It’s very hard to know how to answer certain invitations. “Mike, would you like to come to a breakfast to try an amazing Greek spirit?” Well, you can’t say no can you? Not sure I’ve ever tried to pair a wine with my cornflakes, let alone a spirit, but life’s full of these little mysteries …
DRINKING METAXA IS LIKE KNOWING THE COOL CLUB NO-ONE ELSE DOES Read More »
Well, this was a fairly simple week really. Out of all the shops I cover, only one actually sold an Assyrtiko. So a 2010 Santorini OPAP from Spirited Wines was the only one myself and the missus tried out. This was going to be my first Assyrtiko ever, but I doubt it’ll be my last…
Usually at this point in the week I get an idea in my head about the kind of stuff I think might go well with the wine. I then scour the internet looking for recipe ideas and, if I’m honest, the pictures that go with them. All these recipe websites have amazing food pictures on …
Santorini is effectively just a large volcanic rock of the South coast of Greece. It leads to stunning views and great places to sit and bask in the glorious sunshine (after you’ve whacked on the factor 40). It’s a holiday-makers dream, and to an extent it’s a winemaker’s dream too, but it does have a …
Well maybe not the Granddaddy of them all, but maybe it’s fair to say that wine making in Europe can claim to have got going in this gorgeous, hot, and rocky country. These days money pumped in from the EU has revived what was a tough industry and the likes of Merlot and Chardonnay rub …
#NWTW Week 24: Winemaking in Greece, the Granddaddy of them all! Read More »
Following up from a New World classic, we’re going straight to an Old World legend. The more famous wine I guess from Greece is Retsina, made in a slightly funky way that makes it another of those “marmite” wines. We’re not going down that road. We’re heading to the island of Santorini for the beautiful …
