Posts Tagged ‘ Kydonitsa ’

The next really hot wine region in Greece

Aug 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Vatistas Vineyards

I recently spent one week of vacation in Laconia, which is located in the southern Peloponnese area in Greece. I took this as an opportunity to start my quest of tasting 100 Greek wines, each from a different grape variety. While shooting the first videos, I came across two wines from the same grower, both [...]



100 Grape varieties from Greece – Kydonitsa

Aug 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Grape varieties from Greece, Kydonitsa

This is the first of a series of videos showing you 100 different grape varieties from Greece.   Fact File Kydonitsa Area grown: Lakonia, Peleponnese History: Kydonitsa was widely grown in ancient and Byzantime times. From 1460 until 1828, this part of Greece was ruled by the Turks, under Ottoman rule alcohol consumption came to [...]