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Aegean Islands

May 22, 2015
Santo Wines Santorini Organic Wine Assyrtiko

Relativity

Rarely is vine age mentioned on the 15 Santorini producers labels The average is 60plusyearsold and can climb to 100 and above According to the veteran […]
May 9, 2015
Venetsanos Winery Santorini Nykteri

It is a nice place to be

In another life one of the features was a profile of Santorinis unique vineyard in The Greek Wine Guide 1996 Edition This jewel of an island […]
September 6, 2014
Hatzidakis Assyrtiko de Mylos Vieilles Vignes

A monument in the making

Haridimos Hatzidakis has completed 23 harvests He is one of the most thoughtful oenologists on this highprofile yet fragile vineyard His six Assyrtiko labels one Aidani […]
May 19, 2014
Artemis Karamolengos Aidani

Palate-cleansing hedonism at its best

On Santorini the three As mature in the following order  Athiri Assyrtiko Aidani Visually the vigour of Aidani is the more impressive  Yet appearances can be […]
April 7, 2014
Gavalas Santorini Natural Ferment

It only took 20 years

On the large southernfacing slope of this jewel of a island vineyard lie the villages Pyrgos Kalistis and Megalochori For centuries they have been the heartland […]
August 3, 2013
Estate Argyros Vinsanto 12-year-old barrel-aged

The perfect setting for an Umberto Eco novel

Santorinis geology is a marvel yet at the same time it is relatively straightforward Its peoples histories thats another matter The land split after Marco Sanudos […]
July 17, 2013
Assyrtiko Santo Wines

A remarkable comeback

One of the then dormant wine regions that helped convincing me to do my first books was Santorini with its bonedry wines Back in the mid1990s […]
February 19, 2013
Gaia 10 year old Vinsanto

If you like rancio then look elsewhere

Above all Vinsanto needs patience The first release of Gaias Vinsanto was the worst kept secret Over the years during cask look sees were a story […]
December 3, 2012
Moschato VND Vakakis Wines Samos

Samos is now free of anachronisms; anyone can invest.

An instance of nature imitating art the colourcoded diversity in a geology map of the Greek vineyard is a child of seismic activity Its ramifications reach […]
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