Aidani: A new love affair
Aidani is another of those hidden gems of the Greek vineyard. It ranks as second on the island of Santorini (Assyrtiko is in the first place). Six producers include a 100% varietal wine among their wines. It is also used occasionally to complement the dry Santorini blend in a portion of up to 25%. But, in reality, we have very little information about this variety and this is something which intrigues me. I like to try to get to the core of things; to understand a variety and to present my findings and conclusions.
Therefore, another blind tasting was scheduled for karakasis.mw, in order to break down, typicity, styles and aging potential. Before we go into our findings it is worth providing some information about the variety:
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