Looking for lighter-weight summer drinks? Our low-alcohol Rojito spritzer is always a standout, and we also have a whole range of non-alcohol drinks—from Sicilian sodas and cold teas and organic nectars from Italy’s Po Valley to sparkling mineral water from Lombardy. Oh, and Portuguese teas and Italian espresso too, in case you were wondering.
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What’s it like to directly import Mediterranean food and wine to Aotearoa? Clue: Think camels passing through the eyes of needles …
We’ve been discovering Puglia in southeast Italy through some exciting new suppliers!
If you’ve scrolled TikTok in the past couple of years, chances are you’ve seen Portuguese conservas—gourmet canned fish—making star turns on date-night platters and in artful packaging collages. From humble provisions to social media icons, conservas have come a long way. And it all started with war …
We’re wild about our new ILSA coffee maker range! The only problem is which to choose—surely it’s okay to have several? From the classic French press to the robust moka espresso pot to the iconic Napoletana coffeemaker, we now have something for every occasion.
We’ve just unpacked a shipment of the amazing Mauri Gorgonzola and Taleggio cheeses from Valsassina—renowned as the “Valley of Cheese”—in northern Italy. It arrived by air so it’s beautifully fresh, and it’s also available in both wholesale and retail packaging.
We’re all stocked up again with pomegranate molasses and tahini–so if you’ve been waiting, now is your chance.
Container alert: we have a couple of containers steaming into port this week, so it will be all systems go at the warehouse!
Behind those elegant white-and-gold packages of authentic Italian pastries lies the remarkable story of Matilde Vicenzi—a passionate baker whose legacy continues more than a century later.









