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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
• 100% Vernaccia fermented with indigenous yeasts. • Only a brief skin contact during the fermentation. •...
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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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: $14.75
12 bottles: $14.45
Color: Delicate straw yellow tending to a warm golden colour with ageing. Nose: Characteristic bouquet, elegant and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.87
• 100% Vernaccia from 35+ year old vines. • 100-300 mt above the sea level. • Hand-harvested fruit. •...
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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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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.69 $41.70
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
Complex bouquet featuring floral, citrus, tropical and mineral notes Taste: of full structure, mineral, fresh and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.85
12 bottles: $17.49
A sleek white, with dominant almond, honey and sage flavors, revealing a touch of baking spices. Balanced and...
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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
Bottle: $34.94
12 bottles: $34.24
The true Vernaccia. The free run juice goes directly to the vats and, after fermentation, refines on the lees for a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94 $26.40
We are back to the old way of Vernaccia, which was vinified like a red. In the past you had to wait to drink it after...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.23
Light straw yellow in color. Deep and delicate bouquet with scents of fresh fruits and white wild flowers. Pleasant...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
12 bottles: $11.47
A wine expressing the plush riper side of Pinotage with plumb, cherry and light spice notes while still reflecting a...
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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...

Aidani Mencia Pinotage Vernaccia

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?

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.