The Greeks have been making wine for 3,000 years or more. But just when the mythical deeds of Dionysos, the god of wine, ended and records of mortal winemaking began is unclear. It is known, however, ...

What’s retsina? Well, it’s … it’s a surprise. It’s just a white wine, but while the wine is fermenting, they add pine resin to it. So you get this very crisp, refreshing white wine, with lots of lemon ...

The wine I’m recommending this week goes back to the days of the ancient Greeks. Retsina wine — Greek wine flavored with a distinctive touch of pine resin — is said to have begun as a result of a ...

ANYONE who has travelled to Greece or even eaten at a Greek restaurant in the United States may have received well-meaning advice from wine-loving friends: Don't drink the retsina. On the face of it, ...

One of the great pleasures of traveling is the ability to literally walk in the footsteps of ancient peoples. For me, a favorite destination is the Acropolis in Athens, where you can climb through the ...

After a hard day’s work on the island of Mycenae, the boys gathered at the temple for conversation and cocktails. The trendy beverage of the moment (the moment being 1150 B.C.) was the “double axe:” ...

I guess I need to get in the habit of drinking more wine, as I only made it through 14 of the 21 wines available at Memorial Wine Cellar yesterday evening for sommelier Evan Turner’s grand Greek wine ...

It is officially summer according to the astronomical calendar, and it has been granted to us until Sept. 22. So let’s not waste a minute. When the weather gets warm, I like to drink wines made for ...

“Rumor has it,” winemaker Vassilis Papagiannakos says, “Socrates drank Savatiano wines.” This ancient grape of Greece, best known for its starring role in resin-tinged retsina, has been cultivated in ...

Greek wines offer a captivating journey, and their unique characteristics make them a valuable addition to any wine collection. Distinctive Terroir: Greece’s diverse climate, abundant sunshine, and ...

Occasionally, I’ll spot a Greek wine on a wine list in a restaurant. That’s a surprise. And when Wine & Spirits magazine published their annual survey of the top 50 bestselling restaurant wines this ...