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100% Malagouzia, an ancient grape varietal producing highly aromatic wines with a round and soft palate. The wines...
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Energetic white wines are the white wines that excite us most, and Arneis has a unique ability to achieve that...
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Fresh with an elegant characteristic nose. Fresh and dry on the palate with a hint of almond on the finish. Serve...
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Ceretto Blangé is an excellent example of the expression of the native Arneis grape. It is a pleasant medium-bodied...
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Straw yellow in color, the bouquet is delicate, fresh, fruity The palate is dry, fresh and elegantly harmonic with...
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The bouquet conjures up exotic fruit, ripe pears, hawthorn blossom, and acacia honey. Soft, sweet and nicely...
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Exotic fruits, mature pears, hawthorn and acacia honey on the nose. The palate offers warmth, velvet, and with...
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Exotic fruits, mature pears, hawthorn and acacia honey on the nose. The palate offers warmth, velvet, and with...
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Straw yellow color with greenish reflections, consistent. It has a broad broom nose, peach with menthol hints....
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Spiced-pear, celery and fresh-sage aromas. Sea salt, too. Full-bodied, creamy and fruity with a tangy yet round and...
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COLOR: Pale yellow. NOSE: Acacia, pear and peach with touches of tropical fruit. FLAVOR: The taste is fresh and...
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Amazing depth of colour and outstanding red berry flavours, particularly strawberry, lend this red Icewine to pair...
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This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
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The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272...
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Arneis Ice Wine Malagousia

The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.

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.

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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