Posts Tagged ‘Wines from Greece’
Greek Sparkling Wines
With its spellbinding landscape, a variety of terroirs, an enchanting array of indigenous grape varieties, and a fascinating recorded history of winemaking since the 7th century BC, Greece remains the place where one of the deepest wine cultures in the world was born, thrived throughout ancient times and is still thriving. Today, Greek winemakers, particularly…
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…
Read MoreUncovering The Greeks – Domaine Karanika
Retsina (Greek: Ρετσίνα) is a Greek white (or rosé) resinated wine, which has been made for at least 2,000 years. Its unique flavor is said to have originated from the practice of sealing wine vessels, particularly amphorae, with Aleppo pine resin in ancient times. In 1977, I was traveling on the Sicily to Greece Mediterranean…
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