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750ml
Bottle: $27.60
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100% Ruché. "Ruschena" is Tavijn's only wine from fruit sourced from neighbors, a family by the name of Ruschena....
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750ml
Bottle: $27.95
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100% Ruche. Mainly from estate parcels scattered about the steep hills of the Monferrato zone of Asti around the...
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375ml
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Made with Ruché grapes sourced from vineyards with different characteristics, Clasic stands out for its elegance and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Made with Ruché grapes sourced from vineyards with different characteristics, Clasic stands out for its elegance and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
A dark, brooding style yet fluid in texture, boasting black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, vanilla and tar flavors....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Made from pure Ruchè grapes, Sant’Eufemia represents the most straightforward, immediate and valuable version of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Produced from pure Ruchè grapes, coming from a very particular vineyard characterized by calcareous marl with a high...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.89 $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62

Robola Ruche Wine

In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.

Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.

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
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