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A fresh, complex, aerial Marsanne-based white wine. Notes of pear, peach, floral (hawthorn) and anise with a hint of...
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Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...
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• Practicing organic. • 100% Marsanne. • From multiple steep parcels in the villages of Mauves, Tournon – the...
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• Certified organic. • 100% Marsanne. • From the original Crozes villages of Crozes-Hermitage. • A single...
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• Certified organic. • 100% Marsanne. • 60+ year old vines. • 2 terraced parcels on opposite sides of the...
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Another beautiful white from the team, the 100% Marsanne 2021 Crozes Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc offers up lots...
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Very rich, but racy and well-focused, with a great minerally underpinning to the fresh butter, chamomile, yellow...
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As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
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Always a classic Hermitage Blanc, the 2019 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is all Marsanne that comes mostly from...
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Brilliant all the way, the 2020 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is a white readers should snatch up. All Marsanne...
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A classically Californian take on the northern Rhône — the cool nights and mornings ensuring the wine maintains...
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Appearance: Lively golden yellow. Bouquet: Elegant fragrances of melon and apricot, of honey and wildflowers. Palate:...
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The 2022 Albana in Anfora Vitalba is delicate and understated. Candied citrus, sweet melon and gingery spice create...
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Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...

Aidani Albana Alicante Bouschet Marsanne Wine

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?