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White
375ml
Bottle: $34.80
6 bottles: $33.60
Sweet and creamy wine, of great aromatic complexity dominated by walnuts, green apple, and spiced up. Nice balance...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $36.94
12 bottles: $36.20
• Practicing organic. • 100% Savagnin. • 40 year old vines. • 280-380m altitude. • Grown on gray marl. •...
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White
620ml
Bottle: $55.10 $58.00
• Practicing organic. • 100% Savagnin. • 40 year old vines. • 280-380m altitude. • Grown on gray marl. •...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
12 bottles: $35.22
• Practicing organic • 100% Savagnin. • Parcels located in the little town of Vrihou on the slopes of Voiteur....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.44 $21.20
12 bottles: $20.03
Leading with fresh plums and blueberries with vivid violet scents, the wine evolves from its bright and fruity core...
White
750ml
Bottle: $32.50
12 bottles: $31.85
Ripe with classic lemon oil and lemon curd aromatics without being tannic or heavy. This is lively and intense with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.15 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Bright gold and clear in color, delicate bouquet, aroma of citrus. Medium acidity, long and pleasant aftertaste.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $33.26
Serve at cellar temperature, paired with shellfish and other seafood.
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White
620ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.40
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $119.49
Plenty of blackberry and licorice aromas are married to excellent ripeness on the palate. However, this impressive...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Elegance, drinkability and fruit are the focus while tannin, power and spice remain satisfied in supporting roles....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
Elegance, drinkability and fruit are the focus while tannin, power and spice remain satisfied in supporting roles....
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: $110.94
Ripe blackberry fruit is married to some chocolate and coffee. Quite an imposing tannin structure, but nothing is...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.94
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
• Traminer. • Limestone and loam with some volcanic clay. • Hand harvested. • Fermented on the skins for 24...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
A more perfumed white with aromas of melon, grape blossom, lime curd and shiso leaves. Fruity and zesty, with a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.94
This Blaufränkisch is bursting with strength: after 12 months in wood, it shows ripe cherry fruit, dark berry jam...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.11
Cool aromas of blueberry and flint on the nose with ample and juicy fruit on the palate. Silky and lush in texture...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $34.10
Rich and intriguing, this is in an almost sleepy stage at the moment. With some air, this unwraps many different...
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Blaufrankisch Gelber Muskateller Savagnin Savatiano Traminer 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?