Retsina "Ritinitis Nobilis" Peloponessos, Gai'a
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Retsina "Ritinitis Nobilis" Peloponessos, Gai'a - NV

Item # 17743 750 mL

Not your yiayia's Retsina, Gaia has produced an exquisite version of this traditional wine by seeping “tea bags” of pine resin in the must, which creates subtle aromas of mint and eucalyptus. A must-try with salty foods.
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Color
White
Vintage
NV
Country
Greece
Region
Southern
Sub-Region
Peloponnese
Producer
Gaia
Grape Variety
Roditis
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Staff Pick Notes

Ah, Retsina. It's difficult to imagine, outside of certain poorly made German rieslings from decades past, a wine that so easily conjures feelings of fear and loathing amongst western wine drinkers. And indeed, Retsina used to be the bad taverna wine that unwitting tourists would guzzle by the carafe in the Plaka in Athens in hopes of capturing some fleeting notion of authenticity. It was sweet and syrupy and smelled of Pinesol, the Hellenic version of the tequila with a worm in the bottle for the idiots on a Sunday drive through Tiajuana. Not this Retsina, however. Made from the native Roditis grape on north-facing slopes in Corinth and fermented with less than .3 gr/L of pine resin, the wine has a wonderful piney fresh profile with a citrus backbone, making a truly refreshing wine. Drink well chilled and don't say Opa.

- JA

Glossary

Roditis

A rosé colored grape used primarily to make the light white wines of Patra. Crisp and dry, with aromas of citrus and honeysuckle, this is a good grape to try in place of your daily Pinot Grigio. This varietal is frequently blended with Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurztraminer to make richer, more full-bodied whites, and with Savatiano to make Retsina.

Retsina

This is Greek history in a bottle! For years, Greek winemakers used pine resin to seal their winebarrels, and thus the resultant white and rosé wines took on the distinctive flavor of pine. Nowadays the wine is produced by adding small amounts of Aleppo pine resin to the fermenting grape juice. Immensely popular as the perfect accompaniment to Greek meze (or appetizers), this completely unique wine is more appreciable if considered more of an aperitif.

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