Weekly Saturday Tasting

Greek Wines

Saturday, January 21st
1:00 - 3:00

Like many other wine professionals, I fell into wine through numerous years of restaurant work. My very first restaurant job was at a Greek Restaurant, (anyone remember Zorba's in what was then Wellspring Plaza over in Chapel Hill?), and it was there that I was treated to my first wine tastings, as we tried through the selections on the small wine list. While it was several more years and jobs before the wine bug truly bit me, I've always had a fondness for Greek wines since those first toes in the water. Few wine growing regions can match the long history of wine production that Greece has. Yet many of its wines are still very foreign to American consumers. Far too many American wine lovers think only of Retsina, the ubiquitous Greek white wine blended with pine tar, or any of numerous red wines dominated by the flavors of tired old oak barrels. Over the last few decades, the Greek wine industry has undergone tremendous improvements with serious investments in modern wine making technology. The new generation of native winemakers is being trained in the best wine schools around the world and their efforts are paying off as Greek wines have started to receive the highest awards in international competitions, as well as the recognition they deserve throughout the world. This Saturday we have a wonderful selection that will show you just how delicious this new era of Greek wines promises to be!

Santo Wines Assyrtiko
Santorini, Greece, 2021

Domaine Skouras Agiorgitiko (Saint George)
Nemea, Greece, 2020

Alpha Estate 'Axia' Xinomavro / Syrah
Florina, Greece, 2018

Kir-Yianni 'Ramnista' Xinomavro
Naoussa, Greece, 2018

Kir-Yianni 'Akakies' Sparkling Rosé
Amyndeon, Greece, 2021

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Bonus Weeknight Tasting!

Patricia Green Cellars

Thursday, January 26th
5:00 - 7:00

We are excited to have an awesome midweek tasting opportunity for you. Join us next week as we sample a selection of wines from Oregon's renowned Patricia Green Cellars. We'll have full information for you next week, but mark you calendars now!