Polykala Nona's Fioro 500ml
£24.00
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Polykala Nona's Fioro 500ml
£24.00
Description
Muscat semi-sweet wine flavoured with geranium leaves. Lovely contrast between the fine sweetness of the wine and the tanginess and aromas of the geranium leaves. A family recipe from Cephalonia developed into a charming liqueur. A great cocktail ingredient, too!
At a glance
Grape
Muscat Blanc
ABV
12.0%
Grape
Muscat Blanc
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a white wine grape of Greek origin that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. Its name comes from its characteristic small berry size and tight clusters. It is known under a variety of local names such as Moscato Bianco, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat de Lunel, Muscat d’Alsace, Muskateller, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel rosé and Sárgamuskotály. While technically a white grape, there are strains of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vines that produce berries that are pink or reddish-brown. The same vine could potentially produce berries of one colour one year and a different colour the next. Variants, where the differing grape colour is stable, are typically classified as separate grape varieties Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains for red skin colour and Muscat Rose à Petit Grains for pink skin colour.
Producer
Polykala traces back to 1897, when Vassilis Polykalas, a vintner from Lixouri on Kefalonia, began collecting and refining liqueur recipes from around Greece, writing his improvements into private recipe books. His products' growing reputation eventually took the business to Athens, where it remains today, now run by the fourth generation, Rena Polykala, alongside her father Giorgos. The same recipes from the original 'V. Polykalas' notebooks — now marketed as the 1897 Collection — still form the backbone of the range, including specialities like Prico, a bitter Kefalonian aperitivo, and Tentura, the spiced liqueur of nearby Patras.