2023 Houston Greek Festival Greek Wines
Meltemi Red
"MELTEMI RED" - MORAITIS WINERY. Grapes: 80% Mandilaria (Māhn-dee-lar-yá), 20% Vaftra Notes: Red fruit aromas, well-structured with gentle tannins on the palate and a spicy aftertaste.
Meltemi White
"MELTEMI WHITE" - MORAITIS WINERY. Grapes: 50% Monemvassia (Mō-nem-vas-yá), 50% Assyrtiko (Ah-seér-tee-ko) Notes: Flower, exotic fruit and citrus aromas. Rich and harmonious on the palate with a refreshing acidity.
Plano White
“PLANO MALAGOUSIA” - WINE ART ESTATE Grape: 100% Malagousia (Mah-lah-gou-zyá) Notes: A dry white wine with explosive aromas of citrus fruits, honeydew melon, white flowers, and bergamot orange.
Palivou LaVie En Rose’
"LA VIE EN ROSE"- PALIVOU ESTATE Grapes: 100% Moschofilero (Mōs-ko-fí-le-ro) Notes: A dry, light pink color rosé. Wonderful aromas of pomegranates, plums, and raspberries, and nice floral tones.
Palivou Nemea
“ESTATE NEMEA” - PALIVOU ESTATE Grape: 100% Agiorgitiko (Ah-yor-yeé–ti-ko) Notes: Rich and aromatic in character. This dry red wine has aromas of cherries, plums and spices. 12 months in French oak barrels.
Nostros Assyrtiko
"NOSTOS ASSYRTIKO” - MANOUSAKIS WINERY Grapes: Assyrtiko 100% (Ah-seér-tee-ko) Notes: Aromas of ripe white fruit, and fresh citrus. A dry white wine with an intense flavor of citrus, mineral and herbaceous notes.
Moraitis Paros Reserve
“PAROS RED RESERVE” - MORAITIS WINERY Grapes: 75% Mandilaria (Māhn-dee-lar-yá), 25% Monemvassia (Mō-nem-vas-yá) Notes: Chocolate-covered black cherry with notes of vanilla and ripe plum. Rich on the palate with a creamy texture and a serious structure and a peppery finish.
Mavrodaphne of Patras
“Mavrodaphne" – We imagine this is what sweet wine tasted like a thousand years ago. Rich, raisiny, and rustic, this Greek wine is the kind of thing Odysseus would have drunk to celebrate his return. Even better, a slight deliberate oxidation means that you can keep the bottle open for a few days and the wine wont change something youd have to be crazy to attempt with most non-fortified wines.
Kourtaki Retsina
“Retsina" – Retsina is a product unique to the Greek vineyards. Greece is the only country permitted to produce traditional Retsina wine under law. It is a dry, slightly piquant wine, which owes its characteristic flavor to the addition of a few pieces of pine resin to the must before or during fermentation. These, along with the lees, are removed during the first racking.