Moussaka cries out for a red but not too powerful one otherwise the effect will be to add to the richness of the dish. (Cooked cheese, by the way, is much easier with red wine than uncooked cheese is). We’d be looking for a medium-bodied red...
American Oak often means Tennessee white oak, but other oak from the US makes its way abroad where winemakers are less familiar with the geography of North America. The "other" American oaks may not have the open grain and vanilla flavors that are the halmark...
Greek wines fascinate the entire world. They are promoted in every continent by successful winemakers, international media feature about them and they keep winning medals and distinctions in international contests. As it seems, the financial crisis can’t affect their perfect quality. So now, it’s the turn...
If you've never heard of orange wine, it's OK. Those whites, reds and rosés get all the attention, but orange wines -- which the New York Post proclaimed in May to be the "new rosé," and Vice discovered for itself in June -- are having a...
With their premium quality, distinct character, and unadulterated sense of terroir, the new wines of Greece win over even the most demanding wine lover. Their attributes are further fortified in the case of the Greek dessert wines which have found in the sun a willing...
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Christmas is about sharing and spending time with family and friends. It’s about creating happy memories with those you love. It's about time...
If you want to feel like a Greek for a while, Greeking.me is the answer. In the last few years, the number of people who visited Greece in order to get a close look at its beauties, history and cultural background has increased. Undoubtedly, there is...
Tasting 2013 Gentilini Eclipse At a time when white wines used to be flat and oily, a small clutch of boutique wineries were bottling as nature made them: refreshingly crisp. South African oenologist André Van Wyk at Gentilini was one of them. It is a different...
One of the advantages in clocking the mileage I manage through the vineyards is meeting people who make wine to share with friends. Most of this wine gets bottled. No label, apart from chalk or felt-pen codes. It does not enter the marketplace. There is...
With its almost year-round sunny weather, beautiful bays sporting Loggerhead turtles, stunning countryside walks and photogenic whitewashed villages perched upon the hillsides; it is easy to understand why the Greek island of Kefalonia has been cited as being the ‘island of dreams’. If you are lucky...