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Dear Alfonso by Mary Contini

An Italian Feast of Love & Laughter
Now available ~~£17.99~~ hardback.
Christmas offer £10.00

Buy your signed copy here..

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Easy Peasy!

The best received cookbook for kids.
They love it. Designed to empower
kids of all ages to cook.

Books now on sale!

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£4 Corkage

We are delighted for you to choose any of our retail wines for only £4.00 corkage charge. Hundreds of wines from super value to super Tuscans, Enjoy!

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Their world - a brighter future for every child

Theirworld, a global children’s charity committed to giving the most vulnerable children and young people a brighter future in their world. All money raised from the sale of these inspiring products goes directly to supporting these children.

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Cellar Quest Tasting Event

Come and join us on our Cellar Quest!

Last year's tasting was such a success we are repeating it again! It is time to dig deep into our cellars and uncover those delicious wines that have been missed by our busy Christmas shoppers. This is an informal tutored tasting by Francesco Cardinale with his team on hand to assist. Come and have some fun tasting and taking advantage of the discounts on the already keen prices of our Annual Wine Sale.
Thursday 7th February 2019 6.00pm-8.30pm

Tickets £12.50*
*Includes a 10% discount on all products purchased on the day

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Caffè Bar Valentine's Dinner

Love is in the air!!
We are hosting a romantic candlelit dinner in the V&C Caffè Bar.

Delicious celebratory menu, complimentary glass of Prosecco on arrival and three course dinner.

Full V&C wine list available with the lovingly generous £4 corkage on the retail price.

£45 three course dinner & glass of Prosecco

Spring Cheese, Salumi & Wine Tasting

V&C's guru Philip Contini and Wine Manager, Francesco Cardinale will co-host a tasting of five new season spring food products together with five delicious new season wines. Philip and Francesco’s combined expertise is immense but their palates are different - cue an informative tasting with lively and sometimes controversial debate but certainly great fun! And if all else fails there is always the 10% discount to enjoy!

Tickets £15*
*Includes a 10% discount on all products purchased on the day

Philip's Recommendations

We are Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Foods 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.

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Grappa di Pinot Nero Pilzer

Rich aromas of berry fruits and a herbaceous edge on the nose, with similar flavours on the palate. Long length.

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Carmenere Reserva 2016 De Gras

Chile, a known paradise for quality winemaking is also famous for its crystal clear skies, state-of-the-art observatories and incredibly bright stars that you can almost reach. The "Starman" represents the beauty of our nights and the seasons of the agricultural cycle that includes a long ripening period allowing us to handpick grapes at their optimum moment of ripeness. Winemaker Santiago Margozzini presents this barrel aged de Gras Riserva Carmenère, Chile's unique variety, for you to enjoy with red and white meats, oily fish, curry, pasta and rice dishes.

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Lasagne

Thanks to a rich dough (made of 4 eggs) whose salubrity is guaranteed by a bacterial charge abatement's procedure this lasagna is made by sheets of high quality pasta. This pasta is dedicated to all egg-pasta-lovers. It is delicious if pre-cooked for a couple of minutes in boiling water and then in oven, or super tasty& crispy if baked directly in oven and seasoned with a very smooth and abundant sauce. Use for lasagne al forno or vegetables dishes.

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Aranciata Rossa La Dolce 33cl San Pellegrino

San Pellegrino's orange drink. Contains 12% real orange juice.

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Amaro Averna

A speciality of Sicily - bitter digestive from a combination of herbs and root extract.

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Pinot Noir 2015 Delta

Deep red in colour with a youthful rim, the 2015 Delta Pinot is perfumed and delicate on the nose, with aromas of ripe cherry, violet and a hint of spiced plums. On the palate it is silky at first, then gains concentration with good structure, juicy but focused fruit character and fine, tightly knit tannins.

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Polenta Bramtana 1kg Agnesi

Traditional course ground polenta flour. Fantastic for lemon polenta cake.

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Auchentoshan 12yo Miniature

The Classic is soft, rich and creamy with a pale gold appearance. It has a rich vanilla and coconut smell with a hint of green apple and a tang of citrus zest. To taste it has a sweet vanilla cream, fresh green apple skin and a little mint. It has a wonde

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Madeira Verdelho 10yo Reserva

This wine was filtered and does not require decanting. It is excellent as an aperitif but is also exceedingly good with starters such as pates, air dried ham or spaghetti with clams and orange. It was bottled ready for drinking and will keep well once opened.

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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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