Article title: Desserts - Sweet Wines

Wine Samos 1963 White EOS Samos. “Samos 1963” is an aged, enjoyable and full of aromas sweet Samos wine, a piece of Greek wine history and an example of the stunning aging potential of Samos Muscat. Quite dark, elegant, with intense and complex aromas of chocolate, roasted coffee beans, spices, molasses, tobacco, honey, nuts and dried figs. This decades-old wine is released in a limited number of bottles. His years of age give him an invaluable quality but also an unprecedented freshness, which is even more highlighted by the wealth of dense aromas, framing its unique flavor. A priceless liquid treasure in a bottle, from a landmark year.

Wine Vinsanto Sigalas Santorini. Vinsanto Sigalas Santorini has orange-color with bright hues. Wine rich and complex, aromatic and powerful with dominant aromas of dried and candied fruit. Vinsanto Sigalas Santorini has excellent structure and acidity, finesse and intense aftertaste. Accompany Sigalas Vinsanto with strong cheeses, dried fruits and sweets with chocolate, to 11 °C.

Wine Iouliatiko Red Boutaris Winery. Iouliatiko have brilliant purple colour, with strong brown hues. Complex bouquet, which when stirred in the glass, reveals aromas of dried fruit, nuts, coffee and cocoa. Wine with very good structure, rich greasy taste, balance with a strong ageing aroma and long-lasting aromatic aftertaste. It can be served as an aperitif, and as a prime accompaniment for fruit platters, cream cakes, ice cream, as well as blue cheeses, like gorgonzola, danablu etc. Served at 6 - 8 °C.

Wine Samos Solera White EOS Samos. Dark caramel color due to 10 years of aging. Its aromatic potential is extremely strong and complex. It includes aromas of nuts such as walnut, dried fruits (plum, raisin and strongly fig), fruits (such as quince, date, sour cherry and bergamot), aromas of herbs and spices (clove, cinnamon, vanilla, frankincense), chocolate, caramel, molasses, honey, coffee, tobacco and honey. It has a dense aromatic profile, multi-layered, with the rich, velvety taste that only time can impart to Muscat! Its rich thick texture, due to intense concentration, manifests the richness of the ingredients in excellent balance. Vin de liqueur "Solera", in the collector's bottle with the coat of arms of the Hegemony of Samos, has a sparkling sweet vivacity.

Wine Vinsanto Boutari 12 Year Old Santorini. Α naturally sweet desert wine from sun dried grapes that has a beautiful amber color with a dark brown hue. Intoxicating aromas of thyme honey, dried raisins and fig as well as coffee beans. A velvet and rich mouthfeel with a warm and long aftertaste. Served as an aperitif or desert wine, ideal with soft and hard smoked cheeses, fresh fruit, vanilla ice cream, crème brule, or a fine cigar. Serve chilled at 7-10°C.

Wine Malagouzia Sweet Late Harvest Gerovasiliou Estate. Grapes of the Malagouzia variety are allowed to overripe on the vines only in the years when the weather conditions allow it. They are liquefied and vinified in French oak barrels, where they age for three years. Fermentation in wine is slow and is completed months later. Malagouzia Sweet Late Harvest has a dark golden color and aromatic "nose" with characters from white fruits, such as peach, pear and mango. The high oiliness of the mouth goes hand in hand with a sweet background and very good acidity. Serve cold, at 6 °C.

Wine Samos Vin Doux White Cavino. Golden-yellow color. Exotic fruits, green tea and flowers in the nose with hints of canned fruits. Fully aromatic, sweet and warm in the mouth with adequate acidity refreshing the palate. Food pairings: Fruits salad, various desserts, or salty dishes.

Wine Santorini Vinsanto Santo Wines. Santorini Vinsanto is dessert wine made from sun-dried Assyrtiko and Aidani. The maturity of 3 years in oak barrels imparts ripe, velvety character, while embracing notes of honey, lemon, raisin aromas and sweet spices. Serve at 8 °. Can be long aging.

Wine Moscato Spinas White Boutaris Winery. Golden color with dark yellow hue. Impressive complex bouquet on the nose where varietal aromas combine with ageing aromas. Citrus fruit, pineapple and grapefruit combine with aromas of honey and chamomile. Rich texture, full bodied with a long lingering warm aftertaste. Served very pleasantly chilled as an aperitif and can accompany sweet citrus and sweet cheese pies.

Wine Apiliotis Red Domaine Sigalas. Sophisticated flavor, rich body and long duration give Apiliotis a different dimension.

