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This lovely Xarel-lo comes from one of its best terroirs in the Alt Penedés. Ramón Porera works here with two...
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100% Xarel-lo. Vines are grown in chalk and clay soils from the Sant Pere and Canyes vineyards. Grapes are farmed...
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A wine that is surprising due to its roundness and youth. After 5 months of aging in new French oak barrels, this...
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$26.60
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$26.07
Rulei is a demonstration of the uniqueness of the high-altitude vineyards in the Najerilla valley, which historically...
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$50.94
Dark ruby in color with aromas of dark cherry, wild strawberry, white pepper, sandalwood and lavender. On the palate,...
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The 2014 Grenache Shakti is blended of 88% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Petite Sirah and 2% Touriga Nacional, coming...
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Tasted from bottle, the deeply hued 2017 Grenache The Gorgeous Victim checks in as 76% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 9%...
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$32.94
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$32.28
Dominik freely admits that the Negre from Terroir Històric will always be a Garnatxa-dominated blend with Carinyena...
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The 2021 Tir na N'og Old Vine Grenache is dark, spicy and brooding on the nose, with layers of Christmas spice, black...
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$21.50
100% Grenache sourced from vines grown at 3600 feet elevation in Los Chacayes in the Uco Valley. Fermented 25%...
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$28.20
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$27.64
The first wines Eduardo Soler made under the name Ver Sacrum in 2013 were sourced from an old vineyard planted in...
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The regular red 2022 Garnacha was produced with grapes from the whole region—Corella, Cintruénigo, Fitero and now...
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This Garnacha is part of Zorzal’s series of terroir-focused wines. Coming from Fitero, a village at the base of the...
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Shows candied berry and cherry flavors that peek through a core of earth, herb, toast and cedar notes on a soft,...
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Beguilingly aromatic with red pomegranates, sour cherries and stalk notes, preceding seductively perfumed, potpourri...
750ml - Case of 6
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The 2020 High Sands Grenache speaks of raspberry leaf tea, matcha dust, cut fennel, star anise, cherry seed and blood...
Aidani Grenache Mencia Xarel-lo
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?
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.