In the Spirit of a Winemaker: Q & A with Angeliki Grazia
Angeliki Grazia is on a quest. What started as a heritage project to revive oft-forgotten varieties of Naxos’ winemaking culture, ended up with G...
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Greek Wines: To Assyrtiko and Beyond
Athens Insider's wine connoisseur Tom Hall continues in his quest to e...
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5 reasons why you should visit Nafplio
This little coastal gem in the Peloponnese was Greece's first capital....
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Wines of Santorini: A taste journey into a fascinating volcanic terroir
Yiannis Karakasis’ new book explores one of Greece’s greater wine regions that produces intriguing whites with a mouth-watering acidity and mineral characteristics but also interesting reds born in the shadow of the volcano. Words by Angela Stamatiadou Wine writer, wine consultant and wine...
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French Wines and Their Greek Cousins
Tom Hall’s pursuit of the finer things in life brought him to the land that gave the world hedonism and still delivers on that early promise. In his quest to find contentment in the kitchens, bars and restaurants of Athens, he seeks a way into Greek wine via some of his French favourites and takes you on the journey with him. ...
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Cooking In and Dining Out: A Hungry Englishman in Athens
Raised on the knee of an adventurous cook in rural Devon, Tom Hall developed a taste for the finer things in life. Cursed with a sultan’s palate and a student’s wallet he began studying historic gastronomy before realising that if he wanted to eat well, he’d have to make it himself. Various cooking, eating and drinking engagements later, ...
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Drink Pink for October
Thanks to Brangelina and their cultish little drop Whispering Angel, rosé wines are no longer languishing at the bottom of the barrel. Greek rosé wines have shed their inferiority complex too (along with their sugars) to claim a loyal new fanbase of drinkers, intoxicated by their light appeal and palatable prices, finds Cordelia Madden-Ka...
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Sun, Sea, Soil: How the elements conspire to make Santorini a moving feast for the senses
Come for its beauty, stay to savour its wines and fine produce. Its blue-domed churches and picture-perfect architecture feature in every holidayer’s idea of an escape. But what makes Santorini even more appealing is the sheer richness and diversity of its produce. Drenched by dazzling light in the day, caressed by the Aegean ...
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Wine with Eleni: Parkside sips
WHAT: An urban park with the promise of chilled wine culled from Greece’s vineyards by someone who has done a lot of drinking on our behalf. What’s not to love? Eleni Kefalopoulou, Insider wine columnist for years, converts a nook off Misariolotou’s public park into a lush, wine-lovers’ haven. WHY WE LOVE IT: As a true oenophi...
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Cellier Wine Fair
WHAT: Amateurs and wine snobs alike will enjoy the 80 year old establishment’s 13th annual wine fair. The event offers rare wines and cocktails, workshops, and extensive knowledge on the history and intricacies of producing excellent fine wine. Buy a ticket for a reduced price now and take advantage of what promises to be a pleasant and educational...
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Oenorama 2018
Next week, it’s all about the Great Greek Grape as parallel tasting events and premium wine offers take over the city of Athens (now that’s the kind of takeover we can get behind!) for Athens Wine Week and Oenorama 2018. In the driver’s seat is Oenorama, regarded as the world’s most important and renowned Greek Wine exhibition. Oenorama will be ...
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Peloponnese Wine Festival
WHAT: Acquaint your palate with the outstanding wines that hail from the vineyards of the Peloponnese as one of Greece’s most popular annual wine festivals reboots at a new inner-city venue. The Peloponnese Wine Festival, staged by members of the Association of Wine Producers of the Vineyards of Peloponnese, introduces premium wines from the latest...
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