The aroma exudes a variety of scents: violets, black cherries and blackberries, raspberries, juicy tomatoes and olives, as well as herbs and black pepper. It reveals a dark ruby colour with a thin edge of terra cotta on the rim. The Xinomavro is produced from 60-year-old vines in the mountainous area of Amyndeon, the coldest region of Greece, which has been making wine since the 3rd Century BC. He has championed Xinomavro, a red grape grown in Nanoussa, the alpine region of Macedonia. Instead, he acquired his own prime vineyards and in 1994 he released his first wines. John, is the winemaker who sold his share in Boutari, the oldest and most established wine name in Greece. The Kir-Yianni Kali Riza 2017 Xinomavro ($33.99 92 points) SKU 456412 is a remarkable new listing in government stores, which will impress and elevate one’s impression of Greek wine. The wine was originally shipped in pine containers and developed unique pine characteristics. And the prime example is Retsina, the white wine that smells like Pine Sol because it has the smell and taste of the commercial cleaner.

And they go so well with roasts, homemade soups and stews that are so comforting.ĭespite the fact that the Greeks have been producing wine for thousands of years, many consumers have the image of Greek wine as being rather pedestrian. As the weather gets cooler and stormier, red wines are more appealing. Today we’re travelling to Greece and to one of the Canary Islands reviewing two delicious reds that have recently arrived on our shores.

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