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Cantina Terlano Pinot Bianco Vorberg 2021
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$129.13
The 2021 Pinot Bianco Riserva Vorberg is youthfully coiled, as an airy blend of wild herbs and dried flowers gives...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.25
12 bottles:
$15.93
This 100% Bonarada was harvested separately at 4 different times and then blended together; vinified via carbonic...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.17
12 bottles:
$14.87
A pale yellow with a fresh and floral nose reminiscent of elderflower; notes of gooseberries. The attack is supple....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$112.38
750ml
Bottle:
$28.00
6 bottles:
$27.44
This is a highly versatile wine both in terms of its approachable drinking style and its affordable price tag. The...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.93
12 bottles:
$19.53
Dry, crisp style with great acidity. Sourced from south-western sections of Zeltinger Himelreich, mid-slope and slate...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$31.56
Brilliant straw yellow color. Multilayered bouquet with notes of ripe apricot, yellow apple, honey, and a touch of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$25.28
A pure and delicate full fruited Pinot, with a lot of flexibility, balanced out with a dry touch. Pinot Blanc is a...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.20
12 bottles:
$20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
750ml
Bottle:
$15.00
12 bottles:
$14.70
Intense ruby color with bright aromas of fresh red & black raspberries and subtle smoky oak notes. The flavor of...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.95
12 bottles:
$18.57
100% Pinot Blanc vinified bone dry but very ripe. A late-harvest selection of older vines (40-50 years old) planted...
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Cantina Terlano Pinot Bianco Vorberg 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.60
The 2021 Pinot Bianco Riserva Vorberg is youthfully coiled, as an airy blend of wild herbs and dried flowers gives...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.33
12 bottles:
$17.96
I love the nose of snow peas and fine green beans of this very successful dry pinot blanc. Medium-bodied with stacks...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.94
12 bottles:
$17.58
This wine has a youthful freshness and elegance, with a luminous pale yellow color and flowery, fine and fruity notes...
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750ml
Bottle:
$10.53
$11.70
This opaque ruby wine has aromas of freshly picked black cherries, raspberry, plum, rose and yellow flowers, with...
Bonarda Mavrodaphne Pinot Blanc
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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
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Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.
The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.