Five decades of Boutari
The stunning series of wine tasting events hosted by the WSPC continued last week. The latest event was a particular treat, as the well known Boutari Group showcased Xinomavro wines covering five decades. The wines…
Laurens Hartman
Xinomavro can capture the dreams and hopes of people far away. Laurens Hartman and his wife Annette van Kampen left their comfortable life in Holland behind and founded the Domaine Karanika in Amyndeo. Within a…
A grower speaks
Kostis Dalamaras writes a truly superb blog, albeit it is currently only published in Greek. A few days ago he alerted me to his latest post, a reprint of an article by a local newspaper…
Contraction of a wine region
Kostis Dalamara has been dubbed “the future of Naoussa”. He is one of the “young guns”, a small group of young, yet extremely talented Greek winemakers that will shape the Greek wine industry in the…
Stellios Boutaris
Stellios Boutaris from the Kir Yianni Estate does not really need an introduction. Kir Yianni is one of the best known Greek producers, and their wines are renowned in- and outside of Greece. Founded in…
Boutari
For the first time, a Greek wine was featured on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Grape last Thursday. The review of the Boutari Kretikos red 2008 started well, but ended with disappointment: “Tannic, disjointed, awkward, bitter, poor…
A decade of Costa Lazaridi
The Lazaridi brothers Nicos and Costas can be credited for putting the wine region of Drama on the map, not only within Greece, but also on an international level. Nicos created the Chateau Nico Lazaridi,…
Reflections of a winemaker
This weekend my family and I went to the gorgeous wine region of Aegialia in the Peloponnese. The landscape is simply stunning, and in my view the wine growing areas in the mountainous regions would…
H. Spinthiropoulou #2
Haroula Spinthiropoulou from the Argatia winery discusses direct sales and the importance of personal customer relationships. She also takes a critical look at prevailing attitudes amongst Greek producers and issues a call for unity. The…
H. Spinthiropoulou #1
Viniculturist Dr Haroula Spinthiropoulou is very well known within the Greek wine industry. Together with her husband Panagiotis Georgiadis she created the small but fine Argatia estate in Rodochori, Naoussa. Whenever I taste their Xinomavro…