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750ml
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$16.94
$17.59
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$16.60
Juicy and easygoing, with modest cherry and orange peel accents. Merlot and Syrah. Drink now. 8,100 cases made.
750ml
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$14.64
$15.41
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$11.52
A blend of Grenache and Zinfandel, Snoop Cali Rosé breaks the rules of typical rosé culture with a touch of...
750ml
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$15.91
$16.75
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$12.35
California rose with strawberry, white peach, grapefruit, rose petal, honeydew, nectarine, and watermelon flavors.
750ml
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$21.67
$24.08
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$15.85
A delightful quaff, this is lively with cherry, strawberry and spice flavors that finish on a zesty, succulent...
750ml
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$21.94
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$21.50
• SIP Certified Sustainable.
• 100% Rosé of Grenache.
• Clone 2, Noir, and Tablas A.
• Santa Barbara...
750ml
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$18.00
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$17.10
A.J. Adam’s Spätburgunder (pinot noir) Rosé a perfectly light bodied, cool climate rosé. A wine that tends to...
750ml
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$16.94
$18.33
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$16.63
A perfumed floral nose of sliced strawberries, clotted cream, orange peel and orange blossom. Medium-bodied with...
750ml
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$12.57
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$12.32
Built for brunch, drinkable whenever. Accomplice Rosé smells like strawberry, pear and citrus blossom, tastes like...
750ml
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$21.94
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$21.50
The 2021 Acrobat Rosé has a beautiful, vibrant hue of pale pink. The nose exudes fresh cut strawberries with a hint...
750ml - Case of 12
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$17.50
Typical Albarino from the Salnés Valley, in Rías Baixas, to enjoy now and for the next 5 years.
750ml
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$15.00
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$14.70
• 100% Xarel-lo Vermell (a pink-skinned clone of Xarel-lo).
• Sourced from old bushvines in clay-limestone.
•...
1.5Ltr
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$39.93
$42.20
6 bottles:
$35.23
A medium-bodied fruity rosé. with lots of peach, melon and grapefruit aromas. Round and creamy with a velvety...
750ml
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$16.33
$17.56
A medium-bodied fruity rosé. with lots of peach, melon and grapefruit aromas. Round and creamy with a velvety...
1.5Ltr
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$47.80
6 bottles:
$39.19
AIX is a well-balanced premium Provence rosé with a typical hypnotising salmon pink colour. The nose is fresh and...
750ml
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$20.52
$22.80
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$18.24
AIX is a well-balanced premium Provence rosé with a typical hypnotising salmon pink colour. The nose is fresh and...
750ml
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$14.94
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$14.64
• 50% Hondarrabi Zuri, 50% Hondarrabi Beltza.
• Hand-harvested off sloped perched directly over the Atlantic in...
750ml - Case of 12
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$16.51
Clean and fresh with delicate citrus notes on the nose and a palate packed with green apple, orange peel and lime...
750ml
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$41.94
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$41.10
"Alma de Mar" is one of Xurxo's top wines, and comes from a single plot of 100% Albariño very close to the sea. The...
750ml
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$43.94
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$43.06
Xurxo makes this wine from 100% Albariño from a tiny 1 ha vineyard of 35 year old vines grown organically on clay...
750ml
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$12.20
$13.10
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$11.96
Lavendette Rose is a pale pink color. Possesses an elegant nose reminiscent of fresh berries. This wine is supple and...
Albarino Barbera Mavrodaphne Rose / Blush
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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
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