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Fresh, fragrant aromas and natural fruit. Algod Coco is delicately soft and harmonious balance. A Quintessential fine...
750ml - Case of 12
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$9.87
Floral aromas with hints of tropical melon and crisp green grapes are beautifully balanced by refreshing, vibrant...
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Natural fruit, original, refreshing, with a carbonic hue which turns out into a distinct product. Algod Rose is made...
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This unique sparkling wine is 100% Chardonnay made in Methode Tradicional from two separate vineyards high up in the...
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$21.94
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The 2018 Rosé Pinot Noir from San Pablo, Uco Valley spent 40 months aging with yeast. Coppery in hue. The nose...
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• 100% Chardonnay. • Around 4,000 elevation. • Sandy, stony, and calcareous soil. • Élevage: 6 months in...
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• 100% Pinot Noir. • Around 4,000 elevation. • Sandy, stony, and calcareous soil. • Élevage: 6 months in...
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$12.35
Honeycrisp apple and clementine notes are set in a snappy, light-bodied frame, with mineral, floral and pastry cream...
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A reductive smudge of smoky earthiness still clouds aromas of this sparkler. On the palate the foam throws big,...
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A touch of ripe pear plays into the Golden Delicious notes of the nose. The palate displays the same fruit flavors on...
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Notes of red-cheeked Cox's Orange Pippin apple fill the nose on this wine with their freshness and juicy ripeness....
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$16.25
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$13.00
Bright golden color with elegant bubbles. Well-balanced and fresh in mouth. A white fruit aroma-characteristic of...
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With the recent launch of Altaneve Prosecco DOC, we are directly competing against the larger Prosecco producers on...
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Altaneve Rosé is an exclusive blend of Pinot Nero and Glera grapes hand-cultivated in the foothills of the Alps, in...
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.04
The Un jour de 1911... is another 100% Bouzy Pinot Noir with an antique label design. The bright golden colored...
750ml - Case of 12
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Rated 93 - Strong and lush, very creamy, mild acidity, great perlage, very intense and expressive. You could easily...
750ml - Case of 12
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Rated 94 - This varietal Grand Cru Pinot Noir, pressed white as Brut, has the great power of the Grand Reserve, but...
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The golden yellow color of this Blanc de Blancs and its delicate bubbles highlight the finesse of its effervescence....
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The wine develops fruity aromas with grenadine notes that are reminiscent of raspberry liquor. This Rose is ideal for...
Barbera Champagne Blend Mencia Savatiano
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?