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In spite of the massive tarte-tatin character in the nose, this is mouth-filling but bone dry and powerful with a...
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This is a ripe, honeyed style of Sherry with deep brown sugar and cinnamon aromas. Its solid palate is under control...
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White
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Aged following a biological aging in the cool and humid air of the port town of El Puerto de Santa María, where the...
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The wines recommended here have been selected by a broad range of educated palates, then rated and described by one...
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The wines recommended here have been selected by a broad range of educated palates, then rated and described by one...
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Salted cracker, liquorice and seaweed nose. Vivid, bracing and vibrant wine, with concentration, poise and great...
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750ml
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A fabulous Sherry at an incredible price! Palo Cortado combines the best qualities of amontillado (dry, delicate,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $25.84
Resplendent nose of Christmas spices, raisins, figs and tea leaves. Intensely sweet on the palate but very...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.90
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Big, dry, powerful but elegant wine. Very distinct yeasty notes, with layers of caramel, oak and sweet herbs, all...
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White
750ml
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Almost as creamy and refreshing as a Manzanilla, this Fino is focused on mineral notes and vibrant acidity, which...
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This dry Oloroso has a swoon-worthy nose of warm maple frosting and pecan pie. It's fresh on the palate, balancing...
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Mayu Pedro Ximenez is a stylish white wine that offers appealing floral and fruit aromas, with flavors balanced by...
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The NV Antique Amontillado is amber-colored and has a subtle nose of tobacco, some iodine, pollen, beeswax and...
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750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $22.80
Shows aromas of treacle and warmed date, but this is bone-dry, with taut walnut, baker's chocolate, powdered ginger...
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750ml
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Luminous amber colours. The aromas are pungent, almondy and persistent. On the palate it is slightly sweet, refined...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.90
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A pungent, dry and bracing fino, full of iodine, apple and walnut flavors. Light-bodied, with a clean, walnut...
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Malagousia Sherry Viogner Wine

If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.

It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.

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?

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.