Hoof power When I first visited Florina in 1995 there was one producer the Amyndeo Co-Operative. Their Amyndas Xinomavro 1990 in a dumpy was priced at […]
Moschopolis 18 Mavrotragano Syrah 2016 An exciting find Greek wine has pushed the quality posts and keeps reinventing itself. Yet on my beat there was an […]
Diamantis Winery Siatista 2017 ‘ Magoutes’ Haute couture Xinomavro The Egnatia highway runs over 600 kms linking northern Greece with the Turkish and Bulgarian border. There […]
How echoes are branded Yannis & Mihalis Diamantakis leathery hands greet me. We exchange pleasantries before they brief me with a vintage report. They are men […]
Mitravelas Estate Nemea 2017 Ego-less teamwork synergies One of the most frequent questions I get asked is: ”Which is the best wine?”Well the simplistic answer is […]
A guard’s diet Pieria lies geographically between Rapsani and Naoussa. It is well known for cotton, kiwi’s and mussel farms. Wine wise it emerged a decade […]
Terroir whisperer Off the beaten path a winding road on the foothills of Mt.Olympus leads to terraces overlooking the Aegean. There are other shades of autumn […]
Lyrarakis Liatiko Aggelis 2016 The ritual A sign at Heraklio airport arrivals reads: ‘ Discover Europe’s Roots’. After visiting Knossos, Gortynia and Aptera and other sites […]