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375ml - Case of 20
Bottle:
$9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural strawberry flavors, a very berry scent and tender taste, no ethyl alcohol...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.20
12 bottles:
$20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$26.20
6 bottles:
$16.66
Peach Mango is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors, combining luscious, mouthwatering peach with rich,...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.17
12 bottles:
$12.36
Peach Mango is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors, combining luscious, mouthwatering peach with rich,...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$26.20
6 bottles:
$16.66
Strawberry Watermelon is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors of freshly picked strawberries and ripe,...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.17
12 bottles:
$12.36
Strawberry Watermelon is semi-sweet and offers the natural fruit flavors of freshly picked strawberries and ripe,...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.94
12 bottles:
$13.66
This wonderfully aromatic treat is made from semi-sweet white wine infused with locally grown sun-ripened red...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$24.27
$25.55
6 bottles:
$15.59
Caleta™ is a new take on a classic Margarita made with 100% de agave wine. This party-ready margarita brings tangy...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.94
$14.30
12 bottles:
$11.75
Big bold peach aroma and flavors are complemented by luscious sweetness on the palate. This wine is delicious on its...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$22.50
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
500ml
Bottle:
$19.94
Slightly sweet, slightly sour and absolutely delicious. Lucchetti’s Visciola is made from 100% cherries grown on...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.24
$17.09
12 bottles:
$13.18
A medium bodied pure blueberry wine with intense blueberry character and a wonderful blueberry finish. Extremely...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.10
$18.00
12 bottles:
$14.25
Crisp, bubbly, and savory with aromas of tropical fruit, and crisp acidity. A sparkling wine made with 100% rhubarb.
750ml
Bottle:
$17.10
$18.00
12 bottles:
$14.25
Our almost world famous cranberry wine has a unique cranberry nose. This wine is well balanced. It starts sweet but...
Blaterle Fruit Wine Mavrodaphne Mencia
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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