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750ml
Bottle:
$15.87
12 bottles:
$15.55
Bright and juicy, with good energy to its mix of apricot, peach and nectarine flavors. Fresh acidity carries the...
750ml
Bottle:
$24.00
12 bottles:
$23.52
Based on 100% Marsanne, the 2019 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc is a solid, attractive effort that offers plenty of buttered...
750ml
Bottle:
$37.38
12 bottles:
$36.63
Beautiful citrus, lemon zest, flowers, and honeyed notes emerge from the 2019 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, a...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$18.94
This is a 70/30 blend of Viognier and Roussanne from vineyards in the Northern Rhône that balances Viognier's floral...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$15.41
Luretta proposes an unusual version of Malvasia Aromatica di Candia: instead of light and sparkling, firm and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$124.95
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$50.45
Lots to like here, with bright white peach, Jonagold apple, lemon peel, acacia and quinine notes. Racy, vibrant...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$173.63
On another level, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is more reductive and tight, with a brilliant, concentrated,...
Aidani Malvasia White Rhone Blend 2019
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 Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.