Further boost
Mark Squires scored 109 Greek wines in the issue #186 of Robert Parker’s wine advocate, which was released just a few hours ago. 15 wines scored between 90 and 94 points, 59 wines between 87…
Spotlight on Greek wines
Fiery Greeks under the Magnifying Glass I have analysed the findings of the German wine critics, who earlier reported their scores on over 60 Greek wines, and caused surprise and furore in both Germany and…
Fiery Greeks
“During similar tasting events to date, the standard of Greek wines turned out ordinary. However, on two separate occasions now, the wines organised by Markus Stolz were a thrust. I was able to award 5…
Greek radio
This was a first! I was invited by Ted Lelekas to discuss wine and blogging live on his radio show. That by itself was enough to get my pulse racing, as I had never been…
Open letter
Greek wines deserve a much better image. Sometimes it seems that only the Greek vintners themselves are aware about the stunning and exciting wines that they are able to craft. An image is in many…
Käse oder Schinken? Das Leben ist digital.
Liebe Weinfreundin, lieber Weinfreund, können Sie sich noch an Ihren ersten Flug erinnern? Mir steht der meine noch so lebendig vor Augen, als habe er erst gestern stattgefunden. 14 Jahre war ich alt, als ich…
On the radar screen
I feel strongly that Greek wines are ready to take the plunge. In order to put my money where my mouth is, I organised a tasting event of a large variety of Greek wines to…
Greek wine presentation
Last weekend marked the start of a new important phase in my quest to promote Greek wines abroad. Up until then, I had presented wines solely to wine merchants and wine critics. The feedback received…
Der fröhliche Rinderwirt Dieter
Liebe Weinfreundin, lieber Weinfreund, während ich Ihnen diese Zeilen schreibe, sitze ich bei einem Glas spanischen Rotweins und lausche Herbert Grönemeyers zutiefst trauriger Hymne „Der Weg“, mit der der Liedermacher vor einigen Jahren den Tod…
Shocking Statistics
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…