Ca Di Ponti Shiraz 2011 has ample ripe, plummy fruit and a touch of spicy oak. True to its Italian roots, ithas cherry notes, good acidity and tannic grip - good food wine!

Set up in 2003, Adria Vini is a winemaking venture jointly owned by Boutinot and Araldica Vini Piemontesi, theleading co-operative in Piemonte. All areas of production, from grape selection through to vinification,maturation, blending and bottling are meticulously overseen by Araldica's Claudio Manera and Lella Burdese.Working closely with growers and cooperatives, our aim is to produce a range of authentic, well-priced winesfrom local grape varieties. The mainstay of white wine production is Pinot Grigio, sourced from the Pavia regionsouth of Milan, Friuli and the Veneto, with the addition of Prosecco, and Grillo and Catarratto wines from Sicily.The reds come from mature, low yielding vineyards in Sicily, Puglia and Abruzzo, the source of some ofEurope's most undervalued and characterful wines. Our most recent project has brought Cannonau andVermentino from Sardinia to the portfolio.