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Xinomavro

November 21, 2011
Domaine Karanika Xinomavro Limniona

The missing link in today’s Greek wine has arrived

Frankly I never thought I would be writing these lines In essence this post has been in waiting for 17 years Whats it all about The […]
August 4, 2011
Naoussa Thymiopoulos

It was more than an eye-opener

The colour of several Naoussas has become increasingly and atypically darker Is this down to climate change I do not think so New clones The acreage […]
November 1, 2010
Terra Levea Xinomavro - Cabernet Domaine Karanika

At 12.6 % ABV, it almost whispers

Over the past decade much has happened in coolerclimate Amyndeon Incomers continue to invest in this once sleeper region  Currently there are ten wineries Annette and […]
October 4, 2010
Alpha Estate Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes

One cannot ignore the “wisdom” of the 86-year-old bush vines

The head of Frances ENTAV Etablissement National Technique pour la Amelioration de la Viticulture Jean Michel Boursiquot has discovered in his travels issues that have slipped […]
September 20, 2010
Argatia Xinomavro

Each plot is managed according to its own rhythm

The 2007 vintage was not uniform in all regions Only the bestfarmed sites produced very good wines a few even great The lack of spring rainfall […]
February 24, 2010
Rapsani Dougos

Clear geographic imprint

Sense of place is an overused cliche Yet this Rapsani from the tiny artisan Dougos vineyards and winery is SOP personified From a clutch of recently […]
January 11, 2010
Goumenissa Single Vineyard I Aidarinis

Hide and seek

Have not been in ages this excited for a Xinomavro blend Christos Aidarinis a stalwart in the Goumenissa appellation has with this Single Vineyard I nailed […]
May 20, 2009
Ghi ke Uranos

I revert to near-endless thumbing through my note books

Have for days been studying a geological map of Naoussa There is a great variation of soil type Not all are suitable for producing fine wine […]
January 23, 2009
Diaporos Kir Yianni

Not the step forward I would have liked to report

After an acrimonious split with his brother Konstantinos in 1996 Yiannis Boutaris named this Naoussa estate which he first planted in the late 1960s Kir Yianni […]
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