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Nose: The nose bursts with ripe, juicy raspberries and home-cooked jam. Hints of bramble vines add depth and spice....
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Nose: Fresh, tangy rhubarb explodes on the nose with a pinch of black pepper. Palate: The palate gives complex and...
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A luxurious handcrafted African infusion of fresh, green and earthy cucumber with succulent Karoo aloe enhancing the...
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A handcrafted gin of exceptional quality, that’s bursting with a sweet citrus fruit flavour of Sicilian blood...
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Warm, toasted grains intertwine with basil, honeycomb, coriander, and fresh cracked peppercorn on the nose. Mellow...
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The essence of rhubarb adds a tart crisp edge to our smooth gin base whilst the ginger extract warms the palate for a...
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The color is clear. Beautiful aromas fill the glass and a soft warm, clean alcohol highlights how pure this gin is....
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Old-world gin meets new-world botanicals. Our Roaring Fork Gin is crafted from our pure potato spirit, redistilled...
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This newest addition to our world-class lineup is our Mary’s Select Gin. This Gin was inspired by our CEO and is...
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It means “grasshopper,” and is their basic Chasselas, though it’s hardly “basic” with 13 months on the fine...
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The 2020 Steinkrügle is another fascinating Chasselas from Hanspeter and Edeltraud Ziereisen that comes from...
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The 2020 Gutedel Viviser is another excellent Chasselas from the Ziereisen family. It was basket-pressed and aged in...
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Chasselas Gin Ice Wine Mavrodaphne
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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