Mavrodaphne
Βy Yiannis Karakasis MW and Evmorfia Kostaki DipWSET
In a nutshell
Mavrodaphne (ma – vro – DHA – fni) is a red Greek wine grape variety noted for sweet wines from Cephalonia and Patra. It has been traditionally used to make fortified sweet red wines but is now experiencing a rebirth due to the interest both by producers and consumers in its dry wines. Current numbers show that it is planted in 520 hectares which is almost the same as the plantings of white Malagousia grape (national statistics).
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