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Fine Wine Books for the Holidays
Connoisseurs of fine wines love to read about wine and where it comes from. And when they travel, they like exploring new wines. Here are a few suggested books on traditional and less well known wine regions like England, Georgia, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Countries and Regions, France, Georgia, Greece, South Africa, Uncategorized, Wine Articles
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The Extraordinary Wines of Domaine Economou: Artistic Winemaking in Crete
Yiannis Economou is one of Greece’s preeminent winemakers. He combines deep knowledge of winemaking with a unique sense of artistry and produces original, beautifully crafted and refined wines. His domaine is located on Sitia in eastern Crete where he sources … Continue reading
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Douloufakis: One of Crete’s Outstanding, Pioneering Wineries
Located in the village of Dafnes just south of Heraklion and east of the Psiloritis mountain range with vineyards at 350-400m, Douloufakis is one of Crete’s best producers. Nikos Douloufakis (shown here), the pioneer of Vidiano, now regarded as the … Continue reading
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Iliana Malihin: Fire and Wine in Crete
In recent decades Crete has rediscovered it indigenous grapes and old vineyards of self-rooted vines. Iliana Malíhin has been one of the leaders of these efforts in the high elevation vineyards of schist and quartz-riddled clays located near the village … Continue reading
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Lyrarakis Winery: Saving Crete’s Indigenous Grapes
Lyrarakis is a family winery on the Alagni plateau in Peza located south of Heraklion. It’s known for rescuing indigenous varieties like Dafni, Plytó, and Melissaki. It also specializes in other Cretan grapes like Liatico, Kotsifali and Mandilari. Brothers Sotiris … Continue reading
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Tagged Assyrtiko, Dafni, Kotsifali, Liatiko, Mandilari, Plyto, Vidiano, Vilana
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Gentilini of Cephalonia: A Greek Winery of Worldwide Origins
Cephalonia is one of the most important wine producing islands of the Ionian Sea. It’s mountainous with gravelly limestone soils and home to self-rooted vines grown in the island’s highlands. This small island is home to 43 native grape varieties, … Continue reading
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Ktima Gerovassiliou of Macedonia
Ktima Gerovassiliou was established in 1981 by renowned Greek winemaker Evangelos Gerovassiliou. The winery is located on the slopes of Epanomi, several kilometers from the city of Thessaloniki and 4 km from the sea. Its vineyards stretching over 80 hectares … Continue reading
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Biblia Chora’s Fine Wines from the Slopes of Macedonia’s Mt Pangeon
In April of this year we visited Ktima Biblia Chora, established on the slopes of Mt Pangeon in Macedonia in 2001, and tasted its outstanding portfolio of fine wines. Biblia Chora was established by two of Greece’s highly respected winemakers, Vangelis … Continue reading
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Retsina: The Quality Revolution of Greece’s Historic Wine
Retsina, a wine made with the infusion of resin usually from the Aleppo pine tree, is Greece’s most famous and historic wine. The retsina of old was often pungent. As our reviews below show, today’s retsina made by some of … Continue reading
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Ktima Voyatzi of Western Macedonia
The Voyatzi Estate is a premier boutique winery located in Western Macedonia in the picturesque town of Velvento. It is owned and operated by winemaker Yannis Voyatzi, the renowned chief enologist of Boutari, and his brother Nikos. The Voyatzi family … Continue reading
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