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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: $45.94
12 bottles: $45.02
Color: Bright with golden highlights. Nose: Complex and aromatic with summer stone fruits and dried apricots...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $41.28
12 bottles: $40.45
A juicy, floral, energetic white from 100% Roussanne grapes, sunny and suave and silky at once.
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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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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.94
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.15 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Bright gold and clear in color, delicate bouquet, aroma of citrus. Medium acidity, long and pleasant aftertaste.
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 - Case of 12
Bottle: $79.97
A luminous gold-copper color with an extraordinarily rich, elegant bouquet showing hints of honey, acacia flowers and...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $37.73
Wonderfully exotic yet incredibly fresh, the 2017 Verduzzo lifts from the glass with a bouquet of exotic florals,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.93
12 bottles: $22.47
Floral aromas of pineapple, honeysuckle, and jasmine, with highlights of brioche and vanilla. The mouth is crisp,...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.00
Our unique vineyard with its weathered sand and ironstone soil, starts this Roussanne’s journey towards being an...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $195.56
The limited cuvee of 100% old vine Roussanne (50% vinified in barrel and 50% in tank), the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $181.95
The finest bottle I’ve had of the 2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, this incredible white is...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $351.95
Drinking at point, the absolutely stunning 2009 Châteauneuf Du Pape Roussanne Vielles Vignes shows how good these...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $206.95
One of my favorite whites in the world is the old vine Roussanne cuvée from Beaucastel, which comes from a single...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $204.92
This is still quite aromatically closed for now, though some tobacco, cedar, crème anglaise and pineapple can be...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $204.92
96-99 In contrast, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes (100% Roussanne) is brought up in all new...
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White Rhone Blends Mencia Savatiano Verduzzo

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?