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…
Oenorama 2012
Oenorama is the name of the largest Greek wine fair, which takes place every couple of years. It is a miracle that the organiser, Vinetum, was able to pull the event off this year, at…
Avaton
Avaton in Greek means an inaccessible and unapproachable place, sacred and inviolable. In ancient Greek religious sites, the avaton was a place where entry to the uninitiated was forbidden. Even today, this rule is still…
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…
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…
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…