Chaos in local market
We might just see the beginning of a disorderly default of the local Greek wine market. Wineries have struggled for many months to collect money owed to them by their distributors, while the consumer demand…
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Greece: Wind of change
Captivating storytelling triggers word of mouth. Building relationships and connecting with our community is the most powerful tool we have at our disposal. Executing our ideas instead of talking about them is all that matters.…
Marquis Wine Cellars
Who is Robert Howells? He describes himself as “an accidental connoisseur of wine and a Vayniac” on his twitter profile. Thanks to him, a new portfolio of Greek wine is now available in Vancouver, Canada.…
New Wildman portfolio
Two weeks ago a very special dinner took place at the new and trendy Amáli restaurant in the heart of New York’s Manhattan. Frederick Wildman & Sons debuted part of their New Greek wine portfolio…
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Growing the niche
Greek wines are stronger positioned in the U.S. market than ever before. Growing curiosity for them over the last few years now seems to have turned into serious buying interest. These are my impressions after…
From one coast to another
I am going to visit the U.S. again this Saturday. Having executed two major co-operations with American importers, the new relationships have to be tightened and the new launches supported. In order to efficiently convey…
Frederick Wildman
This post is undoubtedly one of my most important ones to date. The US has become the world’s biggest wine-consuming nation in 2010 and New York is one of the most important markets for wine…
Thoughts from Germany
Greek wine is becoming the new darling in a number of important export markets, yet has failed to make any noticeable advancement in my original home country, Germany. I am currently spending a week here…
Misconceptions reloaded
Just about two years ago, Palate Press published an article in which I enumerated the misconceptions and chief arguments against Greek wines and proceeded to provide answers for each. I felt the time was ripe…
Local Greek wine market
The collapse of the local Greek wine market is picking up in speed. While at first the high end segment was hit hard, prices now erode quickly in the middle section. Greece’s largest supermarket chain,…