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1.8Ltr
Bottle:
$46.17
$48.60
6 bottles:
$45.60
Slightly fuller and chewier than the Hakurakusei Tokubetsu Junmai, it shares the house style: clean and zippy and...
720ml
Bottle:
$24.23
6 bottles:
$19.19
Using selected Japanese Plum, "Ume", Hakutsuru Plum Wine has been brewed with highly developed fermentation skills...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.81
$19.80
Using selected Japanese Plum, "Ume", Hakutsuru Plum Wine has been brewed with highly developed fermentation skills...
500ml
Bottle:
$14.45
$15.21
12 bottles:
$12.35
Hakutsuru Plum Wine "SLIM" is produced from selected Japanese Plum, Ume, and using highly developed fermentation...
720ml
Bottle:
$21.74
$22.88
6 bottles:
$18.80
This is a sake with a mellow, rich flavor. When enjoying your sake chilled, a sake cup, wine glass, or cocktail glass...
300ml
Bottle:
$13.87
12 bottles:
$13.18
Straw color. Aromas of ripe melon, shiso, grapefruit zest, pear, rainwater, elderflower, caraway, and star anise with...
720ml
Bottle:
$25.60
Straw color. Aromas of ripe melon, shiso, grapefruit zest, pear, rainwater, elderflower, caraway, and star anise with...
720ml
Bottle:
$80.08
6 bottles:
$76.00
A luxurious Sake, mouth-filling and full of flavor, yet delicately refined. Enjoy the elegance of refreshing floral...
180ml - Case of 30
Bottle:
$6.63
Being aged after brewing for one month in its fresh state around 41F before bottling, Draft Sake has its refined...
300ml - Case of 20
Bottle:
$8.34
Being aged after brewing for one month in its fresh state around 41F before bottling, Draft Sake has its refined...
720ml
Bottle:
$17.56
$18.48
6 bottles:
$15.00
Being aged after brewing for one month in its fresh state around 41F before bottling, Draft Sake has its refined...
1.8Ltr
Bottle:
$27.32
$28.76
6 bottles:
$18.34
Hakutsuru Excellent Junmai Sake has been brewed with a 250-year-old traditional technique of HAKUTSURU as our main...
720ml
Bottle:
$15.52
$16.34
12 bottles:
$11.94
Hakutsuru Excellent Junmai Sake has been brewed with a 250-year-old traditional technique of HAKUTSURU as our main...
300ml
Bottle:
$10.83
$11.40
12 bottles:
$9.62
Using only the finest rice, and Nada's famed natural spring water from "Mt Rokko", Junmai Ginjo has been brewed with...
720ml
Bottle:
$20.88
6 bottles:
$17.50
Using only the finest rice, and Nada's famed natural spring water from "Mt Rokko", Junmai Ginjo has been brewed with...
300ml
Bottle:
$11.54
$12.15
12 bottles:
$10.34
Using only the premium Organic rice, Hakutsuru Organic Junmai Sake is carefully brewed with sophisticated skills and...
720ml
Bottle:
$20.60
$21.68
6 bottles:
$18.34
Using only the premium Organic rice, Hakutsuru Organic Junmai Sake is carefully brewed with sophisticated skills and...
Mavrodaphne Mencia Sake Semillon
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?
Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.