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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.00 $16.66
• 100% Vermentino. • From a 14 hectares property in Gallura, on the northeastern coast of Sardegna. • 200 –...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.94
This wine is a tribute to the founder of the winery, Billia Cherchi. From Vermentino grapes we make a fresh wine,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
A great Vermentino di Sardegna DOC entering of law among the great oenology Sardinia and Italian wines. From over 30...
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750ml
Bottle: $20.80
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Made from 100% Vermentino from Castiglion della Pescaia (along the Tuscan coast). The grapes were harvested in the...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $31.08
It's intense pale pink, is limpid and bright. The nose develops citrus aromas and white flowers. It's persistant...
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750ml
Bottle: $25.95
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White
750ml
Bottle: $47.94
• Certified biodynamic. • 100% Vermentinu. • “A Mina” is Corsican for the “the mine”, as the hillside...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.93
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Fresh and crisp with aromas of white pears, lemons and white flowers. Some fennel. Medium-bodied with bright acidity...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.20
12 bottles: $20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne. • Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils. • Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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375ml
Bottle: $70.99 $76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $25.01
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.75
12 bottles: $16.41
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $19.21
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94 $25.49
12 bottles: $20.80
Mongrana Bianco brings to the glass the fragrance of the summer air: warm and tangy aromas of fresh fruit, the scent...
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750ml
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $17.55
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $41.94
The organic Grattamacco 2021 Bolgheri Vermentino shows the results of an extra year in bottle with steely mineral...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $41.61
This sleek, racy white is marked by pungent aromas of earth, sage and thyme. Reveals apple and lemon flavors as this...
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Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Vermentino 2021

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
What is Retsina?

The Vermintino grape varietal has been grown in northern Italy for centuries, but is perhaps most closely associated with the island of Corsica, where it is the most widely planted grape varietal and is one of the key flagship grapes on the island. Thought to have originated in Spain, the Vermentino grape quickly spread to other countries, and is now found in many parts of Mediterranean Europe and the New World. The grape itself is prized by wineries due to the crispness of its acids, and the wide bouquet of refreshing flavors it carries. Most commonly, Vermentino is known for holding flavors of green apple and lime, and for having a relatively light body with a low alcohol content. As such, it makes a perfect match for a wide range of foods, and is particularly popular when paired with shellfish.