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Photo by Ashton Worthington In Greece, wine is deeply woven into the fabric of everyday society and is a central component of cultural history. The country is one of the world’s most ancient viticultural locations. References to consumption and cultivation appear in literature and historical texts as early as the 17th century B.C. Indigenous wine varieties once favored by Hesiod and Aristotle are still produced today. “Wine has played a central role in everyday Greek life for more than 4,000 years,” says Dr. Haroula Spinthiropoulou, a historian, viticulturist and wine producer. She says evidence of a bustling wine culture and trade on islands like Crete and Santorini, and in the mainland Peloponnese region, traces to the 2nd millennium B.C. ....
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South Africa South Africa is not just about safaris and shark diving; they also produce incredible wines, especially in the Stellenbosch and Paarl wine regions, positioned along the beautiful Cape Town coastline. South African vineyards most often grow chenin blanc, a versatile white grape that produces as a dry, sweet, or sparkling wine, and pinotage, South Africaâs signature red varietal. Try a sparkling wine from Graham Beck or a pinotage from Kanonkop or LâAvenir Provenanceâyouâll almost be able to smell the salty coastal air with each sip. Â Portugal Portugalâs Douro Valley is famous for its breathtaking terraced vineyards framing the Douro River, making for some of the most stunning and memorable views in the world. The Douro is best known for producing port, a sweet fortified wine (meaning itâs a blend of wine and brandy). In recent years, the Douroâs red wines, most often produced using Portugalâs flagship red grap ....
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The Drinks Business 15 December 2020 By Lauren Eads Greece is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world, and yet in modern winemaking terms recognition on a global scale has eluded its winemakers. Its ancient heritage for winemaking is well known, but its viticultural story has more often that not been resigned to history books, rather than the international wine stage. It’s not due to a lack of quality, but perhaps an unfortunate stereotype, combined with a somewhat introverted wine industry, that is to say, domestic rather than internationally-focused. Writing in his book The Wines of Greece, Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, explains: “I often see old friends at wine fairs in France, the UK or the US. Even today, when I invite them over to the Greek stands to taste some wine I frequently get the one-line response, ‘I do not like retsina’, as an answer. And it is wine professionals I am talking about here, so this just go ....