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The 2021 Frascati Superiore Poggio Verde is understated, with crushed yellow apples, stone dust and dried flowers. It...
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An inviting young chardonnay with freshly sliced and lightly spiced apple on the nose and palate. Some lavender-like...
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A fresh young chardonnay with apple and fresh-herb character. Feels a bit dull at first on the medium-bodied plate,...
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This wine is sweet yet refreshing with a lingering finish.
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Straw yellow color. The nose is intense and delicate with notes of orange blossom, apricot, and peach. On the palate,...
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A sleek, fresh white, with fragrant overtones of wild sage and orange zest, plus flavors of crunchy white peach and...
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A salty white that's a bit closed at first but opens to show flavors of Asian pear, peach skin, star fruit and fresh...
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Sliced lemons, stone fruit, summer flowers and melon aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, polished and sleek with a...
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So much mineral and earth to this with pumice and lava undertones to the lemon and crisp apple fruit character....
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A golden color with floral and aromatic herbal aromas with hints of roasted peaches, apples and lemons on the...
Italian White Blends Mavrodaphne Mencia 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
What is Retsina?
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.