Where is Il Papavero?

[cozmos]

Am trying to find Laithwaites Il Papavero,an Italian red wine to taste.Anyone know where in Penna. I can locate it?I'm looking for a wine for daily use,2 glasses in the evening to relax,stronger than grape juice but less than dry,not sweet,am learning from comments posted,really curious about Il Papavero

[hotwine]

Cozmos, I found it mentioned in a posting by the Sunday Times Wine Club (UK) as a Vino da Tavola (table wine) blend of Negroamaro from Puglia and Montepulciano from Abruzza, selling for about 50 pounds Sterling per case. Have no idea where you could find it here in the States.

You could try working with a retailer in your area to try to order some from one of his distributors, but be prepared to buy at least a case for a special order (the more, the merrier). Otherwise, suggest you look back under the various threads on this board for the last few months to a year or so, and you'll find lots of notes on reds that could serve as alternatives.

[mrdutton]

Laithwaites is a distributor in jolly ole.... and they say they limit sales to jolly ole only. See below:

Laithwaites supplied by Direct Wines Ltd.
New Aquitaine House, Exeter Way, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PL.
Tel: 0870 444 8383.
Open to residents of the UK only (excluding Channel Islands).

Here is what they have to say about the wine:

Just two vintages old yet already our fastest-selling Italian red wine - almost everyone who buys a case calls back for another one, two, three! The key to this addictive, mouthfilling richness lies in hand-selecting grapes from each vintage's top performing regions - revolutionary under Italy's rigid wine laws but commonplace in the New World because it makes such good sense!

Better still, such 'outlaw' wine can only be labelled Vino da Tavola - no matter how good it is - hence the low price. Today, many of Italy's greatest wines are made this way - the law will change ... in the meantime, fill your boots!

Top winemaker Gaetane Carron targeted ultra-ripe Negroamaro ("fabulous grape, bursting with coffee, herb and plum" - The Daily Mail) from Puglia, and Montepulciano from Abruzzo ("the hearty, ripe and warming wine Chianti so often fails to be" - Hugh Johnson) - for this seriously good red stuffed with generous Italian flavour ... 2001 is even richer than last year's sell-out.

Vibrant purple with abundant summer fruit and mocha aromas. Soft and supple layers of pure, ripe, cherry and chocolate build to a long and delicately spicy finish.

"If all table wines were as good (and good value), as this no-one would ever leave the table ... makes you wonder what all the New World fuss is about" - The Daily Telegraph

Don't know how you found out about this one, but I doubt you'll be able to get it in PA.

Sorry I could not be of more help. OBTW, you only need to post your enquiry once.

[fangi]

Cozmos,

hi, another victim of the PLCB. Can't find what you're looking for? Yeah,neither can anyone who takes wine even remotely seriously. I feel your pain. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/frown.gif[/img]

I realize you're in Reading, but in the event that you pop down to the philly region, zip over the Ben Franklin to Moore Brothers. Good people, good prices, they'll order whatever you want or suggest something similar.

ps. they can't ship to PA, but you know that.
It's worth a trip.

cheers,

Brett

[mrdutton]

PLCB? What's that, plant or animal?

[Innkeeper]

Perhaps Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

[Thomas]

No, I think it's Pennsylvania Liquor CORRUPT Board.