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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
• 100% Vernaccia fermented with indigenous yeasts. • Only a brief skin contact during the fermentation. •...
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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
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.75
12 bottles: $14.45
Color: Delicate straw yellow tending to a warm golden colour with ageing. Nose: Characteristic bouquet, elegant and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
• 100% Vernaccia from 35+ year old vines. • 100-300 mt above the sea level. • Hand-harvested fruit. •...
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,...
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...
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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: $18.94
Complex bouquet featuring floral, citrus, tropical and mineral notes Taste: of full structure, mineral, fresh and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.85
12 bottles: $17.49
A sleek white, with dominant almond, honey and sage flavors, revealing a touch of baking spices. Balanced and...
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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".
White
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
12 bottles: $34.24
The true Vernaccia. The free run juice goes directly to the vats and, after fermentation, refines on the lees for a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94 $26.40
We are back to the old way of Vernaccia, which was vinified like a red. In the past you had to wait to drink it after...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.62
The 2022 Savatiano Old Vines is unoaked and comes in at 12.6% alcohol. This is mightily impressive in its youth....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.23
Light straw yellow in color. Deep and delicate bouquet with scents of fresh fruits and white wild flowers. Pleasant...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.49
12 bottles: $17.14
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $19.01
100% Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Balanced, with elegant tones, this wine has fruited and mineral notes typical of...
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Cayuga Picpoul Savatiano Vernaccia

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?