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Winemaking

Italian Centre Shop is the largest importer of wine grapes in Western Canada.


There are three ways to make wine. From grapes, fresh harvest juice & kits. 

If it wasn’t for the Italian Centre’s founder, Frank Spinelli, home-brewing might still be illegal in Alberta. Frank successfully lobbied to overturn a Prohibition-era law in 1964 and since then, the Italian Centre Shop has become the largest importer of wine grapes in Western Canada.


If cleaning grapes off the vine is too much work, try fermenting  harvest grape juice instead. Every year, we bring in 100% pure fresh harvest grape juice, which just needs to be stored in a warm dark place. Nothing needs to be added. Get it right, and the wine should be ready by Christmas. 


If you miss the year's harvest, there's always wine juice kits (known as the 'Sterile Must' version), to which you add yeast.


GRAPES

Every September we import thousands of crates of grapes. 

2022 Harvest will begin to arrive Sept. 12. To place you order, call 780-424-4869 ask for the grape desk or place your order in-store at our Little Italy location.


RED

Alicante, Barbara, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Merlot,

Pinot Noir, Ruby Cabernet, Sangiovese, Valdepenas, Zinfandel.   .


WHITE

Chardonnay, French Colombard, Muscat, Thompson Seedless. 










GRAPE/WINE JUICES

We stock the varietals below in wine juice kits or ‘sterile must’ that needs yeast added and seasonally in fresh harvest juice.

2022 Harvest for fresh grape juice will begin to arrive at the end of September. To place you order, call 780-424-4869 ask for the grape desk or place your order in-store at our Little Italy location.




RED

Grape Juice & Sterile Must: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinto Noir, Shiraz, Valpolicella, Zinfandel


Sterile Must Only: Amarone, Barolo, Cabernet Franc, Chianti, Lambrusco, Montepulciano, Sangiovese

WHITE

Grape Juice & Sterile Must: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard, Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Riesling


Sterile Must Only: Chamblaise, Malvasia, Muscatel, Palomino, Zinfandel Blush











EQUIPMENT

We specialize in everything you need to crush, ferment, bottle and age your own wines at home, including a great selection of Drums, Barrels, Presses, Crushers, Carboys, Air Locks, and Racking Equipment.














Order 2019 Wine Grapes & Fresh Wine Juice Now!

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CONTACT US

  • LITTLE ITALY

    • 10878 95 Street
      Edmonton, AB
      780 424 4869

SOUTHSIDE

5028 104a Street NW

Edmonton, AB

780 989 4869

  • WEST END

    • 17010 90 Avenue
      Edmonton, AB
      780 454 4869
  • SHERWOOD PARK

    • 700 8005 Emerald Dr
      Sherwood, AB
      780 416 4869

  • WILLOW PARK

    • 9919 Fairmount Dr SE
    • Calgary, AB
      403 238 4869

Corporate Customer Service
780-424-4869 x.351 (Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm) or [email protected]


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