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Hubert Opici Introduces Zin 91 Wine

Legendary Wine Industry Icon Finds Inspiration in the PastOn the morning of his 91st birthday, Hubert Opici awoke with a brilliant idea: to go back to what had sparked his success in the wine business – an easy-drinking, reasonably-priced wine for everyday consumption. Though the Opici family began as importers, World War II made it nearly impossible to acquire fine wines from Europe. So the family picked up their New Jersey roots and headed west – to California – where it was rumored there were vineyards as plentiful and bountiful as their ancestors tended in Italy. The Opicis settled

Café Culture Comes To USA

Coffee Pinotage a Huge Hit in Europe, Australia, and South AfricaSouth African wine giant KWV and Opici Wines has announced that Café Culture is now available in the USA. The “coffee wine” has been a huge hit in cafes, clubs, and wine bars throughout Australia, Europe, and South Africa. No coffee nor coffee beans are used to flavor the wine. It is made from 100% Pinotage grapes – a hybrid of Pinot Noir and Cinsault that was created by Abraham Izak Perold, the first Professor of Viticulture at Stellenbosch University in 1925. Pinotage wines tend to have a smoky, earthy character, and

Legendary Consultant Stefano Chioccioli Starts Own Winery

AltaDonna Imported by Opici Wines and Available Nationally for Under $12One of the most celebrated winemaking consultants in Italy, Stefano Chioccioli, is finally making his own wine. Encouraged and inspired by his wife Anna, Chioccioli put his 25+ years of experience to create the AltaDonna winery – the name a tribute to Anna. Titled as both an agronomist and enologist, Chioccioli has made wine in nearly every region of Italy, for estates such as Ruffino, Tua Rita, Livio Felluga, F.illi Barba, Villa Cafaggio – to name a few. As a consultant, his wines have achieved more 90-point

Corolilla Assigned to Opici Wines

National Importer Adds To Eclectic Spanish PortfolioOpici Wines, a New Jersey based, family-owned and -operated wine importer and producer, has been assigned the national importer of Corolilla wines. Opici Wines will begin by importing Corolilla Crianza, made from 100% Bobal . Bobal is a grape indigenous to the Denominación de Origen (DO) production area of Valencia, located along the eastern coast of Spain in the region of Valencia. The thick-skinned, flavorful grape is resistant to phylloxera and requires a hot growing season. Previously used for bulk wine production, Spanish

Carpineto Prints QR Codes on Wine Labels

Carpineto Becomes First Tuscan Winery To Use TechnologyThe two founding partners of Carpineto, innovators by tradition, are now placing Quick Response (QR) codes on their most popular products. Invented in Japan, a QR Code is a two-dimensional matrix  barcode  that can be programmed with instructions containing over 4,000 letters and numbers, and be read instantly by QR scanners, smart phones, and camera-enabled mobile phones. Depending on what is programmed in the code, it can in turn display

OPICI HOMEMADE BARBERONE NOW AVAILABLE IN BAG-IN-BOX

“Encouraging wine drinkers to think INSIDE the box”Opici “Homemade” Barberone has shed its venerable glass jug for a more efficient, Earth-friendly bag-in-box (BiB). “For many years, the 4-liter jug was the only way to dispense an everyday wine at a fair cost,” explains Don Opici, Managing Director of Opici Wines.  “But today’s bag-in-box format makes the most sense in terms of efficiency, affordability, and doing what’s best for Mother Earth.” While Homemade is still available in 3-liter glass, the new glossy black box is a better value – and better for the environment. BiB uses 91%

A Divine Combination: Chocolate and Wine Opici Wines Launches Cocoa di Vine, an all-American chocolate-flavored wine

Everyone loves chocolate – including wine drinkers. For those who love wine and also love chocolate, there is now a way to enjoy both at the same time: by drinking Cocoa di Vine, a chocolate-flavored wine produced by Opici Wines. "The reaction has been amazing," says Don Opici, whose family-run company, Opici Wines, test-marketed Cocoa di Vine at the tail end of 2010. “We knew there was an opportunity with a chocolate wine, but didn’t expect the overwhelming excitement and enthusiasm from the market that this product has generated. The wine is flying off the shelves, and we’re

* EVENT ADVISORY * Join “Real Housewives of New York” Star Ramona Singer for a Special Event at The Wine Guy in Smithtown, NY

WHAT:           Taste Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio with “Real Housewives of New York” star Ramona Singer at a special event on Thursday, April 21st at The Wine Guy in Smithtown, NY from 5-7pm. Ms. Singer launched Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio with Opici Wines in February (www.opiciwines.com/ramona). “Fans and friends kept asking me what my favorite Pinot Grigio is, and I just couldn’t say—I would change my mind every few months,” notes Singer. “I am so excited to finally have that question answered, with the unveiling of Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio. By creating my own wine, my fans can have

Event Advisory: Meet Ramona Singer in NJ

Join “Real Housewives of New York” Star Ramona Singer for a Special Event at Bottle King in Wayne, NJWHAT:           Taste Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio with “Real Housewives of New York” star Ramona Singer at a special event on Saturday, April 16th at Bottle King in Wayne, NJ from 12-2pm. Ms. Singer launched Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio with Opici Wines in February (www.opiciwines.com/ramona). “Fans and friends kept asking me what my favorite Pinot Grigio is, and I just couldn’t say—I would change my mind every few months,” notes Singer. “I am so excited to finally have that question

Dinastia Vivanco Launches its First White Tempranillo Wine Blend

Rioja Winery One of Few To Include Unusual Grape VarietyBriones, Rioja, Spain, March 31, 2011. Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco will be among the very first wineries to allow wine loving consumers to enjoy the highly unusual Tempranillo Blanco, a grape that is exclusive to Rioja, as part of its 2010 vintage of Vivanco Blanco -- a white wine from Rioja made from Viura, Malvasia, and Tempranillo Blanco 2010. Rafael Vivanco, winemaker at Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco, believes that the use of such unusual, local grape varieties will add to the individuality and personality of Rioja white wines, and has

Chateau Beaulieu Rose 2010 Arrives

From a Relais & Chateau property whose vines are situated inside an inactive volcano in southern France comes this fresh and delicious rose wine -- just in time for spring.The season of rose wine is just around the corner, and, appropriately, Opici Wines has recently added Château Beaulieu to their growing portfolio. Situated in the town of Rognes, Château Beaulieu is the largest estate in the Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence appellation of  France, a region situated west of Provence and north of the Mediterranean Sea and has been producing wine since the Roman times. Over 200 hectares of

Opici Import Company Now Opici Wines

The Opici Import Company, a New Jersey-based, national  wine importer, has changed its name to Opici Wines.“Our company has undergone significant changes over the past year and this name change represents those improvements. Opici Wines better describes who we are today and what our goals are for the future. As a sales and marketing company that produces and represents brands both internationally and domestically, we have evolved beyond just an importer,” said Don Opici, Managing Director of Opici Wines and the fourth generation of the Opici family to be involved in the company. Paying

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