Sipping through Greece
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 | Wine
While in Greece we visited many Tavernas and the wine was wonderful at each one.
We always asked for the house wine. A little known fact is that at more local tavernas the owners bring in wine from their home town, from vineyards they are friends with, well you get the picture and it is great wine. It was cool clean and refreshing. I really liked the ruby red color, clean fruity flavor and an aroma one could only get from the soil in Greece. Part of the fun was watching the wine flow from great barrels into our craftsman pitchers and having no idea of the origin, variety or year. It was a fabulous adventure. Snacking on delicate and flavorful mezas and sipping delectable Greek Wine.
Greece has been making wine since the Minoans. Greece has sweet, hot and ancient wines. It was wonderful to try the chefs suggestion with fine vegetarian Greek foods. Several Cretan appellations, include Peza, Archanes, Dafnes and Sitia.