Aphrodise Sparkling Rosé

“One Sip Of Aphrodise Will Immediately Have You Understand It’s Attraction.” – Frank Schilling: Co-Founder of Aphrodise “Vibrant and youthful in its expression of red berries, and pink floral, delicately sweet in the palate, with candy pink sweets, raspberries and strawberries.” – Glass of Bubbly “Our product … is primarily available in the hotspots of…

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A Greek Sparkling Wine to Celebrate the New Year: Azzardà Extra Brut 2021 Blanc de Noir Milia Riza

The new year brings with it countless resolutions and fresh opportunities—what better occasion to celebrate with a truly special and undoubtedly little-known sparkling wine? I had the pleasure of tasting this wine thanks to a dear Greek friend Haris Papandreou, a true connoisseur who introduced me to this sparkling gem from Nemea, in the Peloponnese.…

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Greek Pet-Nat Wines – Ladies Lead the Way

Four young ladies utterly impressed me with both their character, and, in this instance, their ancestral method* (pet nat) wines. I was compelled to write about them, because their energy was contagious. I will be profiling Evmorfia from Kostaki Winery in Samos, Chloi from Chatzivaryti Winery in Goumenissa, Anthi from Charalaboglou Winery in Serres and…

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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…

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Botanic: 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…

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