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Although this honey-hued flavored whiskey is blended with apple juice and cinnamon, the aroma and flavor veer toward...
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• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Trousseau.
• Stolpman Estate Vineyard (Ballard Canyon AVA).
• Only 3.5 acres...
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The Strawberry Moonshine is South Carolina sweet but it packs a punch so don’t be fooled by its pretty package.
750ml
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Aromas of perfectly ripe berries: wild strawberries, red cherries, and a touch of earthiness. Powerful and elegant...
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Midnight Moon Dill Pickles is a delicious blend of Midnight Moon and real pickles. It delivers a 60 proof spirit that...
750ml
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$26.80
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Prepare to be blown away by a moonshine that's as smooth as it is nutty! Our Peanut Butter Moonshine is a flavor...
750ml
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$26.80
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It doesn’t get more summer than this. Our Midnight Moon Watermelon is a refreshing blend of our legendary moonshine...
750ml
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$21.65
$22.79
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Move over Candy Canes! Midnight Moon Peppermint is a delicious blend of our authentic moonshine recipe and real...
750ml - Case of 12
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Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
750ml
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$39.94
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Oranges and sliced strawberries with roses. Medium- to full-bodied with chewy tannins that are angular and bright....
750ml
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$27.40
$28.84
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Bold aromatics of caramel candy, roasted apple, buttery crust, and sweet baking spice of nutmeg and grated cinnamon...
750ml
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Banana pudding ranks up there with all the best things in life. Which is why we took the flavors of vanilla wafers,...
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Taste the sweeter side of life in the nectar of the Appalachian Gods that is captured in Ole Smoky®Blackberry...
Aidani Mavrodaphne Moonshine Mencia
One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.
As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.
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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?