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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Mouton Cadet presents its new Rosé x Mathilde, with a collection of labels drawn in a distinctive style inspired by...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Pale shiny pink color. Seductive and delicate with ripe red berries and white flowers on the first and second nose....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.10 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.25
Brilliant clear yellow. Seductive nose with lovely fruit aromas (pear, pineapple) and delicate floral notes. Smooth...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
An intensely colored rosato filled with aromas of rose petals, fresh strawberries, violets and orange peel. Medium...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.84
Rated 95 -Year in, year out, this exceptional Chenin Blanc vineyard delivers the goods.... it produces a wine with...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $11.94
12 bottles: $11.52
Pale rose color, notes of melon, peach and red berries, with the characteristic and fragrant bouquet that is typical...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.67
Stunning pale pink in colour, with a gorgeous nose of red summer berries and a hint of spice. A fruit forward,...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $10.45 $11.00
12 bottles: $9.51
Stunning pale pink in colour, with a gorgeous nose of red summer berries and a hint of spice. A fruit forward,...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $19.51 $21.68
12 bottles: $17.42
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $17.86 $18.80
6 bottles: $15.84
A lovely spring breeze. This Zero Sugar Rosé is easy to drink, with an extraordinary freshness and pleasant acidity...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.08
The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
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Rose
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics Carefully crafted to be a light, more refreshing version of Merlot. The Taste Hints of orange peels with...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.08
The Basics Carefully crafted to be a light, more refreshing version of Merlot. The Taste Hints of orange peels with...
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Rose
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics This wine has mouthwatering fruit flavors with a moderately sweet palate. The Taste Distinctive raspberry...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.08
The Basics This wine has mouthwatering fruit flavors with a moderately sweet palate. The Taste Distinctive raspberry...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.84 $28.80
100% Chenin Blanc. From 10-15-year-old, certified-organic vines on clay-limestone soils. Fermented to dryness (2...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $29.69
12 bottles: $29.10
Immerse yourself in pure and delicate fresh summer fruit. A crackling, fresh and full glass characterized by...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $15.84
Aromas of berries and spices. The palate balances good structure and vibrant acidity, with a fresh, pleasant finish....
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $18.79 $20.00
Grapefruit, mango and papaya leap from the glass as the 2023 Rosé Réserve opens. Salty sea air and minerals add...
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91

Chenin Blanc Rose / Blush Savatiano

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

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?