Talking Natural Wine With Dimitrios & Stavroula Kioutsoukis, Kamara Estate, Greece
A few weeks back we spoke with Winemakers Dimitrios & Stavroula Kioutsoukis of...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Sep 3, 2020 | Good Food TV, Good Wine Revolution | 0
A few weeks back we spoke with Winemakers Dimitrios & Stavroula Kioutsoukis of...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Dec 23, 2016 | Try This | 0
2013 Thymiopoulos “Young Vines” Xinomavro, Macedonia, Greece (Alcohol 13.5%) LCBO...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Jun 2, 2016 | Young Blood Sommeliers | 1
In the second of an thirteenth (and wildly popular) series, we interview some of the most talented...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Nov 28, 2012 | Good Food TV | 0
Andreas Lantides is the son and heir of visionary Greek Vigneron Panos Lantides of Lantides...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Aug 6, 2012 | The Grape Hunter | 0
The Athiri (Pronounced Ah thee’ ree) grape is another varietal that often flies under the radar, and in typical Greek fashion, just to confuse one even further, it is also known variously as Asprathiri, Asprathiro, Athiri...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Jul 13, 2012 | The Grape Hunter | 0
Forever giving props to the underdog, I felt particularly sorry to discover that the lowly Vidiano varietal didn’t even warrant a Wikipedia page or inclusion within the very back pages of my older edition of Jancis...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Jun 28, 2012 | The Grape Hunter | 0
Once Greece’s most planted white grape (actually a rather appealing pink hue) Roditis...
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By Jamie Drummond Wherever one reads about the Greek Xinomavro varietal, native to the uplands of...
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Jun 8, 2012 | Good Food Culture | 0
On Tuesday the 15th of May a plethora of Ontario winelovers descended upon Toronto’s Metropolitan Hotel for a chance to discover The New Wines of Greece. Many of the shining stars of the Greek wine world were present to pour their vinous treats.
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | May 31, 2012 | Good Food TV | 0
A couple of months ago I was given a last minute opportunity to record an interview with Christina Boutari of the enormous Boutari Grecian wine empire.
Having visited Boutari’s historic Nemea winery back in the Summer of 2010, and having been a great fan of their myriad bottlings over the years since, it was a delight to get to share a couple of drinks with Christina Boutari and discuss her thoughts on the future of her family’s wine business.
Read Moreby | May 12, 2011 | Good Food Culture | 0
I was shocked by the greatness of the 2006 vintage, so intense and with mind-blowing extract, mineral with extraordinary structure, brilliant acidity and overall complexity. Aromas and flavours of lime, apples, stone fruit and even spicy floral nuances, but what struck me was the textural strength and vividness, almost salty mineral and brisk acid composure of the wine.
Read Moreby Jamie Drummond | Nov 12, 2010 | Good Food TV | 0
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting the winery and vineyards of Kir-Yianni located in the Naoussa region of Northwestern Greece. Recently Stellios Boutaris of Kir-Yianni was in town for a fantastic dinner at Toronto’s Malena restaurant. After many a glass of Kir-Yianni wine I made the decision to grab Stellios and take him upstairs for a little chat… the following is what transpired…
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