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Argentina’s signature white grape, Torrontes produces an aromatic wine with notes of citrus and flowers. On the...
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750ml
Bottle: $20.14 $21.20
12 bottles: $17.42
Bartenura Sweet Red Brachetto is produced with grapes grown in the Piedmont region in north-west Italy. Rich flavors...
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Bottle: $10.93
On the nose, delicate aromas of oranges and white flowers. Refreshing notes of citrus fruits, grapefruit, and lemon...
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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $12.61
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
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Bottle: $12.82
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
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Bottle: $19.94
Intense pink in colour with a fine mousse texture. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.66
Ca Bianca Brachetto d'Acqui is a wonderful lightly sparkling and delicately sweet red wine traditional to Italy's...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
A bright, tangy white with sliced apples and lemon skin. Hints of stone and concrete. Medium-bodied, fresh and clean....
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750ml
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Such a floral nose with refreshing but subtle white fruit. Peaches, jasmine and lychee with a hint of lime and chalk....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.01
12 bottles: $12.36
The Torrontés, which is of Cafayate fame is fresh and 100% stainless steel-aged, allowing the unique aromas and...
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750ml
Bottle: $49.94 $75.94
Pretty, perfumed nose of white lavender, honeysuckle, peaches, orange blossom, white pears, lemon pith and blanched...
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Bottle: $41.31
This is made by drying the grapes, just like Vin Santo but with torontel. Mango dessert, dried papaya, sticky rice,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.94 $12.05
COLOR Golden color with green flashes NOSE Very intense aromas with hints of peach, orange and grapefruit FLAVOR Well...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.20
12 bottles: $20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne. • Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils. • Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $25.01
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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Bottle: $21.28
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.72
12 bottles: $18.35
COLOR: Bright ruby red color. NOSE: Intense nose with vinous notes and touches of wild blackberries. FLAVOR:...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.10 $18.40
The 2021 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is wildly unique. A burst of incense and cedary spice gives way to depths of...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.25
12 bottles: $16.63
COLOR: Intense ruby red with pink shades. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is delicate and elegant with notes of rose,...
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750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
Wild mint and lime leaf jump from this aromatic amphora-aged Torrontes. The palate shows more lemon zest and zingy...
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Brachetto Mavrodaphne Refosco Torrontes

Brachetto is a delicate red wine grape grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, where it has been cultivated and used in the production of a range of wines for centuries. The grapes usually hold delicate flavors of summer berries, most notably strawberries, and are used to make light bodied, extremely drinkable wines perfect for hot sunny days. Their thin skins mean that they are usually low in tannins, which results in a silky smooth, mild red wine. Because of their lightness and fresh, summery flavors, they are also used to make excellent sparkling wines, similar to a Lambrusco. They are a highly aromatic grape varietal, and in recent decades they have started to be planted in many New World countries with similar climatic conditions to their native Italy.

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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