One of our favorite Greek restaurateurs in the U.S., Iranian-born freedom fighter Roozbeh Farahanipour, just sent us these photos of Greek-American politician Mike Dukakis who visited Roozbeh’s restaurant Delphi Greek in Los Angeles with a group of U.C.L.A. students. Roozbeh is one of Boutari’s biggest fans and his wine list and restaurant are a veritable [...]
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Gov. Mike Dukakis tastes Boutari Vinsanto
March 13, 2012Scenes from the Acropolis (and not the best news coming from Greece)
March 9, 2012The news from Greece is not so great these days. Markus Stolz — top Greek wine blogger, author of Elloinos — reports that the domestic wine market in Greece is showing signs of stress, with retailers and restaurants facing challenges in paying their distributors. Here’s his post, Chaos Reigns in the Local Greek Wine Market. [...]
Agiorgitiko, Greek Grape Name and Pronunciation Project
March 7, 2012Last week, when we saw Thomas Caestecker’s article in the Chicago Examiner, “Red wines cultivate value in ‘white wine’ regions,” it occurred to us that we still hadn’t post our video on how to pronounce Agiorgitiko, the grape used in Boutari’s Nemea, a wine featured by Thomas in his article. Here’s the video: And here’s [...]
Give Greece a Chance (please retweet)
February 28, 2012I have to be honest here: it’s been really tough to get excited and inspired to write about Greek wine with what’s happening “on the ground” in Greece these days (as they say at the UN). Yesterday, I came across an initiative that I wanted to share here, Give Greece a Chance, a print media [...]
@Avli_Restaurant we can’t wait to eat there! Thanks @DrinkGreekWine!
January 31, 2012Ever since the folks @DrinkGreekWine mentioned that they enjoyed some Naoussa (Xinomavro) at Avli Estiatorio in Winnetka (Chicago), we’ve been dying to get there! Avli Estiatorio 566 Chestnut St Winnetka, IL 60093-2228 (847) 446-9300 We grabbed these photos from their Facebook. Definitely on our next trip to Chicago! Looks AWESOME!
One of our favorite Greek restaurants in the U.S.: @DelphiGreek (Los Angeles)
January 17, 2012Today’s post is a shout-out to one of our favorite Greek restaurants in the U.S., Delphi Greek in Westwood (Los Angeles, California). It’s not one of our favorites just because the food is delicious and very reasonably priced. It’s not one of our favorites just because the wine list is a veritable temple to Boutari. [...]
Santorini winery one of the “ten architectural wonders of the wine world” @WineSpiralPro
January 12, 2012From the Wine Spiral Project… Fitting with the quaint white structures of Santorini’s cliffsides, this winery in Megalohori, Greece includes an administration area, an exhibition and sales building and “Tholos,” the domed structure pictured above. Tastings and audio-visual presentations happen inside, but the real treat is outside, with the contrast of the buildings against the greens and [...]
“Don’t be xenophobic of Xinomavro” @MikeMadrigale @BarBoulud
January 10, 2012Sunday night (January 8) at Bar Boulud (NYC), sommelier Mike Madrigale poured Boutari Naoussa from magnum. Pretty friggin’ cool!
@GreekGateway interview with Christina Boutari
January 6, 2012Jonathan Bliangas: Tell us about some of the challenges or benefits that come with having a winery located in a climate and landscape like Greece, and more specifically Santorini. Christina Boutari: Greece has an excellent climate for many products, especially wine. Specifically, however, when it comes to Santorini, we are talking about a location with [...]
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