Athenee Importers is swinging by to share three fabulous Greek delights with us. We have two yummy great value wines from the Harlaftis estate which is considered today to be one of the most respected Greek Wineries – A luscious white made with the Savatiano grape variety and a juicy medium bodied red made from the popular versatile Agiorgitiko grape.

The star of the weekend is St. John Commandaria: The historical sweet desert wine. Harvested grapes are spread out in the sun to dry until their sugar density reaches 19-23 Baume. Once achieved, the grapes are crushed and fermented until the process stops naturally due to the high sugar content. The must is then aged in oak barrels for a minimum of two years. Similar to the solera system, the barrels are never completely emptied. New juice is added to the barrel containing old juice and the process begins again.