Posts Tagged ‘Greek Wines’
Greek Wine
A country with thousands of years of winemaking experience behind it, Greece was one of the first countries to start producing wine, with evidence pointing back over 6,500 years ago. It’s believed that wine was produced both on a household and communal basis back then. A Greek word, which they would use was ‘pigeage’ and that would…
Read MoreBotanic: A Unique Sparkling Retsina!
Retsina is a famous wine style coming from Greece, where pine resin gets added to the wine so more herbaceous aromas can develop. One innovative winery took this old traditional method a step further. A coincidental twist of fate led to the production of a sparkling Retsina, the very first in Greece, and therefore in…
Read MoreAprilis Sparkling Rosé 2021: A Bubbly Rosé Stunning As The Spring Itself
How privately owned vineyards and modern winemaking can create nice sparkling wines with an exceptional quality-to-price ratio. Based in Raxa, Trikala (Greece), Tsilili Winery has embarked on a new era, already making a mark in the world of sparkling wines, sometimes more successful (as seen in the Bianconerro wines). Aprilis, the name of the second…
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