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Aromas of crushed blackberry, fig, and black olive. Intensely earthy and powerful on the palate, with firm and chewy...
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Pignolo is very late harvested and aged over two years in 100% new french oak barrels. It does need years to mellow...
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Perricone, guyot, planted in 2015, harvested in early October at 42 hl/ha. Destemmed and crushed, with macerations...
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750ml
Bottle: $13.92 $15.41
From the oft-forgotten Pecorino variety that is now re-emerging from the Marche, Pecorino bears no relation the...
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750ml
Bottle: $40.80
12 bottles: $37.62
100% Sagrantino. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. The younger vines of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.93
The bouquet opens up to candied fruit, lemon curd, dried apricot and pressed rose. Fresh floral notes complement...
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750ml
Bottle: $37.69 $41.70
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Bottle: $92.40
A more muscular sagrantino with chewy tannins and a clean bead of vanilla-tinged blackcurrant that’s still...
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Bottle: $67.57
If you've never tried a Sagrantino di Montefalco, you're in for a surprise - or a shock. This indigenous Umbrian...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The rediscovery of this ancient variety rewarded us with this elegant wine that shows intense notes of pear, white...
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750ml
Bottle: $25.20
6 bottles: $24.70
Produced from 100% Pecorino, the Cadetto Orange from Podere Castorani hails from the Abruzzo region of Italy. This...
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750ml
Bottle: $28.93
12 bottles: $28.35
The Montefalco Sagrantino red wine of Rocca di Fabbri estate at the tasting has an intense ruby red color. It is rich...
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750ml
Bottle: $40.85
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Dark ruby red in color with notes of red fruit, spice and balsamic. The palate is full and voluminous with a soft...
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It is the first Sagrantino produced by the company, the one with which Giampaolo Tabarrini immediately made people...
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750ml
Bottle: $25.68
12 bottles: $25.17
A brilliant pale straw color. A wonderful bouquet of white pulp fruit. Explosive flavors of ripe pear, renetta apple,...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.00
12 bottles: $11.76

Aidani Pecorino Other Italian Reds Mencia

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?