Several other grapes are indigenous in Greece. When brought up in the right place by the right people they deliver excellent wines. Of those felicitous wines we have chosen 10 to present to you giving you at the same time some additional information on less known grape varieties as an encouragement to experiment further.
Read more on to find some more Greek wines worth discovering.
From the time of Ancient Greece and Rome visits have been made to vineyards. Since the early 19th century, however, visits to vineyards were part of package tours, which were mainly the prerogative of the aristocratic classes of the time.
Several other varieties of Greek wines are worth discovering and will amaze you with their great quality, pleasant aroma and rich taste. Here is a list we composed for you:
From the time of Ancient Greece and Rome visits have been made to vineyards. Since the early 19th century, however, visits to vineyards were part of package tours, which were mainly the prerogative of the aristocratic classes of the time.
Three things shape the personality of wines: grape variety, territory characteristics and winegrowers care.
Zagori is an area of great natural beauty and unique architecture in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus in Northwestern Greece. The area is of about 1.000 square kilometers and contains 46 villages. Zagoria villages is called by Greeks “Zagorochoria” meaning the villages behind the mountain.
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In 1989, Professor of Byzantine Studies, Helen Ahrweiler is appointed Chairman of the Cultural Centre Pompidou in Paris