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750ml
Bottle: $72.00
A dense and flavorful white with sliced, cooked, spiced apples, minerals and pie crust. Full body. Flavorful finish....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $154.94
Released only now, Georg Prieler’s 2013 Blaufränkisch Ried Marienthal Oggau am Neusiedlersee displays a dark and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $178.95 $180.00
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Pedregal Vineyard is in a wonderful spot for drinking right now. Blended with 15% Petit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $117.95 $124.97
A ripe and savory red with plum, black currant, blueberry and spice aromas and flavors. Full and silky. Drink on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $133.95 $141.12
Savoury notions of pine and undergrowth join lovely dark fruit on the nose, and American oak adds even more aroma by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.47
6 bottles: $103.68
Solo is a selection of the best Cabernet fruit from the estate vineyard in Stags Leap District. It is aged in about...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $90.07 $100.08
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a gorgeous, entry-level wine for the estate. Dark cherry, plum, mocha,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.95
6 bottles: $39.15
Inky ruby. Spicy and expansive on the nose, displaying intense black currant, cherry compote and smoky mineral scents...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $328.60
This 2013 Ao Yun is a new star of China! The vineyard is backed by LVMH in Shangri-La, at the edge of the Himalayas....
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $152.44
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $317.08
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $149.55
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $850.73
The flagship wine, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, comes from a magnificent hillside vineyard overlooking Lake...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $306.67
This zeroes in on a rich, hedonistic core of wild berry, blackberry, plum and currant flavors, with a graceful,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $92.12
One of the best-run and now superstar wineries in all of Napa is Cliff Lede. Starting with their 2013 Cabernet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $179.95
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $219.94
Pure and hyperfocused, with gorgeous violet, cassis and plum puree notes streaming along, laced with hints of apple...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $512.00
The aromas to this are multidimensional and fascinating with black truffles, bark, cloves, black currants and citrus...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $891.46
The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between comes charging out of the gate...
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Blaufrankisch Cabernet Sauvignon Friulano Pinot Gris Savatiano 2013

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.

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?