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Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 3:12 pm
by Howyoudoin
Hello All,
Does anyone know of a decent Greek wine (white or red) that they could recommend?
It will be a present for an oenophile and ideally cost less than £30.
TIA.
HYD
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:02 pm
by simoan
Howyoudoin wrote:Hello All,
Does anyone know of a decent Greek wine (white or red) that they could recommend?
It will be a present for an oenophile and ideally cost less than £30.
TIA.
HYD
Where are you wanting to buy it from - supermarket or wine merchants?
For red I'd probably stick to a varietal Xinomavro and for white Assyrtiko. Greek wine is quite a specialised area so if you want a really good example (and you can get a very good one within your price range) for your oenophile I'd visit a good local independent wine merchant and steer clear of the £10 bottles from supermarkets.
All the best, Si
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:13 pm
by simoan
Actually, cut that. For a wine geek make the red a Limnio if you want to impress. Will definitely need to go to a wine merchant though.
All the best, Si
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:39 pm
by AleisterCrowley
I'm sitting opposite my Greek finance colleague - will ask ! Although I suspect he's more into coffee and vodka
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:53 pm
by AleisterCrowley
OK he recommends this one;
https://www.bibliachora.gr/en/our-wines/ovilos-white/I am no expert (and nectar to some is battery acid to others)
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:53 pm
by Howyoudoin
simoan wrote:Actually, cut that. For a wine geek make the red a Limnio if you want to impress. Will definitely need to go to a wine merchant though.
All the best, Si
Excellent, thanks Si.
HYD
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 4:56 pm
by Howyoudoin
Thanks AC. Would he happen to know if it is available in the UK? It's not obvious to me from a cursory look through the website.
HYD
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 5:27 pm
by AleisterCrowley
No idea, you'd have to search online I guess.
I'm afraid my wine buying is limited to supermarkets, and Tanner's back home
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 5:35 pm
by PinkDalek
Howyoudoin wrote:Thanks AC. Would he happen to know if it is available in the UK? It's not obvious to me from a cursory look through the website.
This looks similar but £10 delivery gets you to £35:
https://www.wineman.co.uk/product/biblia-chora-ovilos-semillion-assyrtiko
Re: Greek Wines
Posted: December 17th, 2019, 5:46 pm
by simoan
If you can make it down to the arches in Bermondsey... Maltby & Greek have a really good selection:
https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/collections/winesAll the best, Si