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$22.40
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$21.28
• Primarily Garnacha with smaller complements of Bobal and Royal, from very old organically-farmed vineyards.
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$22.94
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$22.48
Aromas of candied apples and spicy pears with some lemon drops follow through to a medium body with some marzipan and...
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$31.94
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$31.30
This crackles with acidity, filled out with crunchy nectarine and white pepper. A lovely, herbaceous, zippy wine,...
500ml
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$58.88
6 bottles:
$57.70
The 2010 Tokaji Aszu 5-Puttonyos had been bottled just a fortnight before I tasted it. Considering the growing...
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.00
Clean and fruity on the nose with hints of strawberries, raspberries and purple flowers. More red fruit on the palate...
750ml - Case of 12
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$29.30
Intense, fresh and complex aromas showing hints of tobacco leaves, plums and pepper. Bright and clean on the palate...
750ml - Case of 12
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$5.89
Made from the unique Tokay grape, this pale-colored wine is sweet, rich and full of flavor, with the quality you...
750ml
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$21.94
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$21.50
This serious body wine with great acid backbone has fruit aromas and grapefruit, green apple and peach along with a...
500ml
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$65.94
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$64.62
• 100% Furmint.
• South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level.
• Clay mixed with broken...
500ml
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$71.94
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$70.50
• 100% Furmint.
• South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level.
• Clay mixed with broken...
500ml
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$88.93
$97.20
A gorgeous, gossamer-weight sweetie, creamy in texture yet beautifully balanced by vivid, mouthwatering acidity....
750ml
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$27.95
12 bottles:
$27.39
This is a first release from Sandra and it is almost hard to believe that the wine turned out so beautiful (let’s...
750ml
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$59.94
A fleshy, sapid red marked by a mix of plum, cherry and earth flavors, plus a saline component. This offers intensity...
750ml
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$17.94
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$17.58
The nose is both warm and astringent, with notes of bricks, soil, herbs, cherries and bright red cranberries and...
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Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2000
500ml - Case of 3
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$143.86
Aromas of honey and black tea give way to peach, apricot and tropical fruit flavors in the mouth. This is a...
750ml - Case of 3
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$91.94
Round and creamy, this is a light- to medium-bodied white, displaying toasty hints of grilled nut and smoke layered...
750ml - Case of 3
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$99.28
A warm welcome to Petracs, only in its second vintage. Definitely the big brother of Mandolás. The volcanic soils of...
Aidani Furmint Grenache Vermentino Nero
One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.
As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.
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?
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.