The two are different. Mavrodafne is produced mainly in the Northern Peloponnese and in the island of Cephalonia. The classic sweet Mavrodafne is a fortified wine whose fermentation is interrupted by the introduction of a neutral spirit. This keeps the grape sugar still high, giving the wine a sweet taste. Although fortified Commandaria does exist, it is rare. The sweetness of Commandaria is achieved by letting the grapes dry under the sun, concentrating the sugar content. Lastly, Mavrodafne wine as we know it, was first produced in the mid 19th century, whereas Commandaria is much, much older. Both Mavrodafne and Commandaria spend a significant amount of time in oak barrels, which creates similarities in texture, colour and aromas. If you can get both at the same time, you should taste them alongside. I can’t think of many more fun ways to spend an evening. Lovely wines, both! Enjoy! ❤🍷🍷🍷❤️

@@WineScribble Thanks for the insight. I have found a local, well fairly local, supplier of Commanderia, my local supermarket stocks Mavrodaphne so I am organising a tasting with a few friends. Cheese, crackers and pickles on the side. Should make for a pleasant evening.

This is not a characteristic of Garnacha I’m afraid. Secondary fermentation is desirable if we’re talking about sparkling wine, but bubbles in what was intended to be a dry red are a wine fault. It usually occurs when the wine is bottled with a few grams of residual sugar which then re-ferments. This is more likely to happen most in low-intervention wines, where little to no sulphur dioxide is used.

If it helps, here’s a quick video on Grenache: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5NincV9ztXRj3U.html&feature=share Cheers!

You are absolutely right! 🙏🍷🍷🍷🙏

I’m sure there is a wine glass out there that’s perfect for you! Just keep looking! 😘 🍷

Cheers

It really is impossible to choose! Luckily, with the right wine shop, you don't have to choose one over the other. Cheers!

Same! It's gooorgeous!

Hahahahaha! They are both GREAT shows!

@@WineScribble for sure 😂

Some less tannic reds can be served at 12 degrees Celsius, but generally speaking most taste best as they warm up slightly. About 15-16 degrees is ideal for most reds out there. That would have been "room temperature" for your average Chateau, 100 years ago, before central heating was widely availabe!

It's so irresistible!

Well, Greek stories are all about a hero's tragic flaws, aren't they? They all mess up. Hercules, Theseus, Odysseus, Oedipus. Even the gods keep doing it, Zeus especially keeps walking into trouble. You would think one of them, one day would learn a lesson, but no. Hehehe. This hell-belt, self-destruction has had loads of names: Hubris. Hamartia. Tragic Flaw, all of them loosely translating to: FFS My Guy What Were You Thinking? It's not a Greek myth otherwise.

@@WineScribble about the flaws I totally agree with you :) like I always say before Hollywood there was mythology, the Odyssey should really be made into a state of the art film, I think they've tried in the past but it hasn't stood the test of time

Oh yay! I love it too! I'm so glad you are a fan. Was it easy to find? Where are you located?

@@WineScribble I'm in central California, and one of the very few places I could find it is Hi Time Wine in southern California-- I have it shipped. This last bottle threw a HUGE amount of sediment at the end, so glad I had a fine mesh metal coffee strainer.

Thank you Panayiotis mou. Fingers crossed this will be supported by the powers that be. It's very important!

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video Panayiotis mou!

This channel is full of English language videos too! This was more if a local special I think. Have fun exploring.

Some of my videos are addressed to the local community of wine lovers here in Cyprus, and so are in the Greek language. If you are an English speaker, you will find more than 150 videos on this channel in your language. Try this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLW4_QDc9iEE_VtHn07DI4enZ1WblO5tzQ Cheers!

Thank you 🤗

Glad you enjoyed it!❤

Thank you! Cheers!🎉