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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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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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750ml
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Bright white wine with golden hue. Aroma of ripe white fruit and minerals. Creamy, fleshy, fresh and very seductive...
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A perfumed yet chalky nose with nectarines, white blossom, melon and stones. Almost full-bodied with an elegant...
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750ml
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Young fresh, fruity and lively wine. Its aroma reminds us of apple and pear with citric notes. Refreshing in the...
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Straw yellow color with green trim. Notes of citrus, flowers and wild aromatic plants. On the palate it is a pure...
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Straw yellow color with green trim. Notes of citrus, flowers and wild aromatic plants. On the palate it is a pure...
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Amber colour, on the nose it is intense and complex, highlighting the floral part (orange blossom, rosé), and...
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Bottle: $50.95
The parcel is exceptional in that a vein of red clay runs through its schist. This soil character shines through the...
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The Pi Vell parcel ? located at an elevation of 260 meters ? offers a view of the Pyrenees and the Pic de Bugarach...
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White Rhone Blends Macabeo Mencia Savatiano

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?