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It's bright red, robust and sturdy, it's the famous 'brusque wine' that some years ago was the title of a popular TV series here in Greece. But what exactly do we mean by describing a wine as a brusko (as it is called in Greek)? It is a popular, so..

Everything you need to know about this sun-dried wine born each year from the legendary “coils”. While looking for old books from the first travellers in Greece, one can find the "Ils de la Grece ” (Greek Islands) (1853) by Louis Lacroix, who, arri..

  Natural wines is a trend that cannot be ignored. Like everywhere else in the world, some Greek winemakers have chosen to follow this path as well, trying to produce wines under minimal intervention scheme that are terroir-driven, expressive and wel..

       Lately, visiting various groups of wine lovers on social media, I notice that the ancient question is often asked: is an aged wine better than a fresh one? Do I open it or hold it? Will it preserve?Is an aged wine better than a fresh one? Do I..

Beer then, a product intertwined with the Greek summer. In recent years, many microbreweries have appeared in our country, perhaps somewhat belatedly given that we are quite high in beer consumption to which our warm Mediterranean climate contributes..

Skouras Synoro: Read the full article of Konstantinos Lazarakis MW and enjoy the vintages of 2008, 2012, as well as the current one of 2015, with just a click!  The wine area for a few years now is the best wine area ever! A few decades ago t..

Wine Enjoyment Guide: Greek Orange WinesBy Yiannis Karakasis MWWe continue the Enjoyment Guide that we started in the previous months with a new style of wine, or to put it more correctly, with one of the oldest styles of wine that has made a dynam..

Santorini Wine Report: Earth, Wind & Fire  Dear wine lover,   We wanted to share with you the exciting news of the publication of the Terroir Report on Santorini by Yiannis Karakasis MW. It can be found on Yiannis’ site.   From 6 produ..

Continuing the Enjoyment Guide, always focusing on practical issues around the enjoyment of wine, I thought to address a topic that initially sounds quite simplistic. However, it has as many extensions as there are color shades of rosé wines.How to..