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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.89
Sleek and silky, with a dark mix of black currant, blackberry paste and damson plum fruit wrapping around dense,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
100% Diego, a variety endemic to Lanzarote and La Palma that is high-acid and mineral-driven. Fermented in stainless...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.92 $22.00
12 bottles: $20.50
100% tank-aged Malvasía Volcanica. Malvasía Volcanica is a grape that is truly indigenous to the Canary Islands, a...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $12.68
A fruity nose of cherries, blackberries, violets, orange zest, spices and dried herbs. Medium-bodied with firm, round...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
Anyone who has ever seen photographs of the steep slopes of Ribeira Sacra will wonder how it is possible to produce a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $47.51
6 bottles: $46.55
La Jefa is deep straw and gold in color. The aromatics are complex with ripe stone fruits, wild honey, seasoned wood,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.25 $12.50
12 bottles: $10.45
Macerated and fermented for 10 days in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures; aged sur lie for 6 months...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
The 2020 A Merced was produced with grapes from north-facing vineyards in Ponferrada on slate and quartz soils. It...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.95
12 bottles: $31.31
The 2021 A Merced is surprisingly a little higher in alcohol than the 2020 I tasted next to it, despite the much...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Sourced from several parcels wityh vines that are at least 50 years old, the blend is 90% Mencia and 10% “other”...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.20
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750ml
Bottle: $22.94
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Mencia from 25 year-old vines of Somers Vineyard in Lodi. All organically farmed and hand harvested fruit. 100% whole...
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750ml
Bottle: $25.95
12 bottles: $25.43
100% Malvasía de Sitges planted in 1999 on rich alluvial soils. Grapes are hand harvested, lightly crushed and...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.25
12 bottles: $17.89
COLOR: Concentrated straw yellow with green gold nuances. NOSE: A floral nose interwoven with first-rate notes of...
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $78.00
Cherry red with picota rim, medium-high layer. It is intense on the nose, loaded with red and black fruit, balsamic...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Brilliant straw yellow with sparkling greenish highlights. Fresh and fragrant nose aromas of honeysuckle with fruity...
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750ml
Bottle: $15.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.38 $20.40
Intensive Red color with violets hints. On nose it is extremely fresh. Red fruits such as berries and wild berries;...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $416.21

Aidani Malvasia Mencia Petite Manseng Wine

One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.

As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.

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?