Underdog Grape · North Macedonia

Temjanika

If you love aromatic whites but find Moscato too sweet and Gewürztraminer too heavy, Temjanika is the dry Balkan Muscat cousin you have been missing.

Tasting profile
Orange blossom and apricot on the nose, then a dry, citric, faintly grassy finish that pulls the perfume back into line.
Where it grows
Tikveš, North Macedonia
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Tikveš, North Macedonia

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