About Us


Welcome to Merlin Boutique Wines. A well-established family owned business. Distributing fine Italian & Australian Boutique wines throughout all areas of Sydney.
Merlin Boutique imports high quality Italian wines directly and distributes these wines to some of Sydney’s top restaurants, bottle shops and wine enthusiasts. Furthermore Merlin Boutique obtain exceptional wines from little known boutique Italian and Australian vineyards. As a result the art and passion for producing fine wine is evident in the quality.
In addition most of our sources are wineries that have been in business for generations. They use long learned traditional methods for selecting the best grapes which creates many varieties of award-winning wines.

 

Our company’s Italian roots provide their clients with extra insight into selecting the very best wines from the right regions. Locally and internationally! Also a selection from our wide variety of fine whites, reds and sparkling wines. We offer a next-day delivery service which includes Restaurants & Bottle shops in the Sydney Metropolitan area.
Merlin Boutique Wines has been established for over 10 years, and continues to grow, along with Australia’s appetite for quality products. This is a family business which dates all the way back to Monopoli Italy in the Apulia region. Sarina, Frank and Ben have a passion for boutique Italian wines. But most of all their customer service is second to none.

One response to “About Us”

  1. Good evening Merlin Boutique Wines, I am Alessandro Pricolo. Export manager for the Al-Cantara winery on Etna North, Sicily.

    We are a medium-small company of 15 hectares at 650 meters above sea level, and we produce 80,000 to 90,000 bottles a year.

    Why Al Cantara? Al Cantara is a winery that bases its production on four fundamental pillars

    STRONG ROOTING IN THE CULTURE OF THE TERRITORY (“Poems to drink” is Al Cantara’s claim. The poems of local authors were the inspiration for the names of the wines and the labels were inspired by the verses of each one)

    CURIOSITY AND EXPERIMENTATION – Al Cantara produces 14 line wines, 4 limited collector’s labels and 2 grappas and an oil. We have two whites from black grapes, the Nerello Mascalese available in 9 labels (one of which matured in chestnut barrels as per Etna tradition, a prephylloxera and a passito pressed with a manual press) a production of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. In collaboration with the University of Catania we are cultivating 3 primitive Sicilian vines.

    METHODICAL WORK FROM THE VINEYARD TO THE VINIFICATION IN THE CELLAR In the field: we use green manure for healthy fertilization and mineralisation together with greenery management operations. fundamental for a selection of healthy bunches rich in polyphenols. In the cellar: Cleaning, temperature management during winemaking and use of inert gasses are the key points to maintain the organoleptic and taste qualities and avoid any oxidative process. The result is a wine with low sulphites and a strong tasting profile

    SUSTAINABILITY In collaboration with the University of Catania we are creating a natural wastewater purification system from the cellar aimed at reusing water resources

    Our production commitment has been rewarded over time by several unexpected awards, such as that of best winery of the year for Vinitaly 2023.

    Many of our labels have won numerous awards. Our Amuri di Fimmena nerello mascalese rosé also won the title of best rosé in Italy at Vinitaly 2023.

    The occasion of the international wine fair Vinitaly in Verona will be very important for us to make ourselves known to operators who distribute in the Australian market.Merlin Boutique Wines is a quality player in the Australia for wine distribution. I would be very happy to have the opportunity at Vinitaly to let you taste our proposal.

    You can find us in: HALL 2/Stand 62 F
    https://vinitalyplus.com/it/aziende/2531_260199408/al-cantara

    If you can give me your email address, I would like to swnd you our catalogue and price list.

    While waiting to receive your kind reply, I take this opportunity to send you my warmest regards.

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