GREEK WINE ON A GLOBAL SCALE

About twenty years ago, I had the good fortune to work with an investor – an avid wine collector – in a restaurant in Athens.

WINE JOURNAL #30

“People do not remember days; they remember moments.” Wines, restaurants, aromas, moments and ideas, captured in journal form.

WHY SHOULD GREEK GRAPE
VARIETIES MATTER TO YOU?

If you’re reading this, it is highly likely that you are in Greece and you love wine.

SANTORINI

Since the very first moment of the very first trip, one thing has remained clear to me, something that, over time, hasn’t changed at all: Santorini is the ultimate terroir.

NAOUSSA

My dear friends, it takes time for Naoussa to enchant you… To be precise, it takes 5 hours and 17 minutes, a 330-mile drive from Athens, and the best possible company you can find. One thing’s for certain; no matter how long the trip is, it’s definitely worth it.

MY DAY AT FANTAXOMETOCHO ESTATE by VICTORIA HISLOP

Beneath a bright sky, the grapes were swelling. Huge bunches of fruit peeked out from behind dense foliage, the leaves shining, unblemished, profuse…

CAN GREEK WINE EVER BE FINE WINE?

Are we sure that Greek wine isn’t already fine wine? What is fine wine, anyway? And is it something that we should care about, or even like?

THE WINES OF GREECE: A WAY OF LIFE by STELLIOS BOUTARIS, KIR-YIANNI

There is no product that encompasses the Greek way of life better than Greek wine!

VICTORIA HISLOP

When I first decided to send an email to Victoria Hislop, author of the best-selling book “The Island,” asking for an interview, I had no idea we were going to end up chatting under an olive tree overlooking the vines at Fantaxometocho Estate.

ILIANA MALICHIN

If you had to personify Crete, it would be in the form of Iliana Malichin. Strong, beautiful, proud and hospitable, she has, despite her youth, already built up strong roots, and dreams of ways to help her homeland.