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Our Products We are very careful to select only the finest beverages from around the world for our customers' enjoyment. We are as selective about the suppliers that we represent as you are about the products that you purchase and enjoy. Below you will find a list of some of the truly exceptional products that we are proud to represent. Old World Wines: Greece W h i t e W i n e s Tsantali Agioritikos White : A crystal clear wine, yellow gold with an attractive green hue, bursting with peach and green apple. A harmoniously vivacious palate. Tsantali Ambelonas: Pale yellow in colour with peach, pineapple and subtle floral flavours, artfully balanced with a touch of exotic fruits and citrus shadings on the crisp finish. Tsantali Chromitsa: Mature and mellow, has a nutmeg-like spice. Rich in mouth feel with herbal nose. Has a honeyed leesy finish of good length. R e d W i n e s Tsantali Metoxi: The unique ecosystem of the St. Panteleimon cloister on Mt. Athos gives birth to a truly 'grand vin'. Deep red colour, a harmony of spices on top of complex fruit notes. Intense and generous presence of the Cabernet Sauvignon with a velvety texture that marks the Limnio. impressive silky tannins and subtly integrated barrique tones. Weight and bitter elegance on a melted chocolate background. Tsantali Rapsani Reserve: An elegant wine, deep purple-red in colour, with a juicy blackcurrant flavour and hints of liquorice richness. Velvety, lush, echoing nicely on the graceful finish. Tsantali Merlot: It has a deep garnet colour and rich plummy fruit, with hints of vanilla and oak flavours that linger on the finish. Tsantali Syrah: A dark ruby red wine, with intensive bouquet, velvety in texture, with lots of plum and blackberry flavours, finishing with a hint of oak. Tsantali Naousa Reserve: Lovely mature burgundy colour. A delicious hint of black olives on a fruit-driven nose. Soft and mature fruit in the mid palate. Well-rounded tannins take all these flavours through to an excellent fruit-driven finish of great length where flavours of dried dates abound. Tsantali Nemea Reserve: A ruby red wine with a rich body, soft tannins and the characteristic red fruit aromas of the variety (cherry, plum, fruits of the forest) and cloves. Tsantali Organic Cabernet Sauvignon: A remarkable open nose with clean, refined, minty aromas. An expressive and attractive palate with pure concentrated fruit and warmth on the aftertaste. Lovely rich black cherry and herby elements. R o s e W i n e s Tsantali Agioritikos Rose: Attractive deep rose colour. Impressive intense strawberry and raspberry aromas. The opulence of the nose follows on to the palate, contributing to the appealing balance of its rich and lively taste.		Featured Products... Angels Tears White: A seductive blend of Muscat and Chenin Blanc with exotic peach and honeysuckle flavours. This wine is made for enjoying now or over the next year. Tsantali Rapsani Reverve - An elegant wine, deep purple-red in colour, with a juicy blackcurrant flavour and hints of liquorice richness. Velvety, lush, echoing nicely on the graceful finish. Recent awards... 2005 SILVER FOR *METOXI 2002* AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION 2005 GOLD FOR *RAPSANI EPILEGMENOS (RESERVE) 2000* AT THE VINALIES INTERNATIONALES 2004 GRAND GOLD MEDAL AND JURY PRIZE FOR GREECE FOR *TSANTALI SYRAH* 2000 AT THE SELECTIONS MONDIALES Common Greek Varietals... For many, Greek wine is often equated to Retsina. In fact, Greece has made impressive progress in the area of vitification by using a combination of international as well as indigenous varietals. Some of the more common Greek varietals are listed below. White Grape Varietals... Athiri [ Ah thee' ree ]: Athiri is one of the most ancient of Greek grape varieties. Athiri grapes have a thin skin and give sweet and fruity juice. It produces wines slightly aromatic, having medium alcoholic content with low acidity. Assyrtiko [ A seer' tee ko ]: Assyrtiko has the ability to maintain its acidity as it ripens. It yields a bone-dry wine that has citrus aromas mixed with an earthy, mineral aftertaste due to the volcanic soil of Santorini. Moschofilero [ Mos ko fee' le ro ]: A distinct aromatic grape from within the AOC region of Mantinia, in the Peloponnese, Moschofilero grapes have a gray colored skin and therefore produce a wine that is a blanc de gris. Roditis [ Ro dee' tees ]: Roditis produces the best results when cultivated with low yields on mountainous slopes. Roditis produces elegant, light white wines with citrus flavors and a pleasant aftertaste. White Muscat: An aromatic grape which leads to the production of excellent dessert wines and interesting dry whites. It is cultivated in many regions of Greece but is known to produce the best results and AOC wines in Samos, Patra and Rio of Patra. Red Grape Varietals... Agiorghitiko [ Ah yor yee' ti ko ]: Agiorghitiko (meaning St.George's) is grown mainly in the AOC region Nemea in the Peloponnese. It produces wines that stand out for their deep red color and remarkable aromatic complexity. Xinomavro [ Ksee no' ma vro ]: The predominant grape variety in Macedonia. The wines made from Xinomavro are known for their superb aging potential and their rich tannic character. Limnio [Leem nee o]: Limnio is a dark grape variety native to the island of Limnos. It is also now successfully grown in Halkidiki in north east Greece where full-bodied wines are produced. It is thought that this is the variety which Aristotle called "Lemnia". Krassato [Krass ah toh]: Krassato is cultivated only in Rapsani. It gives alcohol-rich wines of mild acidity and many fast-ripening tannins. Stavroto [ Sta vro toh]: Stavroto is also only cultivated in the Rapsani area. The wine from Stavroto is of average alcohol content, with mild acidity and medium colour. It is quite tannic with fast-maturing tannins. Over 300 varietals... The grape varietals listed above are only some of the more than 300 documented indigenous grape varietals that are cultivated today in Greece. This is without a doubt one of the more unique, interesting and emerging wine producing countries of the world. The Vineyards of Mount Athos.
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