Liebe Weinfreundin, lieber Weinfreund,
„Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’,
In allen Wipfeln spürest Du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur, balde
Ruhest Du auch.“
 
Dieses wohl kürzeste Gedicht aus der Feder Johann Wolfgang von Goethes mit dem Titel „Wanderers Nachtlied“ beweist trefflich, warum der Geheimrat aus Weimar zweifelsohne zu den größten Dichtern und Denkern Deutschlands zählt. Aber nicht [...]

When I am in need for urgent help that requires some kind of service, my expectations in Greece are low. If that need arises on a Sunday morning, I know better than to even hope for a solution. I learned that one exception exists:
Last year in August we were due to leave for our family [...]

Santorini is one of the most stunning Greek islands and its wines have captured the hearts of many wine lovers. The terroir is unique and the wines produced have the ability to rival the greatest wines in the world. Often very complex, rich, multi-dimensional and age-worthy, these wines leave hardly anything to be desired. One [...]

“My philosophy is to have clean wines where everything falls into place. It is all about the fruit and freshness, your saliva should get going when you taste my wines”.
These words of George Skouras capture the style of his wines perfectly. He invited me to visit him at his Domaine in Malandreni at the Peloponnese, [...]

The summer season is slowly coming to an end, so I should be able to become more productive again. The reason for this is not what you might expect – it is simply that power outages are less frequent when temperatures start cooling down.
According to Eurostat, Athens is the 5th most populated capital city in [...]

I love twitter; it is extremely useful for connecting with other people, having access to information flow, making contact etc. There is also some intrinsic dishonesty about the way twitter presents its users via its followers count. We are all aware that showing a large number of followers tends to come along with a positive notion, [...]

Liebe Weinfreundin, lieber Weinfreund,
dass die Liebe durch den Magen geht, ist zwar eine Weisheit, deren Bart  bis in den Keller reicht, die sich aber trotzdem noch nicht bis zu all denjenigen herumgesprochen hat, die ihr trauriges Dasein auf unserem Planeten als Single fristen und sich fragen warum. Schönheit, Kraft und Intelligenz, alle jene Eigenschaften, die [...]

In Greece, things work different. How do most of you get your mail and parcels delivered to your home? Probably not in the way I do. The image above is a photo of my postman. He is a great guy, and whenever I see him, we have a quick friendly chat. I just do not [...]

Rain at the wrong time of the year can ruin a harvest. It can also be a challenge if you have planned for a big outside event. Last Saturday the son of my sister-in-law was baptized. Her husband is from Crete, and in Crete it is tradition to invite the whole village to family events [...]

Everyone yearns to gain the support from the biggest players in their respective field of business. This is especially true when it comes to web 2.0. To be noticed in a positive way by someone else that has already built up trust and loyalty and has successfully established a brand name could have an immediate [...]