A wine for all those who have snubbed the Muscat Alexandria variety, it shook us up and became one of our favorites. Get ready for a big surprise!
The island of the North Aegean became the land of Promise for the ancestors of Manolis Garalis and Maria Markakis, who settled in Agios Dimitrios after the Asia Minor Catastrophe. Their experience in the cultivation of vineyards led them to become one of the major producers of the island, who gave their grapes to the cooperative. The fulfillment of the dream started from an idea, in 2000. Seven years later they founded their winery in Kourouni, while a decade was enough to acquire the knowledge needed to end up bottling their wine. The result made great waves in America, with the wine entering second place on the list of the best Greek wines in the New York Times. And what was that? Of course Terra Ambera from Muscat of Alexandria!
The volcanic and arid soil of the island and the high temperatures proved beneficial for the variety, while the wind waves and the flat ground created perfect conditions for organic cultivation and vinification of mild interventions. Terra Ambera 2023 was made from organically grown Muscat of Alexandria that fermented spontaneously with the lees with native yeasts for 5 days, while it remained for about 3 months in contact with its lees. And all this in stainless steel tanks, to preserve the intense aromatic profile of the variety and give a masterpiece wine that was bottled unfiltered and with almost zero sulphites.
If you are wondering which wine you can enjoy the fish in the oven with onions, garlic, potatoes, and herbs, that's it. You just found it!
