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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Energetic white wines are the white wines that excite us most, and Arneis has a unique ability to achieve that...
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
• 100% Listán Negro. • Sourced from ungrafted centenary vines at 250-400m of altitude in the village of Santa...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.93 $28.80
12 bottles: $27.37
Energetic and bright with sliced green apples, mangoes and citrus with some honeysuckle. It’s medium- to...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.50
Bright straw yellow. Fresh, floral, and with scents of fresh fruit with white flesh. Smooth, fresh, with a slightly...
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
Fresh with an elegant characteristic nose. Fresh and dry on the palate with a hint of almond on the finish. Serve...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.00
Ceretto Blangé is an excellent example of the expression of the native Arneis grape. It is a pleasant medium-bodied...
White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $65.94
3 bottles: $64.62
Shows depth and complexity while staying light on its feet. A salty brioche note infuses this white's base of crunchy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
Shows depth and complexity while staying light on its feet. A salty brioche note infuses this white's base of crunchy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Bright white wine with golden hue. Aroma of ripe white fruit and minerals. Creamy, fleshy, fresh and very seductive...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.75
12 bottles: $23.28
Straw yellow in color, the bouquet is delicate, fresh, fruity The palate is dry, fresh and elegantly harmonic with...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.94
The bouquet conjures up exotic fruit, ripe pears, hawthorn blossom, and acacia honey. Soft, sweet and nicely...
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White
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.73
Exotic fruits, mature pears, hawthorn and acacia honey on the nose. The palate offers warmth, velvet, and with...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.00
Straw yellow color with greenish reflections, consistent. It has a broad broom nose, peach with menthol hints....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.44
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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...
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.95
12 bottles: $24.45
A perfumed yet chalky nose with nectarines, white blossom, melon and stones. Almost full-bodied with an elegant...
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750ml
Bottle: $20.93 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.76
100% Listán Negro aged 5 months in French oak from the Allier forest. The more structured and concentrated sibling...
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
Listán Negro is also known as Listán Prieto or Palomino Negro, and is very close related to País, grown in Chile,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
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Arneis White Rhone Blends Listan Negro Savatiano

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'.

Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.

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?