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Straw yellow with hints of green. Notes of lily, magnolia, juniper, and linden are followed by ripe fruit and...
750ml
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$19.99
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$19.60
Color: Brilliant light straw yellow.
Smell: The aroma of this Chardonnay releases exotic fruity impressions with...
750ml
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$14.30
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$12.35
This bright and crisp Chardonnay from Sicily features a fresh bouquet with fragrances of pear and apple. The taste is...
750ml
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COLOR: Ruby red.
NOSE: Fresh nose with plum and blackberry notes.
FLAVOR: Medium structure, easy drinking with fresh...
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This fresh and lively Chardonnay offers a nose of tropical fruits, peaches and vanilla. It's round and cream on the...
750ml - Case of 12
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Aromas of anjou pear, and white flowers, with a touch of honey and roasted hazelnuts. Full-bodied and dry with a...
750ml
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$19.79
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$19.39
Optimum varietal expression. An unwooded wine, Bon Vallon has a brisk and clean freshness leading into a wide...
750ml
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$17.70
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$16.88
Un-wooded with notes of grapefruit & nuts. Complex with a nuanced elegance, ending with a delicate ripeness....
750ml
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$17.68
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$17.33
This stunning wine leaps out of the glass, with concentrated flavors and aromas of white peach, quince and pineapple,...
750ml
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$16.25
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$15.93
This 100% domaine wine comes from the Macon village of Uchizy. It is fresh and juicy, no-oak Chardonnay, with layers...
750ml
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$15.41
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$15.10
Open, fragrant nose with notes of fresh fruits and white flowers. The mouth follows through on the same notes, with...
375ml - Case of 24
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$7.83
A clear, bright pale yellow in color, with refreshing citrus aromas of grapefruit and lime that intermingle with...
750ml
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$16.25
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$15.93
Pale yellow in color with a silvery green sheen. Complex and intense varietal aromas reveal green apple, ripe peach,...
750ml
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$17.44
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$17.09
Since 1989 our family owned and operated winery has produced wines of superior quality and value. This handcrafted...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.41
Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
750ml
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$18.50
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$18.13
The Unwooded Chardonnay includes 10% skin ferment and a "bit" of Chenin Blanc, has a very aromatic bouquet with peach...
750ml
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$20.80
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Our Barbera d'Alba comes from a wonderful range of estate vineyards. It is fermented for an average of 20 days and...
Barbera Chardonnay Mavrodaphne 2023
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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
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