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$51.33
Intense ruby red color with a garnet hue. Ripe red cherry and sour cherry join the balsamic sweetness and majestic...
750ml - Case of 12
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$24.44
Ruby red, clear brilliant and transparent with violet undertones. Fruity aroma with hints of sour cherry and violet....
750ml - Case of 12
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$30.94
Notes of smoke, earth, peppercorn, bitter blackberry, rhubarb and currant. Fleshy on the palate with fine tannins....
750ml
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$62.00
6 bottles:
$60.80
Deep dark ruby red which gradually turns into garnet. Powerful and aristocratic nose made of ripe fruit, jam,...
750ml
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$35.50
12 bottles:
$34.79
The Nicolis 2019 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore Seccal is a blend of 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 5%...
750ml
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$43.90
$45.20
This wine has a complex character. It is elegant, dry and persistent, true to tradition. A classic harmony, intense...
750ml
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$16.66
12 bottles:
$16.33
Bright gold and clear in color, delicate bouquet, aroma of citrus. Medium acidity, long and pleasant aftertaste.
750ml
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$71.94
12 bottles:
$70.50
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Morandina is dark and youthfully understated in the glass, as crushed rose petals...
750ml
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$25.94
12 bottles:
$25.42
Bright red color with tints of purple. The mineral notes in the wine are accentuated with the period of maturation in...
750ml
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$53.28
$59.20
Wildly perfumed in the glass, the 2020 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso Morandina bursts with a peppery mix of spiced...
750ml
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$37.94
12 bottles:
$37.18
The 2021 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso Morandina is distinctly savory, wafting up with a thrust of herbs that gives...
750ml
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$67.80
This blend of 50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone and 20% Rondinella shows depth and a nicely concentrated appearance. The...
750ml
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$36.94
$39.80
A wine of two parts, offering a nose of restraint before a judiciously endowed, nicely weighted palate of savoriness...
750ml
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$14.90
$16.66
A fruity and quite racy red with some nice plum and ripe berry character. Medium-bodied with a straight-through feel...
750ml
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$16.25
12 bottles:
$15.93
A lively blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella sourced primarily from vineyards in the breezy Illasi Valley,...
750ml
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$57.68
6 bottles:
$56.53
The Sartori 2015 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Corte Brà (with 12,000 bottles made) shows a good sense...
750ml
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$53.68
6 bottles:
$52.61
Aromas of rose hips, dried red berries and pretty flowers. Spicy oak, too. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated...
750ml
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$25.15
$26.47
6 bottles:
$18.41
Corvina Blend Ice Wine Niagara Savatiano
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
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?