Part of a series of videos to bring 100 different Greek grape varieties to you. Fact File Mavrotragano Area grown: Santorini History: Eighty years ago, Mavrotragano was commonly grown throughout the island. Traditionally, it was used in the production of sweet wines. Over the following seventy years, these plantings were pulled out little by little [...]
Part of a series of videos to bring 100 different Greek grape varieties to you. Fact File Moschofilero Area grown: Planted throughout the Peloponnese and also on many Ionian islands. It is at its best in Mantinia where the vineyards lie high. The cooler climate leads to grapes that are low in sugar, low in alcohol, [...]
This is the third video in my quest to bring 100 different grape varieties from Greece to you. Fact File Petroulianos Area grown: Lakonia, Peleponnese History: Petroulianos is one of the real ancient grape varieties of Greece. It is actually quite rare. Today, it is mainly used as a blend, but varietal bottlings are well worth [...]
This is the second video in my quest to bring 100 different grape varieties from Greece to you. Fact File Monemvasia Area grown: Lakonia, Peleponnese, also Paros and Evia. History: Wine made from Monemvasia – also called Malvasia – started to emerge as the most popular wine in about 1200. It was renowned for its [...]
This is the first of a series of videos showing you 100 different grape varieties from Greece. Fact File Kydonitsa Area grown: Lakonia, Peleponnese History: Kydonitsa was widely grown in ancient and Byzantime times. From 1460 until 1828, this part of Greece was ruled by the Turks, under Ottoman rule alcohol consumption came to [...]
