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Explore what the media says about GW – The Greek Wine Routes.
From interviews and features to design highlights and wine tourism insights, this section gathers press coverage that celebrates our journey through Greek wine, culture, and storytelling.
🍇 Ampelos → From ‘ἄμπελος’
The Greek word for vine — source of the term ampelography, the study of grape varieties.
🌿 Symposion → From ‘σύν’ (together) + ‘πίνειν’ (to drink)
Not just a drinking party, but a ritualized gathering — the birthplace of philosophical dialogue over shared cups.
🍾 Retsina → From ‘ῥητίνη’ (retini)
Named after the pine resin once used to seal amphorae and later became part of the flavor — an ancient tradition still alive today.
🏺 Oinos → From Mycenaean Linear B
The ancient word for wine.
🍷 Krater → From the Greek ‘κρατήρ’
A large vessel used to mix wine with water during symposia — the heart of ancient wine culture.
Xinomavro is often called the “Barolo of Greece” — bold, complex, and built to age.
Savvatiano is Greece’s most planted grape — and it thrives in the heat where other grapes fade.
In Greek, “moscho” means fragrant, and it lives up to Moschofilero's name.
Vidiano is Crete’s rising white star — once nearly extinct, now hailed as Greece’s next great white grape.
Agiorgitiko is known as the “Blood of Hercules” in myth.
Malagousia was nearly lost — until a winemaker’s instinct brought this aromatic gem back to life.
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