Lazarakis MW
Greek wine and food
I am truly delighted and honored to have received the support of Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, who has agreed to publish a number of guest posts via elloinos. Konstantinos is the first and only Greek Master of Wine and he runs the Wine and Spirit Professional Consultants Group (WSPC), which is also the accredited provider of [...]
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Greek wines
Mavrotragano
Part of a series of videos to bring 100 different Greek grape varieties to you. Fact File Mavrotragano Area grown: Santorini History: Eighty ...
The Greek Le Pin – Harvest and winemaking at the Kokkalis Estate
First hand practical experience in order to learn more about a subject is almost always something to strive for. Whenever ...
Dalamara, Naoussa
Apostolos Thimiopoulos arranged for a visit at his friend Yiannis Dalamara in Naoussa. The Dalamara family has been involved in ...
Are the Dutch a step ahead? The Netherlands might be a small country, but the Dutch certainly impressed me with their open attitude towards Greek wines. Martin Van Der Heiden shares a similar past with me: He spent most of his career in the financial industry before deciding to promote Greek wines full-time. He is now a successful wine merchant in [...]
Basics of Greek wine legislation Wines produced within the EU are divided into two quality categories, Table Wines and Quality Wines. These categories are translated into different national wine classifications for each member state. Greek Quality Wines come from viticultural areas that are characterised – according to the EU legislation – as VQPRD. These initials stand for the French term [...]
Greek Wine Inc. turns Global Wine Inc. I was pointed to an article published in Greek by Ta Nea online that caught my attention. In it, an account is given how some well known Greek wineries have started to establish new operations abroad. The well-known Kir Yianni Estate entered into a joint venture with Mogao in China in the fourth quarter of [...]
