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CHILITROKIA will enhance cocktails by adding savory & spiced notes while also lengthening out the finish and...
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It’s difficult to find something commercially available that contains raw natural ingredients while maintaining...
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Our coffee liqueur is made with bourbon barrel-aged beans roasted by Java Smugglers! It's sweet, boozy, and perfect...
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‘Telleira’ is the Galician word for tile factory. In the past, tiles were made in this plot with the clay from...
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Fresh and slightly spiced thanks to the balance of Wormwood, anise, mint.
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Effortlessly satisfying, Mari Gold is a summertime sipper bursting with flavors of orange blossom. Enjoy neat, on the...
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Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee is what gives this liqueur it’s robust flavor, which is then sweetened with local...
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Undoubtably Alpine, this botanical liqueur shows herbal and vegetal aromas like garrigue and Herbs de Provence. A...
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Typical Albarino from the Salnés Valley, in Rías Baixas, to enjoy now and for the next 5 years.
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90-95 Originally around in the mid-1990s, this liqueur was recently reintroduced. Amontillado Sherry-like...
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Made with silver Tequila and agave nectar, this liqueur is a natural match for margaritas. Juicy sweet-orange scent....
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Clean and fresh with delicate citrus notes on the nose and a palate packed with green apple, orange peel and lime...
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• Varietal Mencía from a few parcels, some younger and some up to 100 years old.
• Spontaneous fermentation in...
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"Alma de Mar" is one of Xurxo's top wines, and comes from a single plot of 100% Albariño very close to the sea. The...
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Xurxo makes this wine from 100% Albariño from a tiny 1 ha vineyard of 35 year old vines grown organically on clay...
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There is a note of dry hay and esparto grass in the 2022 Fusco, which made me think of some wines from Douro in...
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Intensely unique and inviting, Alizé Apple is a succulent infusion of ripe, delicious apples delicately blended with...
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Alizé Grape is a flavorful infusion of fresh grapes and passion fruit, delicately blended with premium French vodka....
Albarino Liqueur Mavrodaphne Mencia 750ml
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
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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