Island Wines: a tasting of sweet wines from Tenerife, Pantellaria, Kefalonia and Santorini
Matteo Montone presented this seminar on sweet wines from islands, as part of the excellent Island Wines summit in Tenerife.
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Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu
It’s rosé season, and here are three attractive, well priced examples, including a nice one from Greece. Boutari Dianthos Xinomavro
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Paros Farming Community, an interesting concept from this island in the Cyclades
Paros is one of the islands in the Cyclades, and this is a really interesting cooperative winery that brings together
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Douloufakis, making impressive wines from Crete, Greece
Website: https://douloufakis.wine/en/ Douloufakis is based in the village of Dafnes, near Heraklion, in Crete. Vines are farmed organically and winemaking
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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (7) back to Cherinossos and Sifnos Stoneware
So the final day. We weren’t catching the ferry until 5 pm, so it was back to Cherinissos for the
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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (6) Vahti Bay and Tsikali; Keremos and Paralia Beach Bar and Agyris
The next day’s lunch was a step up from the previous day. Staying in Vahti Bay, we headed to the
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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (5) Chrysopigi Tavern, Faros, Vathi Bay and Manolis
Day 4. Ferries cancelled because of winds. A couple in our accommodation were somewhat distraught because they were due to
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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (4) Kastro and Cantina, Loggia reprise
The second day in Kastro. We walk into the village and then take a path down to view the famous
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Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines
Website: https://www.hatzidakiswines.gr/ Hatzidakis are one of the best-known producers from the Greek Island of Santorini, and they were in town
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Sifnos: a gastronomic journey through the coolest Greek island that you probably haven’t heard of
In his book The Greek House: the story of a painter’s love affair with the island of Sifnos, Christian Brechneff
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