WSET Business And Commercial Knowledge course: A brief introduction
This post is about the WSET’s Business And Commercial Knowledge course, held last month in UK, that I had the pleasure to attend. Through the following 5 minutes read, I […]
Category Archives: Wine Reviews
Wine Branding. A useful tool for sales, or not?
Below is my coursework assignment, for a very versatile topic concerning wine branding. It was submitted to WSET for my Diploma exams, and received a “pass with merit” grade. Will […]
What is a great wine? Is it only quality or not?
This is blog’s point of view, of defining a great wine: It has to please you not only in nose or palate, but also spiritually. It is not only a […]
All answers to Cyprus’ wine gem: Commandaria luscious heaven
The post’s about a rich, amber-colored sweet wine, flagship of the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Find out it’s recent legislation issues, distant relation to Port, ancient history, basic tasting […]
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 […]
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 new era of Tokaj dry white wines. Hungary’s winemaking at its best!
You would probably now Hungary’s most famous wine area, for it’s notorious sweet wines. Well, you should definitely look out for Tokaj’s dry whites, as the style and quality of […]
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 […]
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 […]
WineOctopus: Understanding & Reviewing Greek Wine 