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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.95
12 bottles: $29.35
Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.75
12 bottles: $14.25
A sweet burst of confectionary spice and white smoke gives way to nectarine as the 2022 Grillo opens in the glass....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.95
12 bottles: $18.57
100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.25
A fine and persistent wine, with notes of fruit and citrus. A dry and balanced flavor, of intense persistence.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.35
12 bottles: $17.98
Brilliant straw yellow, on the nose SurSur offers a fresh bouquet with notes of white fleshed fruit (peach and plum)...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish hue. With citrus and floral notes, this wine made from Grillo envelops the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.39
12 bottles: $20.52
Grillo is the indigenous white grape variety that has been the subject of the greatest interest in recent times, due...
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
Located at 600m above sea level, these vineyards are more suitable for the production of white grapes, such as the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.92 $22.80
12 bottles: $20.52
100% Grillo. The Grillo comes from 9 hectares of 20-to-30-year-old estate vines planted on the limestone-rich, sandy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.62
The 2022 Savatiano Old Vines is unoaked and comes in at 12.6% alcohol. This is mightily impressive in its youth....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.93
Clear yellow colour with green reflections; on the nose after a first dash of a sea breeze, the primary varietal...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.87
12 bottles: $13.18
Golden straw color with bright yellow hues. Layered aromas burst from the glass, including white peaches, white...
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.20
It is a sunny and fascinating wine with the intense aromatic charge of its aromas of white pulp fruit. The hilly...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.89 $21.59
The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin. They are sandy and loose soils. The presence...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
6 bottles: $19.55
An ancient grape variety, a cross between Moscato and Catarratto, results in a wine with a concentrated and complex...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.40
• 10–15 year old vines of Grillo grown in yellow sandy-clay soils that enhance the freshness and aromas of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
• 10–15 year old vines of Grillo grown in yellow sandy-clay soils that enhance the freshness and aromas of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $11.51
12 bottles: $11.28

Grillo Savatiano

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?