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Aromatic Selection

We have a superb selection of Spanish and Italian wines that will take you through an aromatic journey, from floral notes, rose water and stone fruit aromas to rich, black fruit and plum flavours.
Was £54.16 Now £48.79

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A home away from home

“Valvona & Crolla, one of the original Italian Delis of Britain, thriving and growing”

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V&C is recruiting

Join our team of enthusiastic and professional staff. Variety of positions available as we recruit for summer and beyond.

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From humble beginnings...

Our Chairman, Cav. Philip Contini joined Valvona & Crolla in full time employment on Monday 17th May 1971, 48 years ago. First pay packet on Saturday 22nd May? £17.

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Pre-Theatre Menu

Take the hassle out of your evening by booking a table with us before the show. Our Caffe Bar is a five-minute walk from the Edinburgh Playhouse, offering a delicious selection of Italian cuisine.
2 courses £16 | 3 courses £20

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Great British Food Award 2019

We are thrilled and humbled to be shortlisted for Scottish Best Independent Food Retailer for the Great British Food Awards. We would so appreciate your vote in this, our 85th anniversary.

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Royal Warrant Renewal

Valvona & Crolla is humbled and delighted to have our Royal Warrant for the Supply of Cheese to Her Majesty the Queen renewed until 2025.
We are honoured to supply the Royal Family and thank all the excellent artisan producers that we work with.

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Greenfeast: Spring, Summer

“Nigel’s new book, Greenfeast: Spring, Summer, is so gorgeous I could eat it… never mind all the tempting food inside…”

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Fringe 2019

Join us this August for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Venue 67 and Venue 42

We have...
17 shows
34 performers
over 100 performances!

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V&C Book Supper Club with Sue Lawrence

Come and enjoy a fabulous 2 course Scottish supper with talk & discussion from Sue Lawrence about her new book "A Taste of Scotland’s Islands".

Thursday 26th September

7pm – 9pm

£25

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Funghi Foray 2019

Join our legendary Funghi Foray with leading mycologist Neville Kilkenny. Meet for coffee at Valvona & Crolla then travel by coach to our top-secret location. Foray with Neville and enjoy a well-earned packed lunch of food and wine. Neville will then identify your funghi and give an educated and insightful talk about the pleasures and perils of cooking with wild mushrooms. Recipes from Mary Contini and 10% discount on your purchases when you return to the shop.

*Tickets £49: include morning coffee and pastry, coach travel, a light lunch with one glass of wine and tutored foray. Arrive at Elm Row at 7.30am for coffee. Depart 8am. Arrive back at 3pm. Foragers must wear sturdy walking shoes and bring waterproof clothing.

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The Directors Recommend

We have new products coming in all the time from UK, Italy and rest of Europe.
Our stock is always changing, bringing in new vintages & harvests, seasonal specialities & exciting new producers.

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Planeta Mortlach 18yo Nero D'Avola Cask

This deliciously sweet whisky has rich caramel, toffee and fruit cake aromas with hints of liquorice on the nose. Wonderful texture in the mouth, with bitter orange, dark chocolate, almonds and spice. The brambly fruit of the Nero D'Avola gives a stunning. Aged for 18 years in a double sized Sherry butt, finished in two barrels of Planeta Nero D'Avola

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Arbikie Potato Vodka 70cl 43% Highlands

Think of all the tradition and passion involved in the making of single malt whisky – now think of that same energy going into the making of vodka.

All would be futile without adding the finest ingredients. The potatoes are grown in our own fields (Maris Piper, King Edward and Cultra varieties) and picked at a time that ensures their creamy character stays alive all the way to the bottle.

We then apply that same care and craft to the distilling – using a copper still and water filtered through the Angus hills. The result is a truly exceptional vodka with an ultra-smooth and velvety taste. It is an experience to sip and savour.

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Benriach Peated Curiostas 10YO 40%

Curiositas uses a heavily peated malted barley as the cereal varietal to produce a unique, fresh, peated expression.This rare peated single malt, from the Heartland of Speyside, has wonderful overtones of peat reek, combined cleverly with a background of fruity, floral, heathery notes and an appealing presence of oak wood in the finish. Traditionalists believe that peated malts achieve optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak infusion after 10 years of maturation.In fact peated BenRiach is a return to the original Speyside character and flavour of malts typical of the nineteenth century. Curiositas is a distinctive and welcome addition to the Speyside scene – this is a dram to be savoured with a dash of water.
TASTING NOTES: An explosion of aromatic peat reek, with fragrant hints of honey, fruit and mellow oak on the nose.The taste is an avalanche of peat, followed by an extravagant and complex mix of fruit, heather, nuts, oak wood and spices.

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Sake Choya 72cl

A rice wine made from pure spring water and japonica rice.

Sale items sell very quickly and stock levels are low and are therefore offered subject to being unsold.

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Glenfarclas 21yo

Nose: Intense, full of aromas – sherried fruit, tropical fruit, nutmeg and almonds with slight citrus notes at the end, all held together with a vanilla sweet smokiness. Flavour: Full bodied rich and rounded develops slowly into fruity, smoky and spicy flavours. Finish: Long-lasting, smooth a smoky with a chocolate feel at the back of your throat.

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La Belle Iloise Tuna Zanzibar Spices 115g

Zanzibar, an island located in the Indien Ocean, famous for it’s spices was a logical name for this tuna that is enriched with plums, spices & walnut oil. A gastronomical journey in a can!

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Orange EVO Ceramic Jar 25cl Galantino

Galantino ceramic jars are hand-made by expert artisans in Puglia. Each piece is unique because it is decorated by hand.
Recommended for flavouring fish, seafood, soups, salads, vegetables, white meat and fine sauces.

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Planeta Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Single Estate 50cl

Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva from Planeta.

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Tomatin 18YO 1991 55.9% Rare Auld Collection

This world class malt has been aged for a minimum of 18 years and married for a period in distinctive Spanish Oloroso sherry casks to produce an exquisite whisky. This non chill filtered whisky is packed full of flavour and has a velvety smooth mouth feel.

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From market stall to dot com, we now serve the nation from our original premises in Edinburgh.

We are Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Food Shops, founded in 1934. From our humble beginnings, serving the fledgling immigrant Italian community in old Edinburgh, we now list food products and wines from around the world, and supply the entire UK with an efficient, speedy delivery system that boasts a next-day service to 90% of the population.

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