Hans served his seven-course menu, which he called a small meal, among other things with Spanish wines, – white, rosé and red – from Envinata, Vina Tondonia and Telmo Rodriguez, to “get to know them better”. Wines from renowned producers
Assyrtiko
Santo(rin)i’s Christmas wine – Vinsanto
The wines of Santorini differ in one essential point from almost all other Greek wines. The grapes come from real-root vines, means they are not grafted, as the phylloxera cannot survive in the barren, sandy soil of the island, which consists of volcanic ash and pumice. The vine training system is done in a rarely used way: the vine shoots are “braided” into a wreath,
Greek sweet temptations
Greece is one of the oldest wine countries and better known for its dry wines and its indigenous grape varieties, but less for its sweet wines, except perhaps for the sweet Samos wines and the Vinsanto of Santorini.
More than 60 suppliers from Greece attended the fair Prowein 2015, including Achaia Clauss from Patras, a well-known wine producer in Greece. Three sweet wines of this manufacturer I have tasted at the fair Prowein. One of them, rather simple and uncomplicated, … Read more ...