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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.95
12 bottles: $19.55
The Young Wine series was created to use hybrid grapes, made in a natural way, to make delicious, fun, and accessible...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.68
12 bottles: $21.25
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.37
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Dark colour and a nose with notes of spices and pepper, as well as ripe and jammy red berries....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.05
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Dark colour and a nose with notes of spices and pepper, as well as ripe and jammy red berries....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.88 $24.08
12 bottles: $17.49
Good entrance filling the mouth with juicy Zinfandel fruit and spiciness followed by a long, smooth finish making it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.60 $21.68
12 bottles: $15.05
Aromas of red fruits (plum, cherry) and cinnamon spice, a good density, firm tannin structure, and a long smooth finish.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.99
Brambly, ripe Zinfandel fruit and spice in a fresh package. The use of stainless on the Foxglove Zin keeps the ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.20 $38.00
12 bottles: $32.68
Fragrant earthiness lies beneath rich black cherry and plum flavors in this full-bodied, deep-colored wine. Mocha,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.84 $39.19
12 bottles: $36.48
Mouthwatering and delicious with crisp acidity and a driving finish, this wine offers a pleasing range of flavors...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.33 $21.40
6 bottles: $12.13
How do you improve on a classic? You smooth it out and lighten things up. And that’s exactly what we did to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.99
Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel is made using grapes sourced from gnarled 35-80 year old head trained vines. As some...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $19.60
12 bottles: $18.56
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.99
12 bottles: $11.52
The Grayson Zinfandel shows a dark color with rich mixed raspberries, strawberries and brambles surrounded by hints...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.94 $40.00
12 bottles: $38.16
A real briar patch of a Zin, with appealingly rustic wild cherry, spiced cinnamon and bay leaf accents that take on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.88
12 bottles: $64.56
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.09
12 bottles: $16.75
Medium bodied with hints of blueberries and cherries. A fruit forward style nicely balanced and rich full bouquets...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.94 $48.08
12 bottles: $41.15
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Old Vine Zinfandel flies out with profound scents of baked...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.88
12 bottles: $34.18
Floral scents and vivid, jammy blackberry and black-pepper flavors highlight this full-bodied, full-on fruity wine as...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Enticing strawberry and red-plum aromas lead to a combination of wild berry, oak leaves and cranberry flavors on a...
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Savatiano Vidal Blanc Zinfandel

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?

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.