Wine Samos Anthemis White EOS Samos. Stuffed for 5 years in oak barrels. It has a deep orange color and shades of copper. It has a very complex and dense aromatic profile, built on many levels. In the mouth, its wonderful balance preserves almost intact the primal freshness and noble aromas of muscat with the tertiary aromas of aging. Served at 12-14 °C.

Wine Vinsanto by Gaia Santorini. Some of the grapes are sun dried in the strong Santorini summer sun while some others are shade dried to maintain relative fruit freshness. After about ten days in the sun, and since the grapes have been sufficiently dehydrated from the sun,  they are exhaustively pressed for many hours until they give us the last drop of their highly concentrated and aromatic must. We estimate that until this stage, the yield does not exceed 80-100lt of must for each acre of vineyard. Then, the must is placed in old oak barrels where very slowly, the alcoholic fermentation begins. This fermentation, under the influence of many sugars and the alcohol produced, will stop by itself, leading to the birth of a naturally sweet wine. Then time is slowing down… Our Vinsanto will continue to age in these same casks that have fermented for at least 10 years, acquiring through the sequence of seasons both the deep honey color that characterizes it and its complex aromatic character. And at the right time, Vinsanto will simply be bottled without any treatment or filtration. Complex and intense aromas, where the caramelized fruits like raisins, apricots and figs predominate. Sweet and very complex taste with impressive length. Notes of coffee, bergamot and again dried fig are the most distinct. It is also important to emphasize that although it is a very sweet wine, it manages to balance with a good acidity that continues to provide it with nerve and intensity. Enjoy this rare wine at 6-8^oC with a beautiful dark chocolate dessert or cellar it for future enjoyment for many, many years.

Wine Ampeliastos Red Boutari Winery. A wine with red tile color with dark brown hues that are the result of the longterm aging in French oak barrels. Ampeliastos has beautiful strong and complex aging aromas of dried fruit, cinnamon and chocolate. A rich and fatty wine with an excellent balance of acidity and tannins and a long aromatic finish. Ampeliastos is great as an aperitif and pairs perfectly with Roquefort, creamy deserts that are not too sweet such as Crème Brulle as well as a chocolate pie. Enjoy it chilled at 12-14°C.

Wine Samos Vin Doux White EOS Samou. It belongs to the category of Vins de Liqueurs, it is the most popular wine of Samos and No. 1 in sales of sweet wine in Greece, and it is exported to all over the world. It comes from semi-mountainous and mountain terraces. It has a light golden color and the nose dominates aromas of apricot jam and mature melon. In the fruity taste of "white" notes of summer fruits are heard. Served at 8-10 °C.

Wine Mavrodaphne Patron Red Cavino. Red colour with terracotta hues. Aromatic notes of dried fruit (plum, fig, raisin). Warm, sweet with notes of tannins that enhance its structure. Ideal with salty dishes (spicy cheese dip), syrup desserts and fruits.

Wine Real Sangria. The Real Sangria is the traditional drink of Spain, made from red wine and natural fruit extracts without preservatives and dyes. Dark red color and fresh taste. Served cold, it is the ultimate summer drink. With refreshing vibrant, aromatic fruit flavors, a delicious and pleasant wine. The Real Sangria can be served in different ways, but served better by adding some fresh fruit such as oranges, apples, and even pineapple. You can even add lemonade or ginger, the only limit is your imagination.

Wine Nama Red Cavino. Red / brown color. Aromas of dried plum and nuts. Sweet warm in the mouth.

Wine Mavrodaphne Patron Red Tsantalis Winery. Deep red wine with tile tones. Its delicate bouquet harmoniously blends the plum aromas with the aromas of mocha and cocoa, which accompany notes of cinnamon, clove and vanilla. It is round and generous. Its velvety sweetness embraces the palate, revealing its rich aromatic character with cocoa and a sense of vanilla. Long-lasting aromatic aftertaste. Served at 12 οC - 16 οC. As an aperitif it accompanies nuts, spicy canapés. It can also accompany spicy dishes or a sweet taste. It goes well with desserts: fruit. Fruit tarts, sweets with almonds, vanilla ice cream, pastries, but also sweets with chocolate.

Wine Vinsanto Gavala Santorini. This wine fills the chalices of the orthodox churches, used for the Holy Communion. It canbe best enjoyed chilled at 6-8oC, as a dessert wine. Vinsanto is bottled in limited quantities.