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750ml
Bottle: $39.94
Always one of the richer more textured Pessac whites, and it lives up to type in this vintage, given a welcome sense...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.83 $35.88
12 bottles: $32.98
92-94 The 2021 Carbonnieux Blanc has a relatively spicy bouquet, very slight touches of muscat filtering through the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
A hint of cream and marzipan to the profile of green fruit. Sliced green apples, kiwis and gooseberries. Bright and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
Lemon and lime zest on the nose, smells bright and vibrant with crisp green apple. Fun and playful with a short of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.45 $18.80
This Graves is distinguished by its high percentage of Sémillon, sourced from vineyards in the greatest white wine...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.80 $39.61
12 bottles: $37.63
Barrel Sample. Citrus and crisp white apples go with the wine's mineral texture. It is balanced, full of white fruits...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $65.56 $72.84
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90
12 bottles: $14.60
A stunning value in white bordeaux, this wine is packed with pretty perfumes of white flowers and citrus fruits (pink...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
A dense, fruity white with sliced lemon, apple and some dried pineapple. It’s full and flavorful. Quite layered....
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $70.99 $76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
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750ml
Bottle: $39.83 $42.00
94-95 A bright, salty white with dried-apple, lemon and hot-stone character. It’s full-bodied, yet vivid and tight...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $15.94 $18.22
This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...

Aidani Ice Wine White Bordeaux Rapid Ship

One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.

As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.

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?

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.