A Winelover’s Guide to Summer in Greece
It’s 4pm, the summer sun is still hot, the sand on the beach even hotter – and the taverna is calling. Time to gather up the beach bag, muster family…
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Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (2nd Instalment)
Welcome back to those of you who have already read the 1st part of this two-part series. We asked 11 very talented winemakers to tell us what wines they like…
Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (1st Instalment)
One of the requirements in the job description for a winemaker is to “taste wine”. Now there are some great careers out there but even the best job rarely has…
Athens’ New Groove – Wine And Cocktails In The Cradle Of Civilization
Like the stars in the sky, the bars and the cafes of Athens are without count. They are everywhere, on every block, practically on every corner. In Athens this is…
The Original Wine Road Trip
An Informal Biography of Dionysus.
Humans are driven by a primeval desire for travel, adventure and a raunchy party. This urge resides among our deepest instincts. Since time immemorial we…
The Best Wine Shop in the World.
A vital anchor in the life of a wine lover is their favourite wine shop. Wine passion involves a quite complex fabric of gastronomy, academic investigation, tasting and sampling as…
The Wines of Santorini
This post was contributed by my friend Moshé Cohen. Visit Moshé at www.inthevineyardwith.com and on instagram at @in.the.vineyard.with
Moshé visited Santorini in May 2019 to meet the winemakers, taste the…
Episode 17: Sparkling Wine and Tsiporo with Laurens Hartman
Tsiporo straight from the still is marvellous – especially when there is music, food and friends to dance with!
In November of 2018 I travelled to the Amyndeo region in…
Nemea Wine Region, Greece
This Nemea vineyard is at Giannis Tselepos’ Ktima Driopi estate.
Nemea is home to the Agiorgitiko (aye-or-GHEE-tee-ko) grape and, just as Naoussa in the north is synonymous with Xinomavro (see…
Episode 16: An Interview at Gerovassiliou Estate in Greece
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Vangelis Gerovassiliou is a giant in the Greek wine industry. More than anyone else he represents the modern revival of Greece’s wines. A student of and…