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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.60
With a floral scent on the nose, a refreshing balance on the palate, and a fruit-forward finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.93 $26.40
12 bottles: $24.43
100% Melon de Bourgogne. The Pépière holding in the cru of Château Thébaud is 14 hectares of vines up to 65 years...
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
30-60 year old vines located north of the Lac de Grandlieu. Vineyards are planted densely with 7,000 vines per hectare.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.60
12 bottles: $20.52
This remarkable Vin de France (thus without vintage on the label) has not only the color of a honeydew melon, it also...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.60
12 bottles: $28.12
White
750ml
Bottle: $28.20
12 bottles: $27.64
From a high desert site in the Gabilan Mountains, neighboring Pinnacles State Park. Harvested from a south facing...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
From Bien Nacido in Santa Maria, this is a crisp, mineral driven wine with captivating brininess. Made for shucking...
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Melon de Bourgogne

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.

Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.