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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.91
12 bottles: $22.45
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.63 $35.40
6 bottles: $27.60
A blend of young Calvados, distilled with extreme care in a copper column still. Aged more than 2 years in oak casks....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.95 $48.00
6 bottles: $44.05
A blend of young Calvados, distilled with extreme care in a copper column still. Aged more than 3 years in oak casks....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $310.94
12 bottles: $304.72
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.89 $52.80
12 bottles: $48.89
Calvados made from a majority of pears can have a wild, volatile edge, that I find here in this six-year-old bottling...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.94 $43.20
12 bottles: $40.12
This three-year-old bottling from AOC Domfrontais is made from 70% pears and hearkens back to old-school Calvados in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $40.08
12 bottles: $39.28
Deep, ruby red. Complexity of scents that emphasize dried fruit and almonds with a hint of anise. Extremely rich...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.28
12 bottles: $18.24
Dark ruby color with brilliant highlights. Black cherry nose with a raisin-like complex of scents. Deep flavor, round...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.94 $34.80
12 bottles: $33.26
It is distinguished by intense aromas of fresh apples. Its color is clear with pale yellow undertones. It is ideal to...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.50 $30.00
12 bottles: $26.22
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.50
A bright red wine with an array of crunchy berry fruit notes, ripe refreshing acidity, medium to light body on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.38 $20.40
12 bottles: $16.63
Full bodied, smooth and velvety, but approachable and versatile in its food pairings. Combines simplicity with style,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $14.25
One of the classics of the great Veronese tradition, made by Masi in a contemporary style. Valpolicella Classico,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.94
6 bottles: $64.62
Dark ruby red color, it shows notes of red fruit reminiscent of ripe cherry, plum, blackberry, hints of spice, white...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.60
12 bottles: $25.09
Intense ruby red color with wide bouquet of ripe red fruit and hints of spices, reminiscent of tobacco and black pepper.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $56.94
12 bottles: $55.80
• Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone, and Molinara from 1.5 ha total. • Located above the ‘Punta di Villa’...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $53.88
12 bottles: $52.80
Blend: Corvina - 70% Rondinella - 25% Altri a bacca rossa - 5% Vineyard age (year of planting): Corvina: 1985...
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750ml
Bottle: $28.94
12 bottles: $28.36
The 2020 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Poiega slowly opens in the glass, showing a dusty display of cloves,...
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Aidani Calvados Corvina Blend Mencia

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?

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.