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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.00
Aromas of crushed blackberry, fig, and black olive. Intensely earthy and powerful on the palate, with firm and chewy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $24.00
Pale yellow more or less intense, sharp, dry taste, pleasantly harmonious, with the unmistakable scent of bitter almond.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.53
Straw yellow in color with notes of apricot, peach, and pear on the nose. The palate is smooth and mineral driven...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $19.60
12 bottles: $16.36
Greco’s inherently higher acidity benefits a warm, lower acid year such as this. Red apple husk, pink grapefruit,...
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Red
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
The Berger liter of Zweigelt is an unbelievable value red wine. Made in the same style as the Gru?ner Liter, but aged...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.99 $28.88
12 bottles: $23.56
The 2021 Greco di Tufo is tonic and clean with citrus, white flower, crushed stone and playful hints of garden herb....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.90 $36.08
6 bottles: $33.22
This is fine greco. Salty, almond flecked, quinine bitter and savory, while segueing subtly into the stone fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $17.50
The 2021 Zweigelt was grown on the southern edge of Kamptal on alluvial gravels. Subtle reduction is still smoky and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $7.88 $11.25
Zweigelt is a crossing between Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent created by Dr. Fritz Zweigelt at the Klosterneuburg in...
Red
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
Rich and plummy quite lush for a ‘basic’ Liter wine, with almost a New World fleshiness.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.94
Bright straw yellow with pale green notes. Shows with an intense, persistent aroma of ripe tropical fruit, pear,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.35
12 bottles: $12.10
Good greco with a curb of well-appointed oak framing spiced pear, quinine, quince and preserved Meyer lemon rind....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
Brilliant lemon-green in color, aromas of peaches and citrus fruits complement undertones of herbs and flowers. On...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.94
A lithe, crisp white, with pretty flavors of ripe apple and pear meeting a tangy streak of pink grapefruit and lively...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.50
A lively white, light-bodied and snappy, with hints of melon, pineapple, citrus and stone. Drink now. 2,500 cases...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $92.40
A more muscular sagrantino with chewy tannins and a clean bead of vanilla-tinged blackcurrant that’s still...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $67.57
If you've never tried a Sagrantino di Montefalco, you're in for a surprise - or a shock. This indigenous Umbrian...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.93
12 bottles: $28.35
The Montefalco Sagrantino red wine of Rocca di Fabbri estate at the tasting has an intense ruby red color. It is rich...
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Chardonnay Greco Bianco Mencia Savatiano Zweigelt Wine

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?