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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $22.34
The 2022 Frappato impresses with its soaring aromatics, blending violet pastille with sweet smoke and crushed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $22.34
100% Frappato.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.88 $24.08
6 bottles: $18.41
From the Sicilian dialect, “frappatu” indicates the fruit fragrance that unequivocally defines the wine bouquet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.93 $26.40
Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.40
6 bottles: $27.20
Candied cherries and flowers with some dried oranges follow through to a medium body, with watermelon and citrus...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $117.54
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $102.12
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.39
12 bottles: $21.94
As is the case with the Nero d’Avola variety, Frappato also demonstrates Sicily’s full winemaking potential, able...
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.55
12 bottles: $27.00
Sliced green apples, fennel, lemon rind and white peaches on the nose. It’s wonderfully fresh, medium- to...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
• 100% Petite Arvine. • Sandy soils of morainic origin. • Hand-harvested. • Brief maceration on the skins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Excellent partner for pasta dishes with tomato sauce, sweet and sour vegetables, or with the classic Neapolitan pizza.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.51
Lively and golden, aromas of yellow apple, burnt caramel, and white pepper on the nose. The palate is rich and full,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.14
Complex aromas of mountain herbs, white flowers, hay, honey and citrus. On the palate the wine continues to evolve...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.15 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Bright gold and clear in color, delicate bouquet, aroma of citrus. Medium acidity, long and pleasant aftertaste.
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $17.94
Notes of rose and candied violet are typical, with an elegant smokey tone. On the palate, much red fruit with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.51
Color: Vivid red color with gentle purple tones. Bouquet: The bouquet on the nose is fresh with lots of red berries...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
A fleshy, sapid red marked by a mix of plum, cherry and earth flavors, plus a saline component. This offers intensity...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
The nose is both warm and astringent, with notes of bricks, soil, herbs, cherries and bright red cranberries and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.90 $20.40
Fresh and fruity red with aromas of strawberries, raspberries and cinnamon. Medium-bodied, crunchy and lightly chalky...
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Frappato Petite Arvine Savatiano Vermentino Nero

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?