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750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $19.28
12 bottles: $14.69
Wise, Triumphant, Bright. She seeks her own truth and shares her perspective. A zesty, refreshing wine, our Verdejo...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.89
12 bottles: $18.51
The 2022 Verdejo Quinta Apolonia, originating from the DO Rueda, spent up to one year in French oak, 25% new. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $45.94
Elegant toasty aromas with mineral notes and spicy fruit. Delicious mouth filling and toasty with mature and exotic...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.75 $18.41
12 bottles: $12.73
A single variety white wine that captures the subtleties of the Rueda D.O with delicacy and precision.
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.83
12 bottles: $15.51
It has a golden hue with greenish reflections. The nose is intense and complex, with notes of tropical fruit and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
Aromas of tropical fruits (pineapple) and citrus fruits first appear along with white fruits (apple) and herbs, such...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
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Bright yellow straw color, with green hints that reflect its youth. The nose has a nice aromatic intensity, a bit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.36 $13.01
12 bottles: $10.93
This wine takes its name from the vineyard from which the grapes are sourced. (The name of the vineyard comes from...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.50
12 bottles: $13.23
Bright straw yellow. Intense notes of fresh grass, fennel and white pepper. Dry and refreshing on the palate, with...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.57
A fresh and well-known friend to everyone. With intense aromas of tropical fruits such as ripe pineapple. Fresh and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $46.45
An elegant and refined Verdejo from pre-phylloxera (very) old vines north of Segovia. This is a serious expression of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.94
Bitter almond with smoked lemon and rich lees on the nose, following through to a full-bodied palate with zesty lemon...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $13.00
Pale yellow with greenish rim. Floral and delicate aroma on the nose with a hint of herbs. Fresh and round in the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
Elegant and filled with fruit and floral tones. On the palate it is soft and big, showing good balance with notes of...
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White
2.0Ltr
Bottle: $208.05 $219.00
This wine displays a bright pale yellow colour with green glints. An elegant nose of tropical aromas and balsamic...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.50
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $50.85
The 2020 Belondrade y Lurton is already sold out, but for completeness of our database I tasted it next to the...
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Melon de Bourgogne Mencia Verdejo Spain

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.