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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $22.23 $23.40
6 bottles: $14.30
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.91
12 bottles: $11.88
The wine, straw-yellow in colour, is fresh and structured because of a good acidity level. It is very agreeable on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.58 $15.09
12 bottles: $12.36
The 2021 Bianco Vitiano lifts from the glass like a basket of ripe orchard fruits mixed with yellow florals and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $17.48
Straw yellow in color with a perfume of exotic fruit and citrus. Dry and fresh on the palate with a firm but elegant...
White
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.99 $28.88
12 bottles: $23.56
The 2021 Greco di Tufo is tonic and clean with citrus, white flower, crushed stone and playful hints of garden herb....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.90 $36.08
6 bottles: $33.22
This is fine greco. Salty, almond flecked, quinine bitter and savory, while segueing subtly into the stone fruit...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.76
Aromas of white peaches, tangerine peel, jasmine and wet stones. It has a vivid, mineral sensation on the palate with...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $34.24
An excellent Etna Bianco here with very subtle spice, cream and smokiness to the mineral and zesty citrus fruit....
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $24.89 $26.20
6 bottles: $16.66
This wine is refreshing and lively in character. Dry, elegant and soft with notes of peach and almond on the finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.20
12 bottles: $13.49
This wine is refreshing and lively in character. Dry, elegant and soft with notes of peach and almond on the finish.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.52
Straw yellow, to the nose fine with floral and fruit. In the mouth, fresh, balanced.
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.52 $12.13
12 bottles: $9.03
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $22.00 $23.16
6 bottles: $13.00
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White
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $23.90 $25.16
6 bottles: $15.17
A little bit sweet, a little bit dry, Inglenook White Zinfandel is beautifully balanced and refreshingly fruity. It's...
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White
5.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.99
A little bit sweet, a little bit dry, Inglenook White Zinfandel is beautifully balanced and refreshingly fruity. It's...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.33 $21.40
6 bottles: $12.13
Whether the table is set for Thanksgiving or you’re enjoying a casual chicken salad lunch, you’ll want to save a...

Greco Bianco Italian White Blends Mavrodaphne White Zinfandel

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?