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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $19.21
Spiced-pear, celery and fresh-sage aromas. Sea salt, too. Full-bodied, creamy and fruity with a tangy yet round and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.90
12 bottles: $24.40
COLOR: Pale yellow. NOSE: Acacia, pear and peach with touches of tropical fruit. FLAVOR: The taste is fresh and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.95 $34.80
12 bottles: $31.92
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93
12 bottles: $16.59
Intense, with refreshing acidity and firm structure, Assyrtiko is a wine ideal for food pairings: fish fillet roasted...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.25
White color with golden highlights. Aromas of ripe citrus and stone fruits with hints of herbs. Full body and acidity...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.00
Light golden color with white-yellow highlights. Elegant floral nose with citrus and almond blossoms. Aromas of...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
•90% Arneis blended with 10% aromatic varieties from Malvirà’s Trinità vineyard. •25-35 year old vines....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90
12 bottles: $14.60
•100% Arneis cultivated organically. •Sourced from the Rensio, Trinità, Saglietto, and Bordoni vineyards....
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.00
12 bottles: $25.48
Tenuous straw-yellow color, at times with a pale old-gold tone. Fruity odor with clean scents of green hazelnuts and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $20.38
Delivering an enticing mix of peach, passion fruit, mint and sage, this white is juicy, balanced and lingers nicely...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.94
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.40
12 bottles: $16.64
This wine has intense aromas of white flowers, mint and apricot. On the palate it is fresh and elegant, with a silky...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
MONOGRAPH ASSYRTIKO captures a multileveled manner, which can be achieved with this Greek variety, when it is...
White
750ml
Bottle: $52.79
6 bottles: $52.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
6 bottles: $21.50
The limestone soil and the unique microclimate of the region produces wine with a very clean and crisp profile with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $69.93
6 bottles: $68.53
A lovely, dense 100% Roussanne from a parcel in the northern end of the appellation in Chavanay and three smaller...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.40
6 bottles: $25.87
Sweet and very fresh, it is persistent, with a delicate, herbaceous scent with hints of fresh fruit and citrus.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
Fresh and delicate aromas of chamomile, pear, and apricot. Medium bodied and dry with flavors of crisp yellow apple...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.99
12 bottles: $28.42
100% Assyrtiko grown in volcanic soils in the villages of Pyrgos and Imerovigli. Vines are 40-60 years old, grown on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01

Arneis Assyrtiko Mencia

The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.

Cultivated since at least the middle of the Byzantine era, the Assyrtiko grape is generally considered to be one the finest of the Greek grape varietals, as a result of its multi-purpose properties and ability to flourish on a wide range of terrains. The ancient Byzantines used it in conjunction with Aidani and Athiri grapes for the production of their unusual and naturally sweet Vinsanto wines, which are still produced today in Santorini, and continue to be popular. However, the Assyrtiko grapes are used for many different AOC wines across Greece, and are favored by wine makers who want to maintain a dryness and acidic punch to their produce.

The Assyrtiko grapes are renowned for their ability to maintain their acidity as they ripen beneath the blazing Mediterranean sun, resulting in wines which have a distinctive dryness and a range of citrus fruit aromas, as well as great structure and high tannins. Often, Assyrtiko grapes will produce wines which leave an unusual after-taste reminiscent of the mineral rich, volcanic soils they are grown in on the slopes of Santorini, making them a favorite for wine drinkers looking for something full of character and interesting attributes. The past twenty five years have seen Assyrtiko vines planted all over the Greek mainland, and even in Attica and Macedonia, where the softer terrain often produces more fruit forward wines with a milder, less astringent character. However, wherever this fine grape varietal is grown, it is rare the results will be anything less than excellent.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?