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The barrel aged absinthe has a lovely amber hue after spending 4 months in barrels. It is smooth and elegant with...
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This Swiss style absinthe is smooth and elegant floral on the nose and citrusy on the palate with light and a bright...
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Verte has an earthy, grassy flavor with a touch of natural sweetness balanced by a citrus note. It is smoothe and...
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The word chaparral defines dry vegetation consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes; as any Californian knows,...
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Made in the style of a traditional Italian red bitter, Brucato Orchards blossoms in ripe, red fruit and playful...
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Brucato Woodlands recalls cool, dark redwood forests. Rich and assertive enough to use like an amaro but balanced and...
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Spicy and sweet, this liqueur captures the warm, lingering heat that ginger fans crave. The secret lies in distilling...
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With its garnet hue, concentrated raspberry jamminess and just the faintest floral suggestion on the finish, this is...
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Floral and tea like, FRUITLAB Jasmine liqueur drinks like the nectar of real flowers. It’s bold enough for...
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. Look for a honey hue and bright, mild orange aroma. The palate is light and easy-sipping, with...
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Floral, citrusy and bittersweet, this amaro captures California’s coastal and mountain flora in a bottle. It’s...
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2018. A coffee aficionado's liqueur, this limited release was made as a partnership with San...
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RATED TOP 2 WINE SPECIALITY 2022. Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of lemon and honey ricola cough drop,...
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Temptation never tasted so good. Triple Sec Liqueur so good that even Bad Decisions go down well. Our...
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Inky dark brown in the glass, this liqueur suggests strong espresso in look, aroma and taste. Inspired by New...
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Both elegant and earthy, this liqueur has all the complexity of a perfectly ripe Bartlett pear. Cinnamon and clove...
Garganega Liqueur Savatiano United States California
Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.
We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.