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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.45
12 bottles: $30.82
FOOD PAIRING | Matches very well with bobotie, game and curries, spare ribs and pepper steak, or try snoek and grape...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.50
6 bottles: $59.29
Concentrated aromas of black cherries, Christmas cake, wild strawberries, plums and cinnamon spice. The nose has that...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.74
Brilliant pale yellow in colour, with an intensely fruity bouquet that makes it an ideal single-variety wine. Very...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
The 2022 Microcósmico Macabeo wants to show the potential of the white grape (also known as Viura, the main white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $11.94
Straw yellow with green hues denoting its youth, LAN Blanco exhibits on the nose the herbal aromas characteristic of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.57 $18.41
12 bottles: $13.99
The spirit of braai is captured in this Pinotage, South Africa’s only native grape that is a hybrid between Pinot...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.93 $13.01
Bright and nervy nose with a mineral attraction to the pure, limey citrus and sliced green apples. Textured and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.50
12 bottles: $24.01
Toasty nose of lemon meringue pie, roasted almonds, smoke, grilled pineapple and fudge. Full-bodied, buttery and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.17
Nicely spicy on the nose, to complement the range of red and purple fruit. Mocha and dried herbs, too. Medium-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
A rich and spicy pinotage that shows notes of cedar, spice box, cumin, vanilla and chocolate cherries. Full-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Within the region of Castilla-La-Mancha, La Mancha is the largest delimited wine growing area in Europe. Bodega...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.50
12 bottles: $21.07
We have been producing our Pinotage from this vineyard for 18 years. It recently changed ownership and has been...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.00
Enticing hints of white blossoms, vanilla and graphite are a fragrant entry point for this graceful white. There's...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $12.68
A wine expressing the plush riper side of Pinotage with plumb, cherry and light spice notes while still reflecting a...
White
750ml
Bottle: $110.94
100% Viura. There's richness, ripeness and complexity in this stunning, long-lived Viura. Impressive aromatic...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.89 $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
The white 2021 Señorío de P. Peciña Cosecha Blanco is a fresh expression of the Viura from San Vicente de la...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
100% Viura—an indigenous variety here—from biodynamically farmed vineyards, 1.5ha of which Sandra owns and 7.5 ha...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.35
APPEARANCE: Clear, bright purple red. TASTING NOTE: A quintessential South African Pinotage offering a bounty of...

Mencia Pinotage Robola Viura

Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.

In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.

Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.

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?