Greek wines

Shocking Statistics

Oct 19th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Greek wines

Today, more than 700 wineries exist in Greece. Out of all the wineries, three producers, or less than 0.43% of the existing wineries, have a total share of over 50% of the Greek wine consumption in the major export markets. I am well aware that these three wineries are able to produce solid quality in [...]



Working week in Germany Part 1

Jun 28th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Germany, Greek wines, Kempen, Munich

I spent all of last week in Germany with a tight and full schedule. On the 20th June I flew to Duesseldorf and arrived at my base close to Siegen in the afternoon. A week before that, I had sent a pallet of mixed wines from Greece to Germany (one pallet carries roughly 600 bottles), [...]



World famous oenologist explores co-operation with Alpha Estate

Jun 11th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Alpha Estate, Eric Boissenot, Greek wines

 
Eric Boissenot, one of the most famous oenologists of the winemaking world, was recently invited at the Alpha Estate in Amyndeo, Greece, by the vineyard’s oenologist Angelos Iatridis.
Eric Boissenot maintains his wine laboratory in the region of Pauillac, Bordeaux. He has many high-class co-operations, amongst others with Chateau Lafite, Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Palmer, [...]