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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
100% Xinomavro grown in the high-altitude (660m) sandy soil of Amyndeon, Greece’s only appellation for rosé....
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $23.28
12 bottles: $18.24
A complex and refreshing rose from 3 of the most interesting Greek red varieties sporting light salmon color. Elegant...
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.05
12 bottles: $25.53
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.95
12 bottles: $13.67
The vineyards of Ried Tiefenthal are planted in loess and face southeast, first class conditions for Riesling! Vines...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $14.04 $15.00
12 bottles: $13.76
A blend of Zweigelt, Merlot, and Pinot Noir. Creamy and rich with a hint of strawberry. Refreshing and delicious....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $19.35 $21.60
This is all about minerality and texture, although the crisp acidity accents orchard-fruit notes and makes it quite...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.86
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $16.33
This dry riesling has a lovely nose of waxed lemons, kumquats, sea shells and chamomile. Medium-bodied, approachable...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
Zweigelt, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Zweigelt and Sauvignon Blanc from high-altitude plots next to a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.95
12 bottles: $26.41
Zweigelt and Cabernet Sauvignon. Zweigelt is grown on very cold vineyard site called Tanzer in Langenlois, primarily...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.90 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.76
Müller Thurgau, Grüner Veltliner, and skins of Sauvignon Blanc. Grown in Merschein and Loiserberg, cold, late...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.90 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.76
Grüner Veltliner, Gelber Muskateller, and skins of Gelber Muskateller. All grapes are pressed together. After...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.95
12 bottles: $26.41
Welschriesling and Riesling from clay and crystalline topsoil. Welschriesling is whole bunch pressed, Riesling grapes...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
Müller Thurgau and Grüner Veltliner. From cold, late-ripening sites surrounded by forest. 100% skin fermented for...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $15.83
12 bottles: $14.25
Rosé wines are back! Some lighter and fresher, some darker and richer. The AGIORGITIKO 4-6h was created to complete...
Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $86.94
6 bottles: $85.20
Here’s a decadent bubbly, as rich and layered as a croissant, with a similar balance of toasty, nutty notes and...
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90
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $39.20
Here’s a decadent bubbly, as rich and layered as a croissant, with a similar balance of toasty, nutty notes and...
W&S
93
DC
90
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $115.94
The SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG VINTAGE is only produced in special years. The bottles remain on the lees for at least 10...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
The fine elegance of the Schloss Gobelsburg BRUT ROSÉ is a mirror of its originating charming landscape. The soft...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $45.90
This richly textural, but only medium-bodied, Gaisberg dry riesling has an exciting thread of flinty minerality woven...
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Champagne Blend Riesling Rose / Blush Austria Greece

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

Archaeological evidence suggests that grapevines have been grown and cultivated in what is today modern Austria for over four thousand years, making it one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. Over the centuries, relatively little has changed in Austrian wine, with the dominant grape varietals continuing to be Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Austria is renowned for producing excellent and characterful dry white wines, although in the eastern part of the country, many wineries specialist in sweeter white wines made in a similar style to those of neighboring Hungary. Today, Austria has over fifty thousand hectares under vine, split over four key wine regions. The domestic wine industry remains strong, with Austrians drinking their local produce outside in the summer, and people around the world are beginning to once more rediscover this fascinating and ancient wine culture.

As one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world, Greece has millenia of experience and expertise when it comes to viticulture, and has developed a set of flavors and characteristics which are found nowhere else on earth. The ancient Greeks revered and deified wine, and were the first true innovators in the history of wine, adding everything from seawater to honey and spices in order to find exciting new taste combinations and aromas. Today, Greek wines are just as varied, although far more refined and sophisticated than their ancient counterparts. The practice of enhancing Greek wines with aromatic substances never left the country, though, as can be seen in the popular Retsina wines, which use pine resin to provide their unique taste and aroma combinations. There is far more to Greek wine than merely Retsina, however, and the vast variety on offer is a testament to the expertise of Greek wineries making the most of the wonderful climate, terrain and grape varietals they work with.