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Classic aromas of lychee, rose petal and grapefruit, with underlying hints of ginger spice. Very vibrant and zesty on...
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A well-cut white, with a tang of salinity underscoring notes of crunchy pear, melon rind, grapefruit pith and a...
750ml
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Leading with fresh plums and blueberries with vivid violet scents, the wine evolves from its bright and fruity core...
750ml
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Fresh and floral, this snappy white shows flavors of apricot, peach skin, lime zest and oyster shell backed by...
750ml - Case of 12
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White color with green highlights. Intense lemon aroma, with citrus, Greek herbs and hints of roses and licorice....
750ml
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$13.86
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At 700m altitude the vineyards located on the hillsides thrive in relatively low temperatures and provide MONOGRAPH...
750ml
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$119.49
Plenty of blackberry and licorice aromas are married to excellent ripeness on the palate. However, this impressive...
750ml
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$17.94
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Elegance, drinkability and fruit are the focus while tannin, power and spice remain satisfied in supporting roles....
750ml
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Elegance, drinkability and fruit are the focus while tannin, power and spice remain satisfied in supporting roles....
750ml
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Released only now, Georg Prieler’s 2013 Blaufränkisch Ried Marienthal Oggau am Neusiedlersee displays a dark and...
750ml
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$110.94
Ripe blackberry fruit is married to some chocolate and coffee. Quite an imposing tannin structure, but nothing is...
750ml - Case of 12
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This Blaufränkisch is bursting with strength: after 12 months in wood, it shows ripe cherry fruit, dark berry jam...
750ml - Case of 12
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Cool aromas of blueberry and flint on the nose with ample and juicy fruit on the palate. Silky and lush in texture...
750ml - Case of 12
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$34.10
Rich and intriguing, this is in an almost sleepy stage at the moment. With some air, this unwraps many different...
750ml
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$23.80
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$23.32
If you want to channel your inner Italian, chill a bottle of this quaffable, light-bodied, and botanical red and...
750ml - Case of 12
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Dark ruby with a violet rim, with notes of strawberries and wild berries. The palate has well-integrated tannins with...
750ml
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$20.40
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$19.99
The winery named this Blaufränkisch after family fathers Béla Wachter and Jóska Wiesler; the fruit is from each...
750ml
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$30.00
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$29.40
Wachter-Wiesler began bottling two village-level wines, offering a middle ground between the Bela-Joska which gives a...
750ml
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$48.60
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A very special single vineyard of 50-year-old vines with a sandy clay top soil and sand and gravel in the subsoil....
Blaufrankisch Moschofilero Other Italian Reds Savatiano
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
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?
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?