About the Wine
Looking for a fresher and easier style of amber wine? Well, traveller, your search is over. The Pelle not only offers superb value-for-money, it is an orange wine made with ease of drinking in mind - it's textured but also oh-so-juicy, complex but oh-so-approachable.
Vermentino and Greco were co-fermented, with Zibibbo added at a later date, and pressed into old French oak. The blend works beautifully here, with Vermentino and Greco bringing both flavour and weight, but Zibibbo adding heightened perfume. It's a pale orange colour, with notes of apricot, mandarin and freshly ground white pepper coming through before showing green mango and white peach. There is a lot of wine here for the price. Utter bargain.
About Amo Vino
The Riverland is the hottest wine region in Australia, and the second hottest in the world. For a long time, it was home to bargain basement grapes made for quantity rather than quality - Shiraz and Chardonnay which were heavily irrigated to increase yield and offset heat stress. But this is changing. Many producers are looking to other grape varieties which will tolerate the drought and heat, constants factor in the region.
After a visit to the Riverland and meeting with the region's best visionary and ambassador, Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra Farms, wine industry legend Tim Stock decided to join the Good Fight. He has now partnered up with Ashley to make wine from the region, utilising appropriate grape selection and low to no irrigation and making wines which are not only fun, interesting and accessible, but a true reflection of the extreme terroir of the Riverland.
The Amo Vino range focuses on ease of drinking to prove that Australian wine is no one-tick pony (looking at you, Shiraz) and that the Riverland could just be the most exciting and overlooked region we have. Viva la revolution!
Riverland, SA, Riverland, SA
From the Producer
Vermentino, Greco, Zibibbo. Early harvested Vermentino and Greco co-fermented on skins blended with some later picked Zibibbo on skins. Pressed once the ferments are cold, the energy dissipated and fruit returns. Aged in old French barrels until spring. Pale lightly cloudy yellow orange with old gold highlights. Lifted notes of peach tea, yellow apricots, orange cordial and fragrant exotic spices. Medium weight and beautifully textured. Satisfying from the start. Layers of flavours start with yellow apricot and orange cordial before peach and mango build along with rich spices. The underlying natural acidity makes this super refreshing at all stages. Faint fluffy tannins add interest and enhance the moreish quality.
Blend : Vermentino (60%), Greco di Tufo (20%) Zibibbo (20%)
ABV : 11.00%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2026
Bottle Size : 750ml
Riverland, SA
Delivery is Free for any order of $99 or more, or just $10 for any orders less than $99. There is no minimum order quantity and you can mix and match as much as you like. Make your perfect mixed pack! In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Byron Bay we deliver with our own vans. All other areas are serviced by Australia Post.
Sydney Metro orders in the Pink Zone will be delivered the next day 5 days per week, Monday through Friday. Orders in the Blue Zone will be delivered on Tuesdays and Fridays. Everything outside these zones will be delivered by Australia Post.
Melbourne Metro orders are picked up at 12pm from our Sydney warehouse every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and delivered the following day in Melbourne (Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri). Please refer to this map to see if your address is considered Melbourne Metro here. Everything outside of this zone will be dispatched next business day with Australia Post.
Brisbane Metro orders are picked up from our Sydney warehouse every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 12pm and delivered on Thursday or Friday. Please refer to this map to see if your address is considered Brisbane Metro here. Everything outside of this zone will be dispatched next business day with Australia Post.
Australia Wide Deliveries To the rest of Australia we use Australia Post. The Australia Post Collection Truck picks up orders from our Sydney warehouse every weekday at midday. If your order is placed before 12pm we’ll get it on the truck that day. Delivery times vary considerably with Australia Post and unfortunately there is no Express Delivery Option for wine (because it is fragile and heavy). PLEASE NOTE that we are currently seeing significant delays in the Australia Post delivery network. Strict government health and safety requirements and very high parcel volumes are causing significant backlogs at the main NSW and VIC sorting facilities. Orders are still arriving safe and sound but you may notice slower delivery times and less frequent scanning updates than usual.
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