A vineyard located in the Nemea winelands, in the Peloponnese Greece’s largest wine region.
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If you’ve ever wondered why you don’t see more Greek wine on the shelves, you’re not alone. It’s a good question. After all, Greece has an older winemaking tradition than Italy vines have been grown there since the Bronze Age and it’s one of Britain’s best-loved holiday destinations. So Greek wine really ought to be more popular in the UK.
Simple explanations as to why it’s not might include the unfamiliar grape varieties, or that labels aren’t always in English (although most are translated). Plus the fact only about 13% of Greece’s wine is exported, with the rest consumed domestically. Perhaps the biggest hurdle, however, is that Greek wine is, to many, synonymous with the often off-puttingly piney