit pineapple. Exuberant and full of tropical fruits. This smells ripe and concentrated. 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In the mouth, it manifests itself with a combination of freshness and softness, offering a dynamic richness and good persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 13.5%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mazzei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39510228861061,"sku":"18476","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_84ee80ef-6de0-452c-86e3-15090f0dbd6f.jpg?v=1726091975"},{"product_id":"zonin-classici-pinot-grigio-2021","title":"Zonin 'Classici' Pinot Grigio 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e90 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Appealing straw-yellow color green with delicate reflections. Delicately fruity, relatively full and ample with an ensemble of aromas of great finesse. 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The wine undergoes 18 months in oak with an additional four months in cement to integrate.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Monica Larner, Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Really beautiful aromas of violets, berries, sandalwood and cherries. It’s medium-bodied with round and polished tannins that run the length of the wine and show lovely finesse and focus. Juicy at the end. Needs two or three years to open and show what it has. 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Gionata Pulignani winemaker, 14 days maceration for Merlot, 18 days for Sangiovese, 70% new oak (with a slightly shorter ageing for Sangiovese), then kept in bottle for 4 months before release.”\u003cbr\u003e— 96 Points, Jane Anson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Equal parts Merlot and Sangiovese, the Mazzei 2020 Siepi is a terrific vintage in a long line of wines that I had the pleasure of tasting through last year in a complete retrospective. The first vintage produced was 1992. The soils in the Siepi vineyard are especially deep, and the site is surrounded by forests to keep it cool. These conditions give rise to abundant aromas of sweet black cherry, underbrush and blue wild flower. This is a medium to full-bodied Tuscan red that shows enormous elegance and depth.\u003cbr\u003e— 95 Points, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Dried herbs and sweet spices on the nose, forest notes with bramble fruits, concentrated and expressive. 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