Comments on: Greek wine industry http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry Linking top Greek wine producers, wine merchants abroad, and wine consumers. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: elloinos http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry#comment-918 elloinos Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.elloinos.com/?p=1095#comment-918 Kosta, thanks for sharing, the article is a great read and holds much truth! Kosta, thanks for sharing, the article is a great read and holds much truth!

]]> By: Kostas Katsoulieris http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry#comment-886 Kostas Katsoulieris Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:10:09 +0000 http://www.elloinos.com/?p=1095#comment-886 another view of the reason for wine's decline in the 1970s and 1980s: http://www.news.leiden.edu/news/scotch-whisky-as-symbol-of-greek-identity.html another view of the reason for wine’s decline in the 1970s and 1980s: http://www.news.leiden.edu/news/scotch-whisky-as-symbol-of-greek-identity.html

]]> By: Thomas Pellechia http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry#comment-831 Thomas Pellechia Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:40:10 +0000 http://www.elloinos.com/?p=1095#comment-831 Oh, but Markus, I was there and didn't know at the time that I was on the cusp of big changes. Had I known, I might have stayed and done what you are doing now. But I was young and dumb, and although I had learned a little Farsi, I could not speak Greek!!! Oh, but Markus, I was there and didn’t know at the time that I was on the cusp of big changes. Had I known, I might have stayed and done what you are doing now. But I was young and dumb, and although I had learned a little Farsi, I could not speak Greek!!!

]]> By: elloinos http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry#comment-830 elloinos Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:57 +0000 http://www.elloinos.com/?p=1095#comment-830 Thomas, great to hear from you. You are one of the very few people I know that have "tracked" Greek wines for a such a long period of time. You were certainly on the inside when things started to happen! I always enjoy when you share your views. Thomas, great to hear from you. You are one of the very few people I know that have “tracked” Greek wines for a such a long period of time. You were certainly on the inside when things started to happen! I always enjoy when you share your views.

]]> By: Thomas Pellechia http://www.elloinos.com/history/greek-wine-industry#comment-829 Thomas Pellechia Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:31:36 +0000 http://www.elloinos.com/?p=1095#comment-829 Markus, I remember visiting Samos, Rhodos and Athens in 1975 and drinking bottled white wines with names like Pallini, Rhodos, and Lindhos that were fantastic. Then, I was young and exploring, and I had no idea what the grapes were, but I was lucky to be there when things were beginning to happen. It was the same period that I lived in Tehran for two years, where, before the '79 revolution, you could buy Iranian-produced Riesling and a few decent reds. The trip was a massive revelation that ultimately was responsible for my eventual shift out of one life and into the wine business. Markus,

I remember visiting Samos, Rhodos and Athens in 1975 and drinking bottled white wines with names like Pallini, Rhodos, and Lindhos that were fantastic. Then, I was young and exploring, and I had no idea what the grapes were, but I was lucky to be there when things were beginning to happen.

It was the same period that I lived in Tehran for two years, where, before the ’79 revolution, you could buy Iranian-produced Riesling and a few decent reds.

The trip was a massive revelation that ultimately was responsible for my eventual shift out of one life and into the wine business.

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