Roditis Roditis (pronounced “Roh – di – tis”) is the second most planted white grape variety by wine growers in Greece. It is also the base for hundreds of “modest”—or less “modest”—and everyday white wines in the market. This is perhaps the reason that the variety has been often characterized as “humble”. In actual fact, Roditis is[…]
Malagouzia Malagousia (pronounced simply as Mala-goo-zia) is an ancient grape that was rediscovered in in the last twenty years, during the modern renaissance of the New Wines of Greece. It is the impersonation of Greek wine producers, taking advantage of their potential, as they began exploring the secrets of the famous grape. In the 1970s,[…]
Tera Thiva Thivaiki Gi (Theban Land and pronounced “Thi – vae – ki ghi”) has been active in the field of vineyards and bottled wine since 2004. On the slopes of Sfinga Mountain, just a few kilometres away from Thebes, right outside Vagia village, the exceptionally spruce vineyard, ensures grapes of excellent quality for the[…]
Savvatiano The historical white grape variety of Savvatiano (Pronounced “Sava – tia – noh”) is known as widely planted variety in Greek vineyards. Whether it is by itself or part of blends, or part of many PGI wines, this variety is responsible for a considerable volume of the dry whites produced. Once oenophiles have purchased[…]
Mandilaria Amorgiano, Pariano, Vaftra, Koundoura Black, and Mandilari. These are but a few names of the late-harvested red grape Mandilaria (Pronounced “man – dee – la – ria”) variety, and serve as testimonials to the extent to which the variety has spread throughout Greece and particularly, the Greek isles. As early as the time of[…]
Retsina Retsina (“Re – tsee -nah”) is the best known traditional Greek wine. Its reputation was not always positive, where it had long overshadowed other distinguished Greek wines and appellations. According to archaeological finds and countless written articles, regarding its production and consumption, Retsina, or “retinitis oenos” as it was called in antiquity, has been[…]
moschofilero Anyone in pursuit of a Greek white grape variety which promises refreshment and enlivenment, offering unprecedented exoticism in a Mediterranean country, should look no further than Moschofilero (Moss-koh-FEE-leh-roh). “Moscho”, the first part of its name, has the meaning of a charismatic grape, the most aromatic one of the Filéri grape family. Despite the reddish[…]
Xinomavro Xinomavro is the principal red wine grape of the uplands of Naousa in the regional unit of Imathia, and around Amyntaio, in Macedonia, Greece. Xinomavro (ksee-NOH-mah-vroh), is a red-wine grape originating in Greece, more particularly in north-western part of Greece, in the Emathia region of Macedonia, the monovarietal appellations is from Naousa and Amynteo.[…]
