Tavernas in Greece offer affordable, delicious and authentic food. Unfortunately the accompanying wines usually share only one, either the “affordable” or the “delicious”, attribute. Mediocre jug wines are the rule (affordable). If one is able to find selected bottled wine (delicious), their price tags are often reminiscent of the wine lists seen at posh international [...]
I am currently spending some quality time with my family, but wanted to add my thoughts on some tough issues in regards to current developments within the Greek wine industry in this video.
When I started elloinos two years ago, my initial focus for exports was on the German and UK markets. Being located in Europe, this seemed to make intuitive sense. Of course I was aware of the importance of the US market in regards to wine, but as someone who had no formal background in the [...]
Konstantinos Lazarakis MW shares his knowledge on the history of Greek wine. Significant think tanks, sommeliers and the quest for the perfectly shaped cup all played an important role in ancient Greece. “A number of wine professionals mistakenly believe that Greece was the first wine-producing country in history, but the general area of Mesopotamia was [...]
Xinomavro wines from Naoussa took on the Big Apple last Thursday and they certainly left their mark. In a remarkable event at Bar Boulud, a total of 13 wines were presented to importers and food/wine writers. I was consulting on the occasion and was more than happy to be there in person, together with the [...]
The Greek wine industry is currently not in the position to function. All actions are on hold, and no decisions or payments can be made until the end of this month. After this time, the Greek wine industry might have ceased to exist in its current structure altogether. The EDOAO is the National Interprofessional Organization [...]
VinPass is a smart social game for wine lovers who can win a number of different wine badges and earn rewards by sharing wine reviews. The company behind it is the well respected VinTank. VinPass has huge potential as it is has been executed in a truly innovative way – it is the only wine [...]
Konstantinos Lazarakis MW is a gifted educator and I am very grateful that he shares his knowledge through a number of guest posts on elloinos. In this installment, Konstantinos zooms into Greece and discusses the vineyards. Greece is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula. It is shaped by the way the spine of the [...]
Greek wine introductions are more than plain fun, they are educational. This holds true for both, the “tutor” and the attendees. I hosted two very different events that were both totally worth the effort: A couple of weeks ago I visited the well known Campus Geisenheim in Germany (Oenology). I introduced about 20 high-end Greek [...]
The stunning series of wine tasting events hosted by the WSPC continued last week. The latest event was a particular treat, as the well known Boutari Group showcased Xinomavro wines covering five decades. The wines were presented by Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, Konstantinos Boutaris (President), Yiannis Voyatzis (the chief oenologist who has been with Boutari for [...]
