Comments on: Mavrotragano

By: elloinos

elloinos — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:39:32 +0000

I am so glad you enjoyed this wine – the US importer of Hatzidakis is Trireme Imports http://www.tririmeimports.com, phone 704-875-1973. They do list the Mavrotragano on their website, maybe you could contact them directly to see where they have distribution?

By: WineWonkette

WineWonkette — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:27:37 +0000

We just returned from Santorini where we visited many of its wineries. When we asked about Mavrotragano (we especially liked that of Hatzidakis) we were told that due to the low yield, there aren’t many of these distributed outside Greece. Are any of the reds distributed in the U.S.? And if so, we do we find them?

By: elloinos

elloinos — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:44:42 +0000

I could not agree more with you, it is amazing to see wines being made today again from almost forgotten varieties. Greek wines offer an abundance of different flavour profiles, it is nearly impossible to become bored with them. I also like the dry Mavrodaphne wines very much, the Taos is very elegant indeed and needs to sit for a few hours in a decanter. Amazing aromas

By: Kostas Katsoulieris

Kostas Katsoulieris — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:40:20 +0000

I will definitely seek some of this wine out as it looks very interesting. I love the fact that old (and almost forgotten) varieties are being brought back to life (prime example being Malagouzia) as well as the fact that varieties previously thought of as only being fit for sweet wines are being made in a dry style. I am a big fan of dry Mavrodaphne whether as a single varietal (eg Taos & Morfeas) or as part of a blend (Mercouri & Mega Spileo). Keep up the great work!