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$24.60
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Jammin' Red is a pleasant blend of red grapes and natural strawberry flavor. The finish is lively and semi sweet....
750ml
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$12.87
$14.30
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$11.40
Jammin' Red is a pleasant blend of red grapes and natural strawberry flavor. The finish is lively and semi sweet....
750ml
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$15.94
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$15.62
100% Sousón (indigenous red varietal). All stainless steel. Fresh, light, beautiful, approachable red with notes of...
750ml
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$21.20
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
750ml
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$15.38
$17.09
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$14.69
A smooth blend of Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot offers wonderful berry-cherry aromas with...
750ml
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$19.90
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$18.91
Medium red with a bright purple hue. Aromas of dark, brambly, blueberry aromas are matched with dried herbs, earth...
750ml
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$23.95
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$23.47
La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared. Fabrizio is a believer...
750ml
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A very quaffable red, offering a juicy melange of cranberry, raspberry and black cherry, with loam, sage and tea leaf...
750ml
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$14.94
$16.25
This is a touch stemmy and rustic up front, showing dried cranberry and cherry flavors, with a subtle tug of mineral...
750ml
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$13.65
$15.17
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$12.36
This wine is filled with intense raspberry and blackberry with very gentle tannins with a subtle sweetness. The...
750ml - Case of 12
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$25.01
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
750ml
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$25.95
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$25.43
Mourvèdre from two high-elevation vineyards in the Sierra Foothills - Cedarville and Sumu Kaw. Hank Beckmeyer knows...
750ml
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$27.95
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$27.39
The Cedarville is always light in color It shows lots of citrus in the nose, along with plum and granite soil. An...
750ml
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$23.94
$25.20
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$22.80
Colorino is a member of the teinturier grape family, in which both the skins and pulp exude red juice. (see also:...
Mavrodaphne Mencia Mourvedre
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?
Mourvèdre is a fascinating and ancient grape varietal, thought to have been introduced to Spain by the ancient Phoenicians over two thousand years ago. Since then, it has found a home in many regions of France, and has gone on to be a key grape varietal in the New World, where it is often blended with Grenache and Syrah varietals to make a beautifully rounded and balanced red wine. The Mourvèdre grape itself is renowned for holding a complex set of flavours, which are often described as meaty or gamey, with plenty of bramble fruit notes. As such, they are often served with dark meats, and are enjoyed in many countries across the globe. The grapes are not the easiest to cultivate, as they require plenty of sunshine alongside well irrigated soil. However, their quality and unique attributes mean that wineries all over the globe continue to persevere with this special varietal.