1500 vines
On Saturday, 28th March, I drove to Christos Kokkalis on a mission: He wants to plant new vines at two new plots at his vineyard. I arrived in the evening and we went out for…
Antonis Papantonis
The 25th March is a public holiday in Greece, and I was very pleased to welcome Antonis Papantonis from the boutique winery Papantonis at my house. The estate’s red wine is made from 100% Agiorgitiko…
Dinner with Thimiopoulos
Apostolos Thimiopoulos was in Athens on the 20th March. He flew in from Thessaloniki and had a meeting with US wine importers at the Grande Bretagne Hotel in Athens. I picked him up later in…
Detrop 2009
On the 7th March I visited the Oenos exhibition, part of the Detrop 2009 in Thessaloniki. About 20 wineries showed their wines to the public. The event was very well organised, and the hall was…
Lunch with Kokkalis
On the 6th March I met Christos Kokkalis first for a coffee, then for a 5 hour lunch at the Grada Nuevo restaurant in Thessaloniki. The restaurant has its own wine cellar and the wine…
Wine Dinner
On the evening of 5th of March I had the pleasure of attending a wine dinner at the ArtO2 Ristorarte Teloglion in Thessaloniki. I was very much looking forward to this occasion, as Christos…
Claudia Papayianni
On the 5th March I visited Claudia Papayianni and her father at her estate in Arnea, Chalkidiki. Claudia’s mother is German, her father is Greek. She started to create a 25-hectare vineyard at an altitude…
Thimiopoulos, Trilofo
On the 4th March I had an appointment to meet Apostolis Thimiopoulos at his family’s estate in Trilofo, about 15km south of Naoussa. I arrived a bit early and was greeted by his father, who…
Dalamara, Naoussa
Apostolos Thimiopoulos arranged for a visit at his friend Yiannis Dalamara in Naoussa. The Dalamara family has been involved in wine production since the 1840s. The winery today is still family-run and the production is…