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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Straw yellow colour with golden reflections; mellow citrus fruits and delicate vanilla floral notes fill the nose; to...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.79
6 bottles: $24.29
A seductively floral, fruity and vibrant nose with a good lift of freshness and fruit. Crushed stones, blueberries,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.52
Casale Marchese is one of the rare Frascati producers who chooses to hand-harvest.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.94 $28.08
6 bottles: $24.00
San Giovanni della Sala shows a light straw color with greenish highlights. On the notes, pleasurable notes of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.90
12 bottles: $17.54
Blue fruit and floral lift on the nose. Juniper and blueberry tart, with a floral, peppery, and delightfully smooth,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Colour: Yellow with greenish reflections. Nose: Floral notes.
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.42 $21.50
6 bottles: $12.00
Fruity and floral, freshness is the Bonizio Bianco’s calling card. The wine is versatile, food-friendly, pairing...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.25 $46.00
12 bottles: $42.94
Les Charmes hails from a 1.5ha slope on clay/limestone. The 2020 is an elegant, light bodied style yet has plenty of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.49
12 bottles: $23.02
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Powerful aromas and flavors of red berries and cherries, with a touch of spice. Silky and textural on the palate with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $21.20
•Certified organic •100% Cabernet Franc •A single site on a plateau at 60m altitude •Grown on silt sandstone...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $12.68
100% Cabernet Franc with a short maceration and fermented with seeds removed, unfined and unfiltered, finished with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $26.46
This cuvée is made from Cabernet Franc old vines and is partly oaked. The wine has a beautiful garnet color, a nose...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $33.52
Fruit-filled Cabernet Franc, lightly spiced on the nose and backed-up with soft tannins and ripe redcurrant and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.11
Beautiful ruby color. Classic aromas of blackcurrant, pepper and backing spices. Earthy and savory on the palate with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.86 $18.80
12 bottles: $15.05
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.00
6 bottles: $53.90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.05
12 bottles: $11.81
The 2022 Bianco Terre Siciliane shows crushed rocks, citrus zest and white flowers. It opens with a pleasant inner...
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Aidani Cabernet Franc Colorino Italian White Blends

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?

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.