Archive for April 2009
Apr 30th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Christos Kokkalis, Dimitris Gouravas, Kokkalis, Michalakis, Papantonis, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of welcoming a number of Greek winemakers at my home. Apostolos Thimiopoulos flew in from Thessaloniki, Christos Kokkalis and Thanassis Parparoussis shared a taxi from Pyrgos/Patras, Antonis Papantonis came from Nemea and Dimitris Gouravas from Athens. The first person arrived at 09:30 am, the last left at 08:00 [...]
Tags: Christos Kokkalis, Dimitris Gouravas, Michalakis, Papantonis, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos Posted in Christos Kokkalis, Dimitris Gouravas, Kokkalis, Michalakis, Papantonis, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos |
Apr 28th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Agiorgitiko, Roditis, Rosé, Skouras
Made from a blend of Roditis and Agiorgitiko. The colour is a light shiny piggy-pink. The nose is full of melon and raspberries, light but exotic. The palate consists of lots of fresh raspberries and ripe melon. The wine has a beautiful acidity and quite a good length, very elegant in style. The aftertaste [...]
Tags: Agiorgitiko, Roditis, Rosé, Skouras Posted in Agiorgitiko, Roditis, Rosé, Skouras |
Apr 27th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Palivou, Rosé
This is a blend of Agiorgitiko and Syrah. The colour is a bright medium deep violet. The nose is very forthcoming and consists of cherries, stawberries and caramel. The wine is rich on the palate with lots of red summer fruits. The acidity and tannins are noticeable, but are perfectly balanced. This has its [...]
Tags: Palivos Estate, Rosé, Vissino Posted in Palivou, Rosé |
Apr 26th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Rosé, Sabanis, Syrah
The maceration lasts for nine hours, the fermentation takes place at low temperatures, it is then matured on the lees. The colour is fairly deep for a pink wine, the bright and shiny strawberry red reminds of a Beaujolais. The nose is full of cherries and plums. There are lots of red summer fruits [...]
Tags: Rosé, Sabanis, Syrah Posted in Rosé, Sabanis, Syrah |
Apr 25th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: 14-18 h, Gaia, Rosé
The Gaia 14-18 h takes its name from the fact that it is macerated for fourteen to eighteen hours on the skins. This has always been one of my personal favorite Greek pink wines: It has a medium deep bright pink/violet colour. The nose smells of fresh stawberries, cherries, and apples. The wine is [...]
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Apr 23rd, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Ligas, Rodandos, Rosé
The warmer time of the year is approaching fast, and one of the best treats is a glass of pink wine. Greece offers many styles of pink wines, the aromas and flavours of the different grape varieties used are stunning. I will write a mini-series of tasting notes on Greek pink wines, starting here [...]
Tags: Ligas, Rodandos, Rosé Posted in Ligas, Rodandos, Rosé |
Apr 17th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Christos Kokkalis, Dalamara, Hyatt Andaz, Jancis Robinson, Joris Beijn, Julia Harding, Kokkalis, Palivou, Papayianni Claudia, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos
I just came back from a 5-day trip to London, where I took my three eldest children for a Easter treat. We stayed with different friends and I took my kids to all the tourist attractions – a double-decker bus tour, Tower of London, Natural History Museum, London Aquarium, London Eye, Science Museum, Musical (Joseph [...]
Tags: Christos Kokkalis, Dalamara, Hyatt Andaz, Jancis Robinson, Joris Beijn, Julia Harding, Palivos Estate, Papayianni, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos Posted in Christos Kokkalis, Dalamara, Hyatt Andaz, Jancis Robinson, Joris Beijn, Julia Harding, Kokkalis, Palivou, Papayianni Claudia, Parparoussis, Thimiopoulos |
Apr 8th, 2009 |
By elloinos |
Category: Kazakos Drink Bank, Mercouri Estate, Vassilis Papadopoulos
Vassilis Papadopoulos is a sommelier and the co-owner of Kazakos Drink Bank, my favorite wine merchant in Athens. He gave me two bottles of wine to try. Both wines are from the Mercouri Estate. Vassilis tasted some experimental wines while visiting the estate and decided on the spot to purchase the whole production of 500 [...]
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