Wines with High Alcohol Content
While most people think of wine as being synonymous with alcohol, this isn’t always the case.
Best Wineries in Santorini
Santorini is the picture of tranquility, with its azure sea and white buildings that dot its landscape. If your idea of a relaxing day includes wine tasting, then Santorini will be a great place for you to visit! There are many wineries on the island,…
What is a Complex Wine?
We all want to know what wine tastes like. But how do we describe a wine’s taste? Is it sweet? Dry? Well balanced? Aromatic? Intense? The key to understanding the complexity of a wine is to identify whether it is sweet or dry, and what…
Thoughts on refrigerating wines – right or wrong?
Do temperature changes have a negative effect on wine? Should we freeze and defrost our wines? Sometimes we put a bottle of wine in the refrigerator intending to consume it. But we forget about it there for a month and decide to take it back…
What are the correct serving temperatures for wine?
By serving your wine at the right temperature you help it bring out its flavor and aroma perfectly – but many, like many restaurants, serve their red wine too hot or their white wine too cold. Keep a few simple rules in mind. Red Wine…
How differently does each palate perceive wine?
Our taste buds are as unique as our fingerprints: No two sets of taste buds are alike. Their arrangement and composition are a result of our DNA, but our tastes and dislikes are also shaped by environmental factors and personal experiences. Genetics is also largely…
Can a bottle of red wine go in the fridge?
In a nutshell…. Definitely yes!
Wine-Making in Ancient Greece
The wine-making process in ancient times, was different than how we make it today. Learn how the ancient Greeks made their wines!
Sparkling wine production methods
Most quality sparkling wines are the result of two fermentations. One is to turn the grape juice into still wine (this is called base wine) and the subsequent one is to turn the base wine into sparkling wine. The winemaker instigates the second fermentation by…
The Dionysian Myth of the Vine and the Wine
Ancient Greek Myths, hide in a simple but wise way, truths and historical events, such as the Myth of the “Vine and Wine” that connect him with the god Dionysus. The Legend This myth tells how the god Dionysos, when he was a baby, next…