The relentless sun heats the small golden specks of sand, the beach, and the hearts of two boys at play. Lilliputian castles rise up, along with joy and shouts, until they have to bid each other farewell and everyone goes their own way. The two little boys go way of autumn studies—and much more—but what […]

We all know about being invited to have a glass of wine, either with a rich meal or with a few meze appetizers. But wine can also be an excellent addition to many food and dessert recipes. This year, after making pomegranate juice jelly and grape jelly, I decided to try out the recipe I’m […]

Athens-Vienna, a vineyard away The issue of wine tourism in Athens has become much more pressing, thanks to the increase in tourism to the capital. Unfortunately, foreign tourists, just like many Greeks, do not know there are vineyards and wineries only 30 minutes from the city. How can a European capital have such an ace […]

We are known to be the biggest consumers of olive oil on the planet, but it would be interesting to know exactly what it is we are consuming. You see, ‘extra virgin olive oil’ and ‘olive oil’ are not the same thing, despite both being different categories of edible olive oil, according to the International […]

The Truth is that when you are chosen—for the first time—to be ‘Guest Wine Blogger‘ at a Sunday event organised by www.strofiliawines.gr, it is both a great honour and a great responsibility. On the one hand, I can’t believe that anyone who meets Maria Maltezou isn’t immediately won over by her spirit and her sense […]

Wine, if used properly and in moderation, and depending on the person, is excellent for both health and disease.’ Hippocrates, 460-377 BC, The Father of Medicine We have combined it with family gatherings on Sundays, with evening outings, with laughter, with friends. No house is without its wine, and to be sure, there’s a very […]

Spring Longing and Strofilia Rose Harry Glockler, February 2018 The ancient Greek tragedian Euripides once said that ‘both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow’. Let me begin by stating that I am far from an expert on the topic of wine and even less on the specific category of […]

Wine tourism has become an emerging travel trend which is constantly growing. The term “wine tourism” practically embraces all those activities that a visitor can carry out at any place with a wine interest (a guided tour in a winery, for example). Attending a wine expo or a wine festival could be characterized as wine […]

On the occasion of the brand new and beautiful site of Strofilia and my love for taste and wine matches, I was asked to share with you a festive recipe combined with the right wine! Instead of offering you the foreigner but Greek-made turkey or the pork in the oven with potatoes, I thought of […]

It may have come to your attention that besides the conventional 0.75L wine bottle there are other – all impressive – bottles of larger sizes. For an unambiguous reason, and in fact not substantiated, the name of the size of the wine bottles bears names of biblical kings. Theoretically, it is said that this choice […]