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750ml
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$15.00
The bouquet is intense and delicate with attractive hints of fruit and flowers while the flavor is fresh, sapid, soft...
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Roagna Derthona Montemarzino Timorasso 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$134.22
Derthona is the old name for Tortona, the area in Piedmont where Timorasso is traditionally grown. Timorasso is a...
750ml
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$30.00
6 bottles:
$28.80
100% Manzoni Bianco. Manzoni is a 1930's crossing of Riesling Renano and Pinot Bianco, developed in the Veneto by Dr....
750ml
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$15.41
12 bottles:
$15.10
Ripe apple, pear, and quince notes by the nose with a touch of hibiscus on the palate. Petit Sauvage is mouth filling...
750ml
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$26.40
12 bottles:
$25.87
Rated 92 - I cannot ever recall tasting an example of pure Vijariego Blanco previously, but if all examples are as...
750ml
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$27.94
12 bottles:
$27.38
• Certified biodynamic.
• 100% Genovese.
• Emera is a Corsican plant that surrounds this vineyard.
• A single...
750ml
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$16.25
12 bottles:
$12.35
Indulge in a tropical twist of bliss with ChocoVine’s new White Chocolate & Coconut flavor!
750ml
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$14.94
12 bottles:
$14.64
• 100% Çalkaras?, a native varietal to Çal.
• Single vineyard at 3,120 feet above sea level.
• Stainless...
750ml
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$14.94
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$14.64
100% Yap?ncak grapes. Pronunciation (Yap-in-jack). The more serious of the two whites, Yap?ncak is a variety grown...
750ml - Case of 12
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$20.80
Color: Straw yellow with golden highlights.
Bouquet: Very intense and complex with fresh hints which recall lemon and...
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Foradori Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$37.08
Maybe the greatest natural white wine I have ever tasted. Complex and strikingly original lemon-zest, smoke and...
750ml
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$11.71
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This refreshing wine has fruity and citrus aromas with notes of lemon and mineral hints. Fresh and light on the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$20.48
An unusual wine with savory notes, displaying blanched almond, beeswax and underbrush notes with moderate star fruit...
1.0Ltr
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$14.30
12 bottles:
$14.01
Elbling is enjoying a small renaissance among German importers these days... but we’ve had this grape in our back...
Mavrodaphne Mencia Ribolla Gialla
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?