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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.05
12 bottles: $11.81
COLOR: Clear pale yellow in colour, with greenish reflections. NOSE: Fresh and slightly fruity bouquet with delicate...
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,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $12.68
Made from 100% Garganega, the main grape variety in the Soave DOC. A bright, fresh wine with delicate almond blossom...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Our estate-grown Muller-Thurgau comes from vines first planted in 1979. Crisp, fresh, and dry, it is a charming...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.10
12 bottles: $9.52
THE BASICS Red wine with fresh and fruity flavors. THE TASTE Bold and fruity with aromas of citrus and mulling...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $18.00
Strong Soave tradition here, drawing on the older nomenclature of the zone that once referenced Chablis-type and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.52
Memories of the best summer vacation. Pleasant and fruity flavour with notes of citrus, red fruits and summer fruits...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
A delicious frizzante sangria made with Mediterranean citrus fruits, a good red wine made from Tempranillo grapes and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $10.99
A unique kind of sangria. Frizzante made from Mediterranean citrus fruits, white wine made from Macabeo and Airén...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
Delicate green to light yellow in colour. Refined nose with fruity and aromatic flavours, notes of wild herbs and...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $6.99
Orange flesh and zest with red grape aromas are strong in the glass. Super fresh flavors dance on the palate,...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
12 bottles: $11.40
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.51 $21.68
12 bottles: $17.42
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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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.00
12 bottles: $11.12
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.00
12 bottles: $11.12
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $8.76
12 FREE
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.89 $18.00
The custodian of the oldest vines in Soave, a great many pre-phylloxera centurions, while the majority are circa...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
12 bottles: $26.60
Exceptional Soave from a producer firmly entrenched in the regional firmament. Perhaps this doesn’t quite equal the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.90
12 bottles: $35.18
The oldest vines in all of Soave: pre-phylloxera centurions, many nearly 140-years-old. The vinosity, sap, mineral...
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Garganega Muller Thurgau Mencia Xinomavro 750ml

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.

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.