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750ml
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$13.58
$15.09
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$12.36
The 2021 Bianco Vitiano lifts from the glass like a basket of ripe orchard fruits mixed with yellow florals and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$28.05
Aromas of white peaches, tangerine peel, jasmine and wet stones. It has a vivid, mineral sensation on the palate with...
750ml - Case of 12
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$34.24
An excellent Etna Bianco here with very subtle spice, cream and smokiness to the mineral and zesty citrus fruit....
1.5Ltr
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$24.89
$26.20
6 bottles:
$16.66
This wine is refreshing and lively in character. Dry, elegant and soft with notes of peach and almond on the finish.
750ml
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$14.20
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$13.49
This wine is refreshing and lively in character. Dry, elegant and soft with notes of peach and almond on the finish.
750ml
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$21.20
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$20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
375ml
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$95.15
$97.79
Amazing depth of colour and outstanding red berry flavours, particularly strawberry, lend this red Icewine to pair...
375ml
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$70.99
$76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
375ml
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$66.94
$74.20
The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272...
750ml - Case of 6
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$23.75
Aromas of baked yellow apple and orange blossom, jasmine, and clover honey. The palate is fresh and crunchy with...
750ml - Case of 12
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$25.01
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
750ml
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$20.95
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$20.53
Vermentino/Malvasia/Trebbiano from 3ha of vineyards with sandy topsoil. Average vine age is 40 years. Macerated for...
750ml
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$40.95
$45.60
90% Malvasia/10% Ortrugo & Trebbiano Toscano. The varieties are co-planted and the vines average 30 years of age. The...
750ml
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$107.92
Le Macchiole's 2022 Paleo Bianco (a blend of mostly Chardonnay with Sauvignon Blanc in a supporting role) offers a...
750ml
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$13.91
12 bottles:
$13.63
Fruity and floral, Asylia is the freshest and most enjoyable version of the typical Calabrian varieties. A savory,...
750ml
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$19.94
12 bottles:
$19.54
Luigi planted Chardonnay and a touch of Sauvignon in 1980. Admittedly, it is not easy to farm Chard and Sauvignon on...
Ice Wine Italian White Blends Mavrodaphne
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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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