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White
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A particular specialty of the Valle Isarco. Greenish to bright yellow in color. Peaches, apricots, and tones of...
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750ml
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Light golden yellow with clearly green reflections. Ripe peaches, dried apricots, orange peel, ginger, and elder...
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Toasted sesame, date, walnut bread and cocoa notes mingle here, giving this a solid bass line, while a racy ginger...
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White
750ml
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Pretty and racy, offering streaks of singed almond, dried orange peel, tangerine and peach, with a tangy salted...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
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750ml
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Notes of sliced apples, lemon zest and citrus blossom on the nose with crushed stone minerality in the background....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Color: Straw yellow with greenish hues Nose: Fresh, intense, spiced, aromatic Palate: Balanced acidity, aromatic,...
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750ml
Bottle: $32.94
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Here's another stellar bottle from one of Italy's greatest wine subzones: the high-elevation Valle Isarco. Made in...
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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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750ml
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Attractive deep amber colour, brilliant and clean. legant aroma, rich, ripe on the nose with hints of grapefruit,...
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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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750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.59
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750ml
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The 2022 Kerner is bright and fresh with notes of apricot and citrus flowers, layered with hints of beeswax and a bit...
White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
COLOR Bright straw-yellow colour with greenish reflections NOSE The bouquet is pleasingly fruity with impressions of...
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.52 $24.76
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.24 $22.49
12 bottles: $17.57
Sandeman Madeira Rainwater is made in the traditional manner on the Atlantic island of Madeira, The rich soil and...

Kerner Mavrodaphne Sercial

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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