When the sun was relentless on the Aegean island of Lemnos, sea this rosé of Manolis Garalis just was the thing to quench the thirst. Garalis farms 5 hectares of... read more →
From the 2020 vintage (shh) a controversial wine on the table, a touch reductive but mostly oxidative, nutty, mild deep. This is where fino meets retsina and I’m in love.... read more →
Your new favorite grape? Mandilaria. Almost as much fun to drink as it is to say! It’s blended with the white savatiano grape which makes it perfect for rosé lovers... read more →
The grape kosmas was saved from extinction by Giorgos Balatsouras. Kokkineli, means light red. And this dancing weight is achieved through shortish (15 days) maceration while being vinified on and... read more →
Headed up by siblings who studied winemaking at Geisenheim University, this winery is a classic in the making. While the wine might read a little conventional, ut when it’s hot... read more →
Kokkineli means light red and this one drinks like pure strawberry juice. Vasilis Vaimakis is a genius. The wines he makes have a delicious purity and speak to a respect... read more →
Originally from Nantes, Marie Astrid and Nicolas Bourget moved to Paros. It’s one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean. Best known for its white marble, perhaps soon it might... read more →
This summer, I visited Andreas Kontozisis and his partner Aphrodite Tousia in Karditsa in the Thessaly region of central Greece. (If you go, stay in Kanalia, one of the prettiest... read more →
Trivia alert! It seems popolka was the actual name of xinomavro before the 70’s. Finding a real one, no matter what it’s called, has been rare. In fact, all seem... read more →
$45 for a Greek white wine? If you want a white that’s going to be brilliant, sing loudly with acid, get your biggest wine geek friend to actually say, wazzat?... read more →