Greek wines

Attica vineyards have joined forces to form the non-profit company "Wines of Athens," through which they will seek to promote local wine varieties and link them to Athens' archaeological sites and attractions, through an organized system of "wine routes." The...

Wine is one of Greece's main products. 2014, however, was not a good year for Greek vineyards as, according to the Greek Wine Federation, production decreased by 15%. In contrast to the significant production decrease, the prices of grapes used for...

The 2,600-year-old wine cup -- called "skyphos" in ancient Greek -- that is on display at the Lamia Archaeological Museum in Greece is thought to depict constellations, according to a new analysis. Until now, archaeologists believed that the drawings on the...

Father of medicine Hippocrates said “let food be thy medicine” more than 2,400 years ago. One’s immune system needs natural food to produce internal medicine to keep us healthy. Greek cuisine, natural and unprocessed, is the basis of the...

Canadian "Ottawa Magazine" (September 2014 issue, an insert in the "Ottawa Citizen" newspaper) praised Greek wines. Leading Canadian wine journalist and educator David Lawrason, who had in the past expressed many doubts about the quality of wines from Greece, finally...

The city of Thessaloniki is ready to welcome the first wine produced from vineyards within its geographical boundaries. In April 2013, the municipality implemented the idea to plant four wine-producing varieties of grapes in a vineyard opposite Kaftantzoglio stadium. The...

Ten years after the wine-infused hit "Sideways" had viewers reaching for the nearest bottle of Pinot Noir, the film's director, Greek-American Alexander Payne, and its star Paul Giamatti, celebrated at a California charity benefit this week. At the ranch of the winemaker...

“Greece’s economic crisis has been devastating and overwhelming,” reports Forbes magazine, in an article that looks at the economics of the wine industry in order to determine the impact of Greece’s crisis and understand the nuances of its signs...

Many eminent wine critics of Quebec and representatives of the catering industry took part in the exhibition of Greek wines, which was held in Montreal by the National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine. More than 37 Greek wineries presented their...

An article that should make every Greek proud was published on the famous website Huffington Post. The article focuses on the Greek islands of Cyclades, saying that they are "basically paradise". The website offers 13 reasons why the Greek islands are...