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“Les Abeilles” (The Bees) is a complex, multi-faceted wine that evokes the image of these fascinating creatures,...
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This wine is a blend of three varietals. The Clairette brings the freshness and zest of citrus, the Viognier the...
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Mostly Clairette (there's 20% Grenache Blanc), the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Bernardine Blanc has a gorgeous array...
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The 2022 Lubéron La Ciboise Blanc offers more citrus and sappy, mint herbs in a medium-bodied, vibrant, focused,...
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Appearance: Bright golden yellow hue. Nose: Intense and expressive. Aromas of apricot, fennel and floral scents...
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A ripe, unctuous version, with an expressive mix of apple, nectarine, dried chamomile and warm hay flavors. Reveals a...
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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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This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau...
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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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On the nose, it reveals delicate hints of honey and white flowers. In the mouth, it covers the palate bringing lemon...
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The medium gold-hued 2020 Vacqueyras Mineral Blanc is outstanding and has a clean, age-worthy style in its ripe stone...
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Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne.
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Another unsurprising but jawdropping discovery when encountering the Saouma wines: Magis, Mounir’s white...
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Intensely perfumed and vibrant nose of citrus, flowers and an almost salty note. Intensity of flavors and structure,...
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It isn’t a mutated Grüner, though it tastes like an aspect of GV, the shiitake and roasted pepper side, without...
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Ice Wine Robola Roter Veltliner White Rhone Blend

In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.

Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.

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.