Posts Tagged ‘ Xinomavro ’

A true wine lover

Jul 19th, 2010 | By elloinos | Category: Xinomavro

I find that true wine lovers often make an extra effort to expand their knowledge. One of the most rewarding ways doing so is to meet with winemakers and learn from them. Michael Holzer, who had watched the Greek wine episode on Wine Library TV, contacted me towards the end of May. Michael is a [...]

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A taste of mature Xinomavro

Jun 21st, 2010 | By elloinos | Category: Wine Tasting, Xinomavro

Xinomavro is arguably the most age-worthy Greek red varietal and it can be a treat to taste older vintages. The “Oinosoagapitos” put together a tasting event of mature Xinomavro wines, where participants could either pay a fee, or bring along selected bottles from their own cellars. This was a great idea, and the vintages served [...]

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Xinomavro 07 impresses at Voroina

Jan 27th, 2010 | By elloinos | Category: Xinomavro

Most wine lovers enjoy buying extraordinary wines and cellaring them for long periods of time. The pleasure to try the wines during different stages of maturity is not only very educational, but also extremely rewarding for pure pleasure. In Greece, this is not the common thing to do; most wines are consumed shortly after their [...]

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Greek wine presentation to consumers

Nov 5th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Marketing

Last weekend marked the start of a new important phase in my quest to promote Greek wines abroad. Up until then, I had presented wines solely to wine merchants and wine critics. The feedback received so far on the quality has been extremely positive. The time had come to do the same for the public [...]

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Visit from Kostis Dalamara

May 14th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Dalamara, Naoussa, Negoska, Xinomavro

  This morning I was visited at my home by Kostis Dalamara from the Dalamara Estate in Naoussa. The Dalamara Estate has been handed down from generation to generation since the 1840s. Kostis is the 22-year old son of Yiannis and Katerina. He is currently living in Beaune, he studied oinology for two years in [...]

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Articles by Mark Squires

May 12th, 2009 | By elloinos | Category: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Santorini, Xinomavro

Mark Squires, who among other countries covers Greece for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, kindly gave me permission to link two articles he published and that are well worth reading. Greece’s North: Xinomavro Santorini: Not just for the panoramas….go for the wine! Thank you very much Mark!

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