This is what Santorini tastes like ! Impressive for its age green-yellow color in the glass. Rich, intense nose full of lime, lemon zest and ripe grapefruit with hints of chamomile and apricot jam. The flint is present from the beginning to the end while honey, fresh leaves, nuts, toast, tobacco and sweet spices gradually […]
Wonderful full characterful white made from 100 year-old ungrafted assyrtiko vines in a monastery’s vineyard. Assyrtiko is Greece’s finest white with a seam of fruit acidity that gives it life and longevity. Cultivated organically since 1979. Features From the prize-winning, organic PDO Hatzidakis estate in Sanotrini full and characterful medium dry white assyrtiko grape – […]
A gentle fresh lightish-alcohol (12.5%) red made in the Peloponnese from local agiorgitiko (St George) grapes and some kalavrytino and syrah. The grapes are sourced from sub-mountainous zones of the Peloponnese at around 350 to 700 metres above sea level. The Ionos range is unoaked, fresh and gentle. Features From the prize-winning Caravino estate in […]
An attractive mix of two local Cretan varieties. The naturally sweet ripe-tasting flavour is reminiscent of good village Rhône. Kotsifali, aromatic and generous, blends well with the smaller-berried mandilaria which contributes colour and backbone. It’s a great authentically Cretan match. Features From the prize-winning Karavitakis estate in Crete made with two local Cretan grape varieties […]
Tsiouro is a pure grape distillate, similar to the Italian Grappa. It is made every autumn following the grape harvest. After the grapes are pressed to produce wine, there are “leftovers” in the wine press: The crushed grape skins, seeds, pulp and stems are then distilled to produce a strong spirit. The name Tsipouro is […]
Mastiha is a liqueur seasoned with mastic, a resin gathered from the mastic tree, a small evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. A variant is Mastiha, which is produced on the Greek island of Chios. It is a crystal clear spirit with a unique sweet taste, whose full range of herbal tones and tree […]
Features Joe’s Tasting Note: “Anyone looking for the perfect steak-chips-wine combo should head here. The blend of ripe currants and vanilla, oaky spice is delicious, whilst there is a good heft of ripe tannin to work with your (ideally, rare) steak. On the finish look for all the mocha, coconut and vanilla aromas from the […]
DOMAINE MESSENICOLAS by G.Karamtiros is a winery that carries the name of the little village “Messenicolas” in Central Greece. Featuring a painted illustration and a play on colors, MOI JE M ‘EN FOUS! wine series has a fun and electric design. And the wines are just as playful and simply gorgeous. Made from 100% Limnionas […]
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