A milestone for premium Greek Wines: Boutari Legacy 1879 Xinomavro
I’m very happy to announce that a good friend of me, Yannis Papadakis, will be posting as guest blogger in WineOctopus. His first post, is about a unique wine from […]
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A 40 year Ch. Porto Carras flight. The live history of Greek wine making!
One of the most exciting tastings to be ever made in Greece, was yesterday’s flight of a legendary red wine: Chateau Porto Carras red blend, all way back to the […]
The groom: “Turkey Cabernet” Chatzimichalis. A great year farewell!
The story of this 1,5 lit magnum bottle is quite funny: My wife’s brother once promised, to open it at his sister’s marriage ceremony. Well it took seven years more, […]
A Greek Wine Alternative to Pinot Noir? Domaine Economou Sitia 1998
Today’s wine is much respected in “underground” Greek wine scene. Due to it’s rather small production, I wasn’t lucky enough to taste it until recently. Damn … was missing much! […]
A Legendary Greek Wine: Tselepos “kokkinomylos” Merlot 2005
Be honest! Did you ever got the feeling that Miles (actor Paul Giammati) was just over reacting whenever he was talking about Merlot, in “Sideways” movie? Is it possible to […]
Parents with twins? We have a great wine for you!
Hmm … quite strange. A wine with a sperm unit on it’s label! Wait a minute … look closer … is it a grape with a tail? Well, as i […]
Athos Monks Winemaking Heritage – Holy Mountain Trip PT. 3
This is the story from the trip we made to the Monastic State of the Holy Mountain. Pt III is about what we tasted by traveling even deeper trough the […]
No Need To Travel North. Try a Greek Traminer Wine By Averof Estate!
Trying a wine from a warm climate, made by a grape variety, giving it’s best to a cool one, is always a challenge. Well … not in today’s case: A […]
First Ever Vertical Tasting From The Land Of Xinomavro: Alpha Estate 2003 – 2009
When you receive an invitation to participate to the first ever vertical tasting of one of the most important Greek wines, it is always hard to resist. The event was […]
Can Greek White Wine Age ? You Bet !
A recently popular topic concerning Greek wines, is whether the top white ones are able to age, and more specifically to age well! With this question in mind, Grigoris Michailos […]
The Hidden Gem Of Crete Island Winemaking: Mirambelo
I was very curious about this label. A review by – Grand Master “Yoda” Jedi of wine – Jancis Robinson caught my attention last winter, summing it up as : […]
Most elegant Moschofilero ever? Skouras ‘Salto’ 2011
One of the most long living ambassadors of Greek wine, is Moschofilero. A pink skinned grape, giving light bodied, easy drinking whites, with high acidity and very aromatic. (If you […]
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