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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $66.94 $74.20
The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $58.90 $60.00
6 bottles: $58.20
Vidal is a hybrid (Ugni Blanc and Seibel) that has a thick skin suitable for harvesting late in the season. It is the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.73
12 bottles: $14.44
Straw yellow in color. Banana and citrus fruit notes on the nose accompanied by fresh fruit on the palate. Pairs well...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.50
12 bottles: $16.17
A friendly white, with juicy flavors of ripe peach and melon. Remains fresh, thanks to a flinty mineral streak, while...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.38
12 bottles: $36.63
Beautiful citrus, lemon zest, flowers, and honeyed notes emerge from the 2019 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.68
An example of the vintage handled well. Apricot, ginger, marzipan and white peach. Yet the wine never drifts into...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
This feels bit more worked than other expressions across the range. Smoky. Quinine-bitter, with a stream of fresh...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.94
This is a 70/30 blend of Viognier and Roussanne from vineyards in the Northern Rhône that balances Viognier's floral...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.94
“Les Abeilles” (The Bees) is a complex, multi-faceted wine that evokes the image of these fascinating creatures,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90 $16.66
This wine is a blend of three varietals. The Clairette brings the freshness and zest of citrus, the Viognier the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $59.94 $65.20
Mostly Clairette (there's 20% Grenache Blanc), the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Bernardine Blanc has a gorgeous array...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The 2022 Lubéron La Ciboise Blanc offers more citrus and sappy, mint herbs in a medium-bodied, vibrant, focused,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $15.83
Appearance: Bright golden yellow hue. Nose: Intense and expressive. Aromas of apricot, fennel and floral scents...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94 $28.40
12 bottles: $26.40
A ripe, unctuous version, with an expressive mix of apple, nectarine, dried chamomile and warm hay flavors. Reveals a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
Peach, white flowers, and a hint of pineapple all emerge from Chapoutier’s 2020 IGP Pays D'Oc Marius Blanc, a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $13.99
This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Nathalie Larroque and her family live at the farm known as Mas d’Oustry, built in 1498. This blanc "Perlé" is made...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.05
Shows minerally hints of petrol and smoke on the nose that transition to underscore poached apricot, Meyer lemon peel...
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Case only
White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.25
This Falanghina has a beautiful, delicate, and floral component on the nose while full and refreshing on the palate....
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
Tintore di Tramonti and Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age...
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Falanghina Ice Wine Malagousia White Rhone Blend

If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.

It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.

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?

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.