Jamas! Tastes of Greece - Mavrodaphne wine

If your trip takes you to the Peloponnese and you're also a fan of sweet dessert wines, Mavrodaphne is something you definitely have to try, because there is more than a century of history behind this wine.

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Back in 1859, Gustav Clausse, a representative of the Bavarian company Fels&Co, settled in Achaia, and his initial idea was the cultivation of black currants. However, he built a summer house in this area and planted vines as a hobby.

He turned this hobby into a business and already in 1861 he opened the Achaia Clauss winery, from which the wine "Mavrodaphne" comes to us.

The first bottling of this sweet dessert wine was made in 1873, and the magical recipe for its preparation was recorded and preserved to this day in Clauss' recipe book on page 601.

Gustav named this wine after a beautiful, black-haired and black-eyed girl from Patra called Daphne, which gives a charming and romantic tone to this wine story.

Mavrodaphne is produced from grapes of a traditional type of vine from the vicinity of Patra and is necessarily aged in oak barrels, which gives this wine a rich and distinctive aroma.

Mavrodaphne wine- Paw traveller

This wine has moderate acidity and tannins, tastes of cherry and laurel, and has a deep ruby color in the glass. This wine likes aging, which adds fullness and strengthening to its aromaticity over time, while aging in oak barrels brings out its sweet and velvety character.

It goes well with game, pork, and beef, but also goes well with desserts based on chocolate or coffee.

But, if you are one of those who prefer more to finish the dinner with a piece of cheese than dessert, then Mavrodaphne is your ideal wine because it perfectly accompanies unique cheeses like Gorgonzola, Stilton, or Roquefort.

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