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 be scrutinized by a number of well-known German wine personalities, on Monday, November 9th, in Hamburg. My experiences to date [...]
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 in the major export markets. I am well aware that these three wineries are able to produce solid quality in [...]
Part of a series of videos to bring 100 different Greek grape varieties to you. Fact File Mavrotragano Area grown: Santorini History: Eighty years ago, Mavrotragano was commonly grown throughout the island. Traditionally, it was used in the production of sweet wines. Over the following seventy years, these plantings were pulled out little by little [...]
Part of a series of videos to bring 100 different Greek grape varieties to you. Fact File Moschofilero Area grown: Planted throughout the Peloponnese and also on many Ionian islands. It is at its best in Mantinia where the vineyards lie high. The cooler climate leads to grapes that are low in sugar, low in alcohol, [...]
“My philosophy is to have clean wines where everything falls into place. It is all about the fruit and freshness, your saliva should get going when you taste my wines”. These words of George Skouras capture the style of his wines perfectly. He invited me to visit him at his Domaine in Malandreni at the [...]
This is the third video in my quest to bring 100 different grape varieties from Greece to you. Fact File Petroulianos Area grown: Lakonia, Peleponnese History: Petroulianos is one of the real ancient grape varieties of Greece. It is actually quite rare. Today, it is mainly used as a blend, but varietal bottlings are well worth [...]
I recently came across some wines of the Tetramythos Estate, and was captured by their personality. The winery is located at the stunning landscapes of Aegiala in the Peloponnese. The 14 ha vineyards are situated on the slopes of Mount Helmos, at an altitude of 450 – 1050 m, making this one of the highest [...]
Pretty much every adult in Greece consumes wine, often on a daily basis. When I moved to the country in 2003, I was therefore quite surprised by how hard it seemed to meet people who share a genuine interest in wine. At dinner parties, wine is typically served with food, which seems fair enough at [...]
