Mavrodafni

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Mavrodaphni, Mavrodaphne, or Mavrodafni (

Greece, and the sweet, fortified wine first produced from it by Gustav Clauss in around 1850.[2]

Winemaking

A glass

Mavrodaphni is initially

maturation. There it is "educated" by contact with older wine using the solera method of serial blending. Once aged, the wine is bottled and sold as a dessert wine under the Mavrodaphni Protected designation of origin
.

Wine

Mavrodaphni is a dark, almost opaque wine with a dark purple reflected

aromas
and flavors of caramel, chocolate, coffee, raisins and plums.

History

Mavrodaphne literally means "black laurel". The name was chosen by Gustav Clauss, the founder of the

laurel,[3] though there are various stories about a lover, fiancée, or wife named Daphne, who had black eyes or who died.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mavrodaphni, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2018-12-04
  2. ^ a b Susanna Hoffman, The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking, 2004, p. 511
  3. ^ Harold J. Grossman, Grossman's Guide to wines, spirits & beers, 1940, p. 151

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