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1.8Ltr
Bottle: $41.61 $43.80
6 bottles: $40.80
Defined and precise, the Bijofu Junmai is a sake with zip, spice and drinkability. Not a heavy or earthy Junmai, this...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
300ml
Bottle: $11.40 $12.00
Defined and precise, the Bijofu Junmai is a sake with zip, spice and drinkability. Not a heavy or earthy Junmai, this...
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720ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
Defined and precise, the Bijofu Junmai is a sake with zip, spice and drinkability. Not a heavy or earthy Junmai, this...
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500ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.44
“Schwa!” is the sound of bubbles or fizz in Japanese, and Bijofu’s sparkling sake shares all the clarity and...
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750ml
Bottle: $35.94
12 bottles: $35.22
Dry and light with a hint of honeysuckle.
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375ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
Our classic, Number Fourteen, is a junmai ginjo namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon...
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750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
Our classic, Number Fourteen, is a junmai ginjo namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon...
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375ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
Our classic, Blue Door, is a junmai namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon after the...
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750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Our classic, Blue Door, is a junmai namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon after the...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
300ml
Bottle: $17.67 $18.60
This traditionally made sake has a very unique nose filled with chocolate, cream, and wool elements. Talk about a...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
1.8Ltr
Bottle: $35.91 $37.80
6 bottles: $34.80
Aromas of melon and plum, rich texture. Balanced between sweet and dry with flavors of Asian pear, banana and almonds.
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $17.10 $18.00
Medium-light bodied sake with soft texture and a bright acidity. Notes of almond flour, green apple and Asian pear....
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
Initial notes of marzipan and honeydew melon in a silken texture. Hints of wildflower honey resolve into a snappy...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
750ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
Medium-bodied with hints of honeydew and natural rice flavors. 8000 Generations is meant to be enjoyed straight up,...
Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $42.00
12 bottles: $39.90
A unique yeast derived from flowers gives this exceptionally elegant sake a pronounced floral bouquet. Tones of...
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750ml
Bottle: $40.80
12 bottles: $38.76
Dried strawberry, porcini mushroom, licorice root, and faint soy sauce on the nose transitions to a silken palate of...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
900ml
Bottle: $30.78 $32.40
6 bottles: $30.00
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375ml
Bottle: $36.00
12 bottles: $34.20
23 is a masterpiece, the flagship of DASSAI Blue. It is suitable for DASSAI Blue's concept of 'Blue comes out from...

Gaglioppo Sake Savatiano

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?