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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Bright pale yellow citrus hue. A wine with the backbone of granite minerality, were the aromas dominated by fruits...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
This delicious wine is bright, lively and balanced. With flavors of citrus fruits, and apple aromas, this wine pairs...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Loureiro and Vinhão. Harvested and destemmed manually before spontaneous fermentation with the skins in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.93 $26.47
12 bottles: $25.41
Really fresh and zingy with bright lemon citrus, chalk and wet stones. A medium-bodied, transparent sauvignon with a...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.13
Fresh and rather tangy, this wine features grapefruit aromas and a zingy, fruit-filled palate.
White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
This is bright and citrusy with candied lemons and lychee as well as notes of honeysuckle and savory herbs. Medium-...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.13 $15.93
12 bottles: $10.46
Aromas of grapefruit, gooseberry and melon. Notes of tropical fruit flavors, with balanced acidity. Great with fish...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.51 $21.59
12 bottles: $19.76
Our lightest sip yet, with crisp notes of ripe citrus and a hint of rose petals.
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.80
12 bottles: $24.32
An aromatic explosion of citrus flower and tropical fruit like pineapple with crushed rocks. The palate is crisp with...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
Sauvignon is one of the world's great white grapes. It has adapted to new terroirs almost everywhere, yelding wines...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
Richly perfumed with mango and nectarine, mineral and lime. Sweet herbals and a hint of fresh pea out of the pod....
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Lime and gooseberry aromas with fennel, a hint of blackcurrant, and a spice/ mineral note. Expansive fruit salad...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.03 $15.59
12 bottles: $13.99
Perfumed and lifted with passionfruit, blackcurrant and sweet herbs. Mandarin notes also. Juicy and mouth-filling...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.99 $16.66
The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Select Blocks Organic (Marlborough) comes from two organic blocks, one in the Awatere and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
12 bottles: $17.48
Vibrant and distinctive, with fresh lemon, lime and pear flavors marked by lemongrass and fresh-clipped mint....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.38 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
This Sauvignon Blanc carries aromas of ripe lemon and freshly picked grapefruit. Crisp and lively flavours of citrus,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.95
12 bottles: $26.41
Moulin à Vent is known for its power, structure and longevity, the antithesis of what most people think of when they...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.36
Case only
White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.24
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White
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $16.99
An herbaceous bouquet of dried oregano, cut grass, and green bell pepper lead way to a dry light wine, clean and...
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Gamay Loureiro Mencia Sauvignon Blanc

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.