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Where Greek wine comes to life — through voice, character and place.

Stories & Grapes is the storytelling soul of GW – The Greek Wine Routes. Here, wine is not just tasted — it's felt, remembered, and retold.

Through original content, characters, and creative media, we bring the world of Greek wine into focus in new and emotional ways.

This is where you’ll meet Lefki & Achilleas, explore the depth of Greek indigenous varieties, and unlock the hidden layers of wine through podcasts, videos, and QR-powered stories.

Explore:

  • 🎭 Character-driven storytelling with Lefki & Achilleas
  • 🍷 Profiles of Greek grape varieties, from Assyrtiko to Xinomavro
  • 🎧 Podcasts & videos blending wine, place, and culture
  • 📲 QR storytelling labels on select partner wines

Each piece is a journey — through terroir, myth, memory and emotion.

Begin your journey here:

Discover a new way to connect with Greek wine: one that speaks, listens, and stays with you long after the glass is empty.

🍇 Discover Greek Grape Varieties

📚 Wine Word Origