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750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
• 100% Petite Arvine. • Sandy soils of morainic origin. • Hand-harvested. • Brief maceration on the skins....
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750ml
Bottle: $23.94
6 bottles: $23.46
Here’s a very good introduction to the viognier whites. Full peach and apricot aromas are married to a generous...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
This wine consists of 100% Voignier grapes from the department of Herault in the south of the Minervois area....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.80
Pale yellow in color with aromas of juicy pear and white blossoms. Fresh and smooth on the palate with a clean finish.
White
750ml
Bottle: $32.89
12 bottles: $32.23
Wonderfully fresh and exotic, the 2022 Viognier wafts up sweetly floral and slightly tropical with an air of crushed...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.87 $12.50
12 bottles: $7.60
With abundant aromas of honey suckle, stone fruit, apricot, and tropical fruit, our Viognier is pleasantly balanced...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.51
Lively and golden, aromas of yellow apple, burnt caramel, and white pepper on the nose. The palate is rich and full,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.14
Complex aromas of mountain herbs, white flowers, hay, honey and citrus. On the palate the wine continues to evolve...
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375ml
Bottle: $14.45 $15.21
12 bottles: $13.18
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $180.52
Lush, captivating, exotic nose with aromas of vineyard peach, ripe apricots, herbs, and sweet pears. Robust...
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750ml
Bottle: $89.93
6 bottles: $88.13
From three parcels totaling five acres. About half was planted in 2009 while the other half dates from the 1970s. The...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.44
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750ml
Bottle: $21.90 $22.80
12 bottles: $21.66
Black Muscat, another under appreciated muscat variety, is known in Europe as a table grape variety, Muscat Hamburg,...
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $23.90
12 bottles: $23.42
Essensia is a full-bodied sweet wine made with Orange Muscat grapes. The experience of Essensia is unmistakable: a...
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.80
12 bottles: $26.26
A beautiful yellow hue with low acidity. Silky and exotic with pineapple flavors that end with unique character.
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375ml
Bottle: $84.94
The 2012 Vin Santo is compelling, as it so often is. Caramel, honey, brown sugar and kirsch are some of the many...
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375ml
Bottle: $22.84 $23.75
12 bottles: $22.38
This is a Vin Santo that is traditional both in its blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes as well as in its method...
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750ml
Bottle: $93.94
12 bottles: $92.06
The 2019 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese is coolish, flinty and floral on the precise and aromatic nose...
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Dessert Wine Malagousia Petite Arvine Viognier

If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.

It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.

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Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.