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$12.48
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Color: Green hues, very brilliant.
Aroma: A citrus nose with delightful minerality, enfolded with light notes of...
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This bang-for-the-buck Sauvignon Blanc packs a lot of flavor: lemon, lime, green apple, cut grass, chamomile blossom...
750ml - Case of 12
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Fresh and bright, but stopping short of tart, with lime zest, white grapefruit, starfruit, and wet parsley. A sweet,...
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$18.80
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A brisk young sauvignon with pleasant gooseberry and light mineral character. Bright and crisp. Super-clean and...
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Intense aromas of grapefruit, citrus, kiwi and fresh cut grass greet the nose. As you drink, the crisp acidity gives...
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Straw yellow in color it displays lively greenish shades. On the nose it is vibrant, very complex and characteristic....
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Attractive nose with citric notes like lime, grapefruit and green apple, with typical tropical hints from this...
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This organic Sauvignon Blanc from famed Burgundian winemaker Vincent Boyer is incredibly lively with bright notes of...
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Highlights of pink grapefruit, melon and gooseberry.
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A stunning, vibrant and refreshing low-alcohol wine.
750ml
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This Los Olivos District Sauvignon Blanc is the ambassador of the Brander Vineyard. Many people first discover...
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The Brandlin Estate Sauvignon Blanc is an opulent selection, rife with notes of mango, sweet lemon, and honeydew....
750ml
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The Brandlin Estate Sauvignon Blanc is an opulent selection, rife with notes of mango, sweet lemon, and honeydew....
750ml
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$20.08
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$19.68
An easygoing quaff, with pear and lemongrass flavors. Drink now. 5,000 cases made.
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A bright, well-knit white, with chive blossom and graphite notes serving as fragrant accents for apricot, pink...
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Complex aromas of ripe ruby grapefruit and pear lead way to layered flavors of mango, honeysuckle and fresh herbs....
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The Les Cris is a beautiful Pouilly-Fumé, offering the typical pleasant floral perfume. It is flinty and mineral,...
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• Practicing organic.
• 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
• Nanogyra is the name of the fossilized oyster shells found in...
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• Practicing organic.
• 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
• A single parcel in the village of Saint Andelain.
• Silex and...
Sauvignon Blanc Savagnin Savatiano 750ml
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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?