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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.07 $51.79
6 bottles: $51.00
From Adi Badenhorst, Swartland's savoury, mineral and meaty tones chime though here, the fruit taken from a single...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.00
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.20
12 bottles: $18.82
Cinsault and Pais.
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
Aged 10 months in Stainless steel tanks with periodic battonage. Then aged for an additional month in bottle before...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.90 $27.60
Cinsault from the historic Bechtold Vineyard in the Mokelumne River AVA of Lodi. The twenty-five acre own-rooted...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.94
Color: Bright and straw yellow with green highlights. Bouquet: Pleasant hints of white flowers and peach. Taste:...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.01
12 bottles: $24.50
The 2021 Cinsault is from a nice vintage, cool and with healthy grapes that ripened well. It comes from a 65-year-old...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.62 $16.24
12 bottles: $12.53
Mid-weighted, fresh and appetizing. Kick about the beach sort of stuff, with a whiff of seriousness and versatility...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90
12 bottles: $14.60
Lime blossom, peaches, herbs, olives and salted lemons. Tangy and zesty, with a medium body and a pithy, waxy finish....
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Red
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
Red
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.44
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.73
12 bottles: $13.99
Straw yellow in color. Banana and citrus fruit notes on the nose accompanied by fresh fruit on the palate. Pairs well...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.68
An example of the vintage handled well. Apricot, ginger, marzipan and white peach. Yet the wine never drifts into...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
This feels bit more worked than other expressions across the range. Smoky. Quinine-bitter, with a stream of fresh...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
#76 TOP 100 WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA 2022. Rather inviting aromas of red cherries, baked strawberries and grated nutmeg....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.05
Shows minerally hints of petrol and smoke on the nose that transition to underscore poached apricot, Meyer lemon peel...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.25
This Falanghina has a beautiful, delicate, and floral component on the nose while full and refreshing on the palate....
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
Tintore di Tramonti and Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
A lifted, light red with ripe tannins, depth, and drinkability from whole bunch fermentation. As always, there is a...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.95
12 bottles: $30.33
From a 60-80-year-old vineyard with granitic soil. 50% foot-stomped, 50% hand de-stemmed with zaranda, fermented in...
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Cinsault Falanghina Savatiano Welschriesling

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?