The Davis Wine Aroma Wheel
The Davis Wine Aroma Wheel is the perfect way for wine lovers to get a look at the numerous fragrances and flavors found in most wines. Each of these unique fragrances found in wine, are due to the grapes being used in the production of…
Wine Scores: How do they work?
A wine score is the quickest, simplest way for a wine critic to communicate their opinion about the quality of a wine. Often found alongside tasting notes, wine scores help consumers and collectors decide which wines to buy, and can be a powerful marketing tool….
Marouvas: an uncommon wine
Marouvas is a high-alcohol, traditional wine produced in the area of Kissamos in Chania, western Crete. Romeiko is the grape variety prevalent (if not the only one) in the wine. During the centuries of Ottoman rule the name “romeiko” indicated that anyone or anything to…
The Unique Viticulture Practices in Greece
Winegrowing was first organized in Greece thousands of years ago and has been continuously practiced around the country eversince. As time went by unique viticultural practices were developed according to the peculiarities of Greek vineyards. The following factors played a significant part in their establishment:…
Virtual Cooking Classes: a new trend rising
The COVID-19 pandemic turned many industries upside down. Among those affected, restaurants and the food industry experienced upheaval few could have predicted. Businesses adapted, though, and instead of customers coming to them, they came to the customers. The result: A rise in virtual cooking classes….
Non-Alcoholic Wines: An upcoming trend
One of the fastest-growing segments in the wine market isn’t actually wine, at least, not technically. Sales of de-alcoholized wine, aka non-alcoholic wine, rose 43 percent in the first half of 2021, according to Nielsen, making it the second-fastest-growing category of wine last year. Clearly…
Red Wine Antioxidant Fights Cancer?
Researchers say the antioxidant found in grape skins, known as resveratrol, appears to work by targeting the cancer cell’s energy source from within and crippling it. When combined with radiation, treatment with resveratrol prior to radiation also induced cell death, an important goal of cancer…
Will sustainability shape the future wine market?
Sustainability has been the focus of international institutions and most national governments—although not always with the same emphasis—since at least 1987 when the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission) published the Report “Our Common Future”. Sustainable development was defined as “development…
How to start your own cellar
Sooner or later, every wine lover begins laying down a few bottles to age. After all, there’s no better way to mark a special occasion or to make an ordinary occasion special than to pop the cork on a prized bottle that you’ve been saving….
Mediterranean diets: Why does diet of Greeks differ?
The term “Mediterranean diet,” implying that all Mediterranean people have the same diet, is a misnomer. The countries around the Mediterranean basin have different diets, religions and cultures. Their diets differ in the amount of total fat, olive oil, type of meat and wine intake;…
