Wines made from Mavrud grapes of Continental Greece
Discover the best wines made with Mavrud as a single variety or as a blend of Continental Greece.
A very old grape variety whose origin is still uncertain, it is thought to have come from Greece, and for others its origin is Bulgarian from the Thrace plain where it is still widely cultivated. It can be found in Romania, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.
CentralGreece is a large geographical region in the heart of mainland Greece. Home to around 4. 5 million Greeks and the capital city, Athens, the region is also the birthplace of one of the country's most famous wines, Retsina. ALong with this idiosyncratic wine (which is mostly made from the local Savatiano grape), many Dry red and white wines are produced in Central Greece, from varieties as far-ranging as Assyrtico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Athiri.
With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices. Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...
Spanish judges handed out prison terms to Priscila Guevara, a former Mexican beauty contestant, and her Dutch-Romanian partner, Constantín Dumitru, after the pair went on trial in Madrid over the restaurant wine heist. Guevara, 28, and Dumitru, 49, were sentenced to four years and four-and-a-half years in prison respectively, reported Spanish newspaper El Pais. They were also ordered to pay insurers more than €750,000 in damages. The couple, who lived in Madrid, were arrested in Croatia nine mon ...