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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
6 bottles: $32.28
This has aromas of lemon tea, grapefruit, white beans and hazelnuts. Creamy and full-bodied with excellent density....
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $14.62 $16.25
12 bottles: $13.71
Aromas of banana, nectarine, and spiced melon with a racy, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a tangy lime and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.71
12 bottles: $16.38
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.57
Veltliner from the Schön vineyards can be quite reclusive in their youth. Its many dimensions need time to open and...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.94
Veltliner from the Schön vineyards can be quite reclusive in their youth. Its many dimensions need time to open and...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
Pollerhof makes a liter bottling for us. It comes from a mix of soils, dominated by Loess over chalk and granite. The...
White
750ml
Bottle: $36.55
12 bottles: $35.82
Prager’s stylistic signature is that of aromatic complexity coupled with power and tension. High-density planting...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $73.25
6 bottles: $71.79
Prager’s stylistic signature is that of aromatic complexity coupled with power and tension. High-density planting...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $80.95
6 bottles: $79.33
Prager’s stylistic signature is that of aromatic complexity coupled with power and tension. High-density planting...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
Herbal, fresh, spicy, white pepper, apple and citrus.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.11
Opens with aromas of sage and wildflowers on the nose, followed by crisp green apples and a crunchy mouthfeel on the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.42
Aromas of ripe stone fruit, white flowers, and herbs followed by a distinctive peppery quality with a long powerful...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
12 bottles: $42.94
The ripe mirabelle, pineapple and grapefruit aromas pour from the glass of this concentrated and seriously structured...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.22
Aromas of yellow peach, ripe tropical fruit, and white flowers mingle with the classic vegetal and peppery notes of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
Grüner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria and produces a dry white wine with savory aromas, spicy flavors,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $89.84
6 bottles: $88.04
One of the most extraordinary gruner veltliners of the vintage. Still very young, this great wine has an astonishing...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $41.00
12 bottles: $40.18
Soil characteristics of many small, excellent sites come together so nicely in this wine: fine minerality, subtle...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $43.94
12 bottles: $43.06
The 2021 Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm has a hint of nutty, creamy oak. The palate also has a creaminess, and a flavor...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $82.94
The 2021 Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm has a hint of nutty, creamy oak. The palate also has a creaminess, and a flavor...
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Gruner Veltliner Mencia Savatiano

Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.

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?