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Complete guide to Malagousia, the aromatic Greek white grape rescued from near-extinction by Evangelos Gerovassiliou: tasting profile, regions, food pairings, leading producers.
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Visiting Santorini Wineries, Opening Hours and a Two-Day Route
How to actually visit Santorini's wineries. A nine-stop route with opening hours, booking rules, what is open in winter, and the boat across to Therasia.
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What Is Retsina? Greece's Pine-Scented Wine, from Ancient Amphorae to a Modern Revival
Retsina explained. How Aleppo pine resin shapes Greece's most traditional wine, which grapes and regions make it, the producers behind its revival and pairings.
14 Oct 2026
“We can shine if we let other people shine”
Free WSET courses for unemployed Greeks aged 18–32. Romané Basset and Konstantinos Lazarakis MW on the Gérard Basset Foundation–WSPC programme in Athens.
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What Is Athiri? The Aegean's Gentle White, from Rhodes to Santorini and Halkidiki
Athiri, the ancient white grape of the Aegean: lead variety of PDO Rhodes and PDO Slopes of Meliton, Assyrtiko's partner on Santorini. Taste, producers, pairings.
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Best Greek Red Wines for Steak
Which Greek red wine goes best with steak? Xinomavro, oak-aged Agiorgitiko, Limniona and Mavrotragano, matched cut by cut, with the bottles to look for.
29 Sept 2026
What Is Xinomavro? Northern Greece's Great Red Grape, Explained
Xinomavro, the 'sour-black' red of Northern Greece: where it grows (Naoussa, Amyntaio, Goumenissa, Rapsani), how it tastes, how it ages, producers, pairings.
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