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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.74 $15.00
The inestimable Randall Grahm has long been a poet of Picpoul, among other things, and this lovely example is loaded...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.09
12 bottles: $9.51
One of the Finger Lakes premier white varieties, this semi-dry Cayuga White exhibits aromas of apple and pear with a...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Aromas of candied apples and spicy pears with some lemon drops follow through to a medium body with some marzipan and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.00
12 bottles: $15.68
The Cabrols bottle several cuvées distinguished by different locations and soil types. The vines for this cuvée...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.44
12 bottles: $17.09
Notes of ripe, juicy, fleshy plum and ripe black cherry marry on the fruity nose. The palate follows through and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
The vineyards are located in close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the beach resort of Sete,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
This crackles with acidity, filled out with crunchy nectarine and white pepper. A lovely, herbaceous, zippy wine,...
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White
500ml
Bottle: $58.88
6 bottles: $57.70
The 2010 Tokaji Aszu 5-Puttonyos had been bottled just a fortnight before I tasted it. Considering the growing...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
Made from the regionally developed Cayuga White grape, this light and fruity wine features a floral nose enhanced by...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
100% Picpoul. Intense fruity bouquet of citrus and exotic fruits. Fresh in the mouth with good acidity and the unique...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.00
12 bottles: $20.58
You could easily mistake this for a good pinot noir, thanks to the bright sour-cherry fruit and the velvety tannins,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
The grapes for Reinisch's 2020 St. Laurent ripen in the vineyards in Tattendorf, whose warm, dry gravel soils are...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
Cinnamon and plum notes immediately reach the nose before a more pervasive, dark peony note makes itself felt. The...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $5.89
Made from the unique Tokay grape, this pale-colored wine is sweet, rich and full of flavor, with the quality you...
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
This serious body wine with great acid backbone has fruit aromas and grapefruit, green apple and peach along with a...
White
500ml
Bottle: $65.94
12 bottles: $64.62
• 100% Furmint. • South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level. • Clay mixed with broken...
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500ml
Bottle: $71.94
12 bottles: $70.50
• 100% Furmint. • South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level. • Clay mixed with broken...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
Brilliant with pale yellow with green hues. The nose has hints of citrus fruit and white fruity like peach. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
A classic example of why Picpoul is fondly referred to as the "Muscadet of the Midi".

Cayuga Furmint Picpoul Savatiano Mencia

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?