Greek wine history #3
The renaissance of Greek wine came late in the 20th century. The Second World War left a nation immersed in poverty and people started moving to the big cities, trying their luck for a better…
Greek wine history #2
In 146 BC, Greece became part of the Roman Empire and, by the 1st century AD, there was a complete power shift from Athens to Rome, especially as far as trade was concerned. Greek wines…
Greek wine history #1
A number of wine professionals mistakenly believe that Greece was the first wine-producing country in history, but the general area of Mesopotamia was cultivated with vines for this very reason far before that. Greece faced…
Greek vineyards
Greece is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula. It is shaped by the way the spine of the Balkans, itself an off-shoot of the Alps, heads South and dives into the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore,…
HESTIA
HESTIA – the world of Greek wine Certificate Advanced is the latest brainchild of Konstantinos Lazarakis MW and his team at Wine & Spirits Professional Consultants. They are a WSET approved programme provider, and have…