Spiropoulos - 2017 Ode de Panos (Moschofilero) - Mantinia, Peloponnese, Greece still family owned

still family owned

but does not extract the bitter tannins and deeper color that would make the wine cloudy and amber

and then fermented with indigenous yeasts

This Riesling is a hoot to have side-by-side with a classic German Riesling as the grape is just barely recognizable as being the same

but with less stringent aging requirements which makes the wine an affordable part of daily life

Spiropoulos - 2017 Ode de Panos (Moschofilero) - Mantinia, Peloponnese, Greece still family ownedA plateau with an average elevation of 2100 feet, the wine region of Mantinia is distinct from the rest of the Pelopennese and here the Moschofilero grape reaches its pinnacle, almost literally. An ancient grape indigenous to Greece, Moschofilero is aromatic and acidic, and is made into many styles of wine: sparkling, still, ros (as it is a pinky grey skinned grape), and dessert. Often compared to Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Viognier, in this case