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$29.95
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Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in...
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$18.95
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100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level,...
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A fine and persistent wine, with notes of fruit and citrus. A dry and balanced flavor, of intense persistence.
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Sliced lemons, freshly cut grass, citrus blossom and crushed stones on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and pure with...
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Straw yellow in color with a greenish hue. With citrus and floral notes, this wine made from Grillo envelops the...
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$22.39
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Grillo is the indigenous white grape variety that has been the subject of the greatest interest in recent times, due...
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$34.84
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The 2021 Langhe Freisa Kye is redolent of black cherry, herbs, licorice and spice. The Vajra children are picking...
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$14.30
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Located at 600m above sea level, these vineyards are more suitable for the production of white grapes, such as the...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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A light-bodied, fruity red, with an earthy aroma giving way to strawberry and rose flavors. Features a lining of firm...
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Clear yellow colour with green reflections; on the nose after a first dash of a sea breeze, the primary varietal...
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$13.87
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$13.18
Golden straw color with bright yellow hues. Layered aromas burst from the glass, including white peaches, white...
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$14.94
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It is a sunny and fascinating wine with the intense aromatic charge of its aromas of white pulp fruit. The hilly...
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Intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections in more mature wines. Aromas of rose and geranium. Still wine,...
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The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin.
They are sandy and loose soils. The presence...
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An ancient grape variety, a cross between Moscato and Catarratto, results in a wine with a concentrated and complex...
Other Italian Reds Grillo Mavrodaphne 750ml
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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