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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
Bright purple-red color. Complex, typical bouquet of small berries red fruits, leather and spices (vanilla, pepper,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
A clean, simple Gavi with sliced apples and hints of stones and white almonds. Crisp, dry and light on the palate...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.72
6 bottles: $32.07
COLOR: Pale straw yellow with green reflections. NOSE: Rich and intense bouquet on the nose, with complex fragrances...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.72
6 bottles: $18.35
Lemons, sliced apples, wet stones and apricots on the nose. Creamy, medium-bodied and fresh, with deliciously clear...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90 $15.08
12 bottles: $13.59
A complexity of honeydew melon, apple, pear and acacia with a salty mineral crunch, racy acidity and an almond...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $63.12
3 bottles: $62.40
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.09
12 bottles: $9.51
Heady aromas of lychee fruit and peaches play against subtle spiciness. Appealing fruit quialities continue on the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.80
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.55
100% Cortese from Ulivi's estate vines in and around Gavi. As always, the fruit was destemmed and spontaneously...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.41
12 bottles: $12.16
COLOR: Pale yellow with green reflections. NOSE: Fresh nose with grapefruit notes and underlying minerality. FLAVOR:...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.01 $21.12
COLOR: Brilliant greenish yellow color. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is very elegant with aromas of white flowers,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.65
12 bottles: $15.34
Light and clear with a heavenly bouquet reminiscent of almond trees in blossom. Dry and harmonious with a final...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.80
The Cortese grape always makes for etched and sharp white wines with a strong salty mineral component. That's exactly...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.62 $17.50
12 bottles: $15.44
Perricone, guyot, planted in 2015, harvested in early October at 42 hl/ha. Destemmed and crushed, with macerations...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.92 $15.41
From the oft-forgotten Pecorino variety that is now re-emerging from the Marche, Pecorino bears no relation the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $33.95
12 bottles: $33.27
100% Pecorino. From 2.5 hectares of certified-biodynamic estate vines averaging 20 years old. The bunches are partly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2019 Naoussa, i.e., the Estate Xinomavro with just Domaine Karydas on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.92
A fresh, simple but attractive Gavi here with sliced apples, pears and nectarines. Scented, pure and floral on the...
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Cortese Pecorino Traminette Xinomavro 750ml

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

Xinomavro is the predominant grape varietal of Macedonia, although it is also grown in many parts of Greece where the climatic conditions are suitable for this particular fruit. The names translates as 'acid black', which gives some clue as to the nature of this varietal. The grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, which is a result of the thick and blue-black skins found on the fruit. This particular characteristic results in a superb aging potential in wines made from the Xinomavro varietal, as time spent in barrels softens these strong, astringent tannins and allows the full range of their flavors to come through in the wine. Most commonly, Xinomavro grapes are associated with aromas of red gooseberry, spices, olives and dried fruit, such as dried tomato.