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White Horse is Bloomer Creek's light-hearted tribute Cheval Blanc, the great Saint-Émilion blend of Cabernet Franc...
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From the “grapey” nose to the deliciously silky-smooth finish, this wine is truly sensational!
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From the “grapey” nose to the deliciously silky-smooth finish, this wine is truly sensational!
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A luscious fruity blend of Native American grape varieties, enjoyable to a wide range of tastes.
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Finger Lakes, New York- A unique, mellow, easy-drinking wine with a subtle cherry fruit core and a soft finish. This...
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$13.09
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$9.51
An excellent balance of fruit and oak make this full-bodied, dry red ideal with all red meat dishes. An excellent...
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This blend of French grapes with a semi-dry finish makes a perfect partner for beef or poultry dishes.
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A dry-red wine with smokey accents entwining seductive notes of ripe currant and broad American oak.
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This deliciously sweet red wine walks on the 'grapey side" This wine is rich with a sensationally smooth finish....
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This deliciously sweet red wine walks on the 'grapey side" This wine is rich with a sensationally smooth finish....
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$11.11
$11.70
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A blend of Pinot Noir & Baco Noir.
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Smooth and fruid forward with hints of blackberry and plum with soft tannins and a subtle sweet finish.
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$14.30
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Salmon Run Coho Red is a lovely red wine with a touch of sweetness. Starting with a cherry flavor and finishing with...
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Barrel aged in mostly French oak barrels for a year, this blend offers both uncommon complexity and value. With its...
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$13.01
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Whether you're chillin' out on the lake or relaxin' at the beach, Glenora's chillable red is the perfect wine.
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Bobsled Red's pleasant, semi-dry finish makes it enjoyable on its own or with pasta, pizza or wings.
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Semi-sweet and fruity, it combines the essence of red and black raspberries along with Finger Lakes grapes to create...
Calvados Mavrodaphne Red Blend United States New York Finger Lakes
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.
When it comes to New York wine regions, Finger Lakes reigns supreme. Wines have been made in New York for longer than in any other part of the US, with the first vineyards being planted there over three hundred years ago by Dutch settlers. Finger Lakes is home to two of the United States’ oldest operating wineries, dating back to the 1860s, which continue to produce characterful wines inspired by France’s Alsace region.
Finger Lakes is New York’s largest and most productive wine region, with over one hundred separate wineries located on the banks of the six long, narrow lakes. The majority of the wines produced in this fascinating region are made from Chardonnay and Riesling varietal grapes, with Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir also growing well in the unique microclimate that the lakes provide. Indeed, it is the lakes themselves that influence the climatic conditions of the region - without them, the early winters and springs would be far too cold to effectively grow vines, but the lakes allow warmth to be maintained throughout the colder months, and temper the heat of the summer. This allows for a long and fruitful growing and ripening season, which gives the berries the chance to take on plenty of character and many fascinating features of this beautiful terroir.