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750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
This Los Olivos District Sauvignon Blanc is the ambassador of the Brander Vineyard. Many people first discover...
White
750ml
Bottle: $38.94
12 bottles: $38.16
This reserve Sauvignon Blanc bottling was produced entirely from grapes grown here on their estate. Their favorite...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $46.80
The Brandlin Estate Sauvignon Blanc is an opulent selection, rife with notes of mango, sweet lemon, and honeydew....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $58.00
The Brandlin Estate Sauvignon Blanc is an opulent selection, rife with notes of mango, sweet lemon, and honeydew....
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750ml
Bottle: $20.08
12 bottles: $19.68
An easygoing quaff, with pear and lemongrass flavors. Drink now. 5,000 cases made.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.07 $16.75
12 bottles: $12.35
A bright, well-knit white, with chive blossom and graphite notes serving as fragrant accents for apricot, pink...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.34 $14.82
12 bottles: $11.40
White
750ml
Bottle: $34.01
12 bottles: $33.32
Complex aromas of ripe ruby grapefruit and pear lead way to layered flavors of mango, honeysuckle and fresh herbs....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.88
12 bottles: $27.32
The Les Cris is a beautiful Pouilly-Fumé, offering the typical pleasant floral perfume. It is flinty and mineral,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
12 bottles: $23.52
• Practicing organic. • 100% Sauvignon Blanc. • Nanogyra is the name of the fossilized oyster shells found in...
White
750ml
Bottle: $50.40
12 bottles: $49.39
• Practicing organic. • 100% Sauvignon Blanc. • A single parcel in the village of Saint Andelain. • Silex and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
Intense melon and citrus fruit aromas with delicate floral and herbal notes and a slight touch of oak are confirmed...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $16.25
Delivers fresh, juicy pear, peach and pineapple flavors, with hints of spices, candied ginger and chamomile on the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.17
12 bottles: $14.87
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.78
12 bottles: $7.94
Light to medium-bodied wine with hints of ripe citrus, melon, and a refreshing crisp finish.
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.01
12 bottles: $18.62
The wine is aged in stainless steel to maintain the true characteristics of the varietal. The result is a crunchy and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
6 bottles: $48.94
The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Pine Mountain is made of 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a vineyard at 2,850 feet in elevation. It...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.07 $20.08
12 bottles: $12.34
The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc is an expression of lemon tart on the nose and citrus blood orange on the pallet. Light and...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $15.57

Aidani Sherry Mencia Sauvignon Blanc

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?

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.

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.