The wine scene in Greece has undergone considerable changes, especially since the great sovereign debt crisis. Not least the weakness of the domestic market has forced wineries to increasingly compete on the international stage. This has not harmed the quality. In addition, the next generation of Greek winemakers has been able to gain experience at first-class wineries around the globe and is gradually returning home with new ideas and a wealth of know-how.
However, this does not necessarily mean a focus on international grape varieties - in fact, the opposite seems to be the case. Even if good qualities are produced from all varieties: It is particularly exciting when autochthonous grape varieties are involved. Ideally, you then have to deal with wines that you can't find anywhere else.
We tasted around 150 wines from Greece last year. With this, we can only represent a small part of this dynamic Greek wine scene, but hopefully we can arouse enough interest to take a closer look at their wines in the future. It could be worthwhile. It could be worthwhile.
As always, we present the best results here and in a handy PDF presentation. Links to other wines and their producers can be found at the end of each vintage selection.
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Red wine
- 90WP 2015 Syrah, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 90WP 2016 Syrah, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 90WP 2017 PGI Slopes of Paiko "Fourth Dimension", Kechris, Macedonia
- 89WP 2013 Reserve, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 89WP 2016 PDO Amynteo Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes "Barba Yannis", Alpha Estate, Peloponnese
- 89WP 2017 PGI Playies tou Enou "Orgion", Sclavos Wines, Ionian Islands
- 89WP 2016 PGI Playies tou Enou "Synodos", Sclavos Wines, Ionian Islands
- 89WP 2017 PGI Slopes of Paiko Xinomavro, Kechris, Macedonia
- 88WP 2013 "Bay Vineyard", Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 88WP 2015 Merlot, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 88WP 2017 "The Chord", Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
- 88WP 2016 "18", Moschopolis, Macedonia
- 88WP 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Theotoky Estate, Ionian Islands
- 88WP 2016 PGI Slopes of Paiko Xinomavro, Kechris, Macedonia
- 88WP 2016 PGI Slopes of Paiko "Fourth Dimension", Kechris, Macedonia
- 88WP 2015 PDO Naoussa "Inima", Katogi Averoff, Macedonia
- 88WP 2017 PGI Florinas "S.M.X.", Alpha Estate, Macedonia
- 88WP 2014 PGI Crete "Symbolo", Lyrarakis, Crete
- 88WP 2016 PDO Nemea, Gaia Wines, Peloponnese
- 88WP 2018 PGI Peloponnese Syrah-Agiorgitiko, Gaia Wines, Peloponnese
- 88WP 2016 PGI Playies tou Enou "Orgion", Sclavos Wines
- 88WP 2012 PDO Rapsani "Idika Epilegmenos", Tsantalis, Thessaly
White wine
- 91WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Skitali", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 89WP 2017 "6", Moschopolis, Macedonia
- 89WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Nykteri", Artemis Karamolegos, Aegean Islands
- 89WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Pyritis", Artemis Karamolegos, Aegean Islands
- 89WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Cuvée Monsignori", Estate Argyros, Aegean Islands
- 89WP 2019 PDO Santorini "Familia"; Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 89WP 2019 Retsina "Tear of the Pine", Kechris, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PGI Makedonikos "Kidonitsa", Aslanis, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PGI Pangeou Assyrtiko "Areti", Biblia Chora, Macedonia
- 88WP 2019 PGI Pangeou "Biblia Chora", Biblia Chora, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PGI Pangeou "Plagios Sideways", B iblia Chora, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PGI Florinas Sauvignon Blanc Fumé, Alpha Estate, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PGI Florinas Assyrtiko "Aghia Kiriaki", Alpha Estate, Macedonia
- 88WP 2019 PGI Florinas Sauvignon Blanc, Alpha Estate , Macedonia
- 88WP 2019 PGI Epanomi Malagousia, Ktima Gerovassiliou, Macedonia
- 88WP 2019 PDO Santorini Assyrtiko, Argyros, Aegean Islands
- 88WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Familia", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 88WP 2016 PDO Santorini "Skitali", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 88WP 2018 PDO Santorini Assyrtiko "Cuvée N° 15", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 88WP 2016 PGI Imathia "Kapnistos", Dalamara, Macedonia
- 88WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Nikteri", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
- 88WP 2016 Malagousia-Assyrtiko "AA", Anatolikos Ampelonas, Thrace