Wine blends
I am thrilled to have Konstantinos Lazarakis MW on board again with a guest post. His past articles on elloinos were highly educational and gave in depth information on a variety of topics concerning Greek…
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…
Greek sweet wines
Greece could claim to be the birthplace to some of the most intriguing sweet wines in the world that can rival top quality styles from anywhere else. Many of the international leaders in sweet wines,…
Greek red wines
Although the warm sunny summer of several wine regions in Greece is ideal for the production of ripe, healthy and very concentrated grapes, many winemakers are producing a much more wide-ranging portfolio in order to…
Greek rosé wines
Once widely ignored, rosés today are some of the most appealing and versatile wines that can accompany food. Almost every wine-producing region in Greece produces a wine of this kind from local grape varieties and,…
Greek white wines
High-acid, light-bodied aromatic whites, such as a floral Moschofilero from Mantinia, an elegant Roditis from Patras, a refreshing Athiri from Rhodes or a charming Debina from Epirus, go perfectly with light appetizers, like salads, especially…