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Evgefsis | Wine with Honey Rhodes
Since the dawn of Greek civilization honey and wine were of great cultural significance. Closely tied to religion and praise, health and nutrition, fertility and beauty, a day did not go by where the Greeks did not use either one or both together. Some say it started from fermenting grapes to make wine and others say from honey to make mead, but eventually they made their way into the same pot for what we now call oinomelo (honey-wine), and the rest is history.
There are several references to Greek mythology and history about the wine with honey. Demokritos lived until old age by including wine with honey and bread in his diet. The witch Cirkeus seduced Odysseus' sailors by offering them a wine with honey. The nymph Melissa nurtured Zeus with wine with honey and bread to strengthen it.
In the Nestor Palace in Pylos, in the Main Room of the palace, 35 wine jars were arranged in series. One of them is the word meritio [me-ri-ti-jo], that is wine with honey. Also note that in some of the 60 clay seals found in Warehouse of Wine there was a special incision point of the Linear Second Writing Wine Declaration.The Warehouse is described in Odyssey 3, 390-392.
The wine with honey we produce is based on the ancient Greek recipe with some modern touches. It is made of excellent quality wine and honey from Rhodes, producing aromas of wood, herbs and fruits.
Melitio is a local honey-wine that uses Rhodian wine and honey to create a smooth sweet nectar that is both tasty and healthy. Drink it chilled in a wine glass or as an ingredient in a cocktail, its sweet essence will captivate you. The ancient Greeks didn’t call it the nectar of the gods for nothing. SUPERNOVA Recipe: Melitio Rose Honey-wine, Strawberry syrup, Marendry liqueur...
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