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Following in the tradition of Alsace, this Edelzwicker bottling is a blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Finger...
375ml
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The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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$27.00
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May Wine, made by combining fresh flowers of woodruff, strawberries and young wine, has been used to celebrate the...
750ml
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$11.52
May Wine, made by combining fresh flowers of woodruff, strawberries and young wine, has been used to celebrate the...
750ml
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$11.70
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This is a pale yellow wine with a green hue. An elegant, young wine that reveals delicate and fruity aromas blended...
1.5Ltr
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$27.16
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This semi-dry white is refreshing with fruity aromas and hints of peach and green apple, yielding to a crisp, clean...
750ml
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$15.91
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This semi-dry white is refreshing with fruity aromas and hints of peach and green apple, yielding to a crisp, clean...
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$23.96
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A clean, fresh blend of Native American grape varieties. Fruity and sweet, an excellent sipping wine.
750ml
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$14.08
$14.82
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$11.40
A blend of Native American grape varieties create this fruity dessert wine that is floral and rich. A blend of...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
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A blend of Chardonnay, Cayuga White and Vidal Blanc.
750ml
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$11.11
$11.70
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$8.55
A flowery nose with subtle fruit aroma, Smooth and crisp with ample fruit and a lush texture. Complexities of oak and...
750ml
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$17.09
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$13.18
Our Raspberry Spumante with a Holiday twist!
750ml
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$13.58
$14.30
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$11.40
GG is our second official winery SpokesPup and the star of GG's Reserve and a rescue pup from rural Georgia. To honor...
750ml
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$14.41
$15.17
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A native American variety semi-sweet wine brings you a refreshing mouth watering ripe grape flavor.
750ml
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A soft, delicate blend of Cayuga and Aurore, ideal for those who prefer a semi-sweet wine. Serve it with cheesecake,...
750ml
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$14.73
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$13.99
Young-vine Grüner Veltliner sets the foundation for the Field White. Regional staples Riesling and Chardonnay fill...
Ice Wine Mavrodaphne White Blend United States New York
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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Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
New York state has a wine history which stretches back to the mid-17th century, when Dutch settlers first began cultivating grape vines in the Hudson Valley. Since then, the wine industry of New York has grown from strength to strength, mixing the old with the new as wineries continue to experiment with modern techniques alongside their traditional heritage. Indeed, certain wineries in New York state hold a claim to being amongst the oldest and most well established in the New World, with at least one dating back over three hundred and fifty years. New York state is responsible for a relatively small range of grape varietals, due to its cooler, damper climate, but many varietals such as Riesling and Seyval Blanc thrive in such conditions and produce wines a of singular quality.