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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.08
12 bottles: $17.72
COLOR: Wine of very elegant red color. BOUQUET: Intense aroma, with fruity hints of ripe plums, cherry jam and notes...
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Spirits
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $26.98
Our naturally gluten-free vodka is made 100% from malted and unmalted peas. Named after Gregor Mendel, the geneticist...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.35
12 bottles: $26.44
As the first vodka approved to wear the Idaho Potato Commission’s official seal, our naturally gluten free Mountain...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $15.99
Deep ruby-purple in color, this wine boasts exquisite aromas of blackberries, blueberries, plum and spice. It is well...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.99
Deep ruby-purple in color, this wine boasts exquisite aromas of blackberries, blueberries, plum and spice. It is well...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $20.99
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
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94
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92
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Spirits
1.75Ltr
Bottle: $29.99
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
BTI
94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.39
12 bottles: $23.70
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
BTI
94
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92
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99 $18.94
24 bottles: $12.96
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
WE
98
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94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $25.98
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
WE
98
BTI
94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.26 $43.43
6 bottles: $39.35
This vodka is simply clean, from the mildly sweet aroma to the crisp finish. The palate holds pleasant notes of...
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96
BTI
95
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $21.99
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
WE
93
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99 $18.94
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
WE
93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $19.14
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
WE
93
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.99 $18.94
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
WE
91
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $19.14
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
WE
91
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
12 bottles: $19.14
Did you know there are more than 3000 varieties of pear? Some are edible, some are not. Many look like pears, some...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
6 bottles: $23.15
Bringing you that watermelon sweetness with zero added sugar, Absolut Watermelon is without a doubt our new summer...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.71 $35.48
6 bottles: $23.15
Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.17 $21.30
12 bottles: $17.52
Plenty of fruit on the nose with a nice reductive and peppery edge. Dark cherries and strawberries with spiced plums...
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91

Aidani Malbec Primitivo Vodka

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?

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.