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On the nose, bright citrus aromas are accented by fresh meringue with a hint of vanilla. On the palate, enjoy the...
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$19.60
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A bold take on a California classic; flavors of peach, pear, vanilla and crème brûlée; partial bourbon barrel...
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$20.08
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Made with organically grown grapes, the wine has a straw yellow color with green hints. On the nose, its elegantly...
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$17.59
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There's more than meets the eye when it comes to our Chardonnay. A bright twist of lime unfolds into a silky caramel...
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$15.41
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Bold and strong in character, this deep rich and golden Chardonnay is filled with stone fruit aromas and a sweet...
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A deft touch with oak gives this medium- to full-bodied wine spicy complexity. It ranges from a toasted baguette...
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$15.41
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Medium, slightly round entry balanced by firm acid backbone. Oak well integrated. Uniform across palate with a tinge...
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This wine represents the best of grapes grown in Monterey County. Our Chardonnay exudes flavors with grace and...
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CHILITROKIA will enhance cocktails by adding savory & spiced notes while also lengthening out the finish and...
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It’s difficult to find something commercially available that contains raw natural ingredients while maintaining...
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Our coffee liqueur is made with bourbon barrel-aged beans roasted by Java Smugglers! It's sweet, boozy, and perfect...
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A straightforward white, with fruit cocktail flavors and a short finish. Drink now. 6,000 cases made.
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Pour a glass and you’ll discover a brilliant golden liquid overflowing with aromas of crisp citrus, green apple,...
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$12.42
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It’s classic! Sweet, succulent, and intensely apple.
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Taste the sweet tropics and let your imagination take over.
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Delicious, fruity, intense.
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Chill. Shoot. Smile. Just like tasting wild blackberries when you are out for a walk in the woods.
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Buttery. Rich. Classic. Need we say more?
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Like taking a big bite out of a fresh peach, hold the fuzz.
Chardonnay Ice Wine Liqueur Mavrodaphne
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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?