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White
750ml
Bottle: $67.20
How can a gewurztraminer be this concentrated, have 14% alcohol and still be this subtle? It has all the floral notes...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.90
Brilliant, light straw color. On the nose, a wild flower bouquet, possessing delicate aromatics of peaches, dried...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.89
Fresh and fleshy with essence-like apricots and plenty of grilled peaches and hazelnuts. Elegant, refined and...
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95
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93
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.00
Attractive white peaches and apricots and a floral edge, too. This has a very assertively chalky, fresh and crisp...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.50
Fresh citrus and pit fruits on the fragrant nose. Silky and open-knit, offering pliant peach nectar and tangerine...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.94
A cuvée that has a very fresh and attractively fruity nose with apricots and plenty of vibrant peach notes. Drink now.
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90
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
Solas Viognier is a well-balanced, food-friendly wine with medium body and light bright characteristic fruit flavours...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
6 bottles: $23.46
Here’s a very good introduction to the viognier whites. Full peach and apricot aromas are married to a generous...
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91
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.80
Pale yellow in color with aromas of juicy pear and white blossoms. Fresh and smooth on the palate with a clean finish.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $180.52
Lush, captivating, exotic nose with aromas of vineyard peach, ripe apricots, herbs, and sweet pears. Robust...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $89.93
6 bottles: $88.13
From three parcels totaling five acres. About half was planted in 2009 while the other half dates from the 1970s. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.94
12 bottles: $30.32
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White
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.65
Lots of concrete and spices featuring cloves and dried apples. A dry, full-bodied palate with polished texture....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.94
A racy Gewürztraminer, boasting exuberant lychee, sappy peach and ginger layered with floral perfume. Despite the...
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91
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.94
Intense rose petal and lychee nut aromas. Rich and spicy with purity of flavors, beautiful elegance and great...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.40
12 bottles: $24.39
Though expressive and perfumed, this has good balance, with ripe star anise, lychee and baking spices upheld by racy...
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90
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $58.95
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $373.48
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $418.80
Noticeably more oak than their Condrieu (10% new oak here), but this should settle - the score assumes that it will....
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94
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $381.05
Noticeably more oak than their Condrieu (10% new oak here), but this should settle - the score assumes that it will....
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95
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94

Colombard Gewurztraminer Viognier France

Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.