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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
'Arancio' (meaning the color orange or an orange tree) is 70% Malvasia Toscana/Malvasia Romagnola, 27% Trebbiano...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
Dolcemente's secret is the blend of the refined character of the Chardonnay with the fruitiness and sweetness of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
Dolcemente's secret is the blend of the refined character of the Chardonnay with the fruitiness and sweetness of the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
Color: Straw yellow with green reflections. Nose: There are floral shades of white flowers. Palate: In the mouth, it...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
Lots of fresh flowers, limes, sliced apples and honeysuckle on the nose with candied lemon and heather notes....
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Straw yellow colour with golden reflections; mellow citrus fruits and delicate vanilla floral notes fill the nose; to...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.94
Brilliant yellow in color with distinctive floral overtones of white rose petals, linden blossom, and acacia. Flavors...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.48
Brilliant yellow in color with distinctive floral overtones of white rose petals, linden blossom, and acacia. Flavors...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.52
Casale Marchese is one of the rare Frascati producers who chooses to hand-harvest.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.94 $28.08
6 bottles: $24.00
San Giovanni della Sala shows a light straw color with greenish highlights. On the notes, pleasurable notes of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Colour: Yellow with greenish reflections. Nose: Floral notes.
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.42 $21.50
6 bottles: $12.00
Fruity and floral, freshness is the Bonizio Bianco’s calling card. The wine is versatile, food-friendly, pairing...
White
750ml
Bottle: $82.94
6 bottles: $81.28
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.87 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Cline Viognier shows juicy tropical fruit, fresh apricot and notes of mandarin orange and grapefruit. It’s luscious...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.05
12 bottles: $11.81
The 2022 Bianco Terre Siciliane shows crushed rocks, citrus zest and white flowers. It opens with a pleasant inner...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.00
• 100% Viognier. • From the pastoral hills near the village of Vias along the Mediterranean coast. • 20+ year...
White
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
12 bottles: $26.46
100% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica. The soil of Croci's steep, southeast-facing hillside vineyard is mainly a crumbly,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.75 $35.28
6 bottles: $31.20
This has aromas of grilled pineapple, papaya and chamomile with some distinct smoky and ashy undertones....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.80
12 bottles: $22.34
90% Pecorino &Chardonnay/10% Trebbiano. The majority of the Concrete Bianco blend comes from De Fermo's 2.5 ha. of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.58
Intense perfume of apricot, honeysuckle, white flowers and lavender honey. This wine strikes a beautiful balance...

Italian White Blends Mavrodaphne Mencia Viognier

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?

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.