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mavrodaphne

mavrodaphne

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A sweet dark red dessert wine from Greece
  • noun
  • /ˌmævroʊˈdæfni/
  • Specialized
: vino mavrodaphne
  • Tourists often buy mavrodaphne as a souvenir from their trip to Greece.

Examples

  • The sommelier recommended mavrodaphne as the perfect pairing for the cheese plate.

  • After dinner, we shared a bottle of mavrodaphne with our chocolate cake.

  • I love the taste of mavrodaphne wine.

  • Have you ever tried mavrodaphne from Greece?

  • The dinner was enhanced by a glass of mavrodaphne, a sweet dessert wine from Greece.

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a rich chocolate cake paired with mavrodaphne, a lovely Greek red wine.

  • At the wine tasting, I discovered that mavrodaphne perfectly complements various cheeses and fruits.

Surface Forms

mavrodaphne singular
mavrodaphnes plural

Etymology

Mavrodaphne takes its name from the Greek words mavro- 'black' and daphne 'laurel', so the name literally suggests a 'black laurel'. That picture helps you remember the wine's deep, dark red colour and its rich, sweet style from Greece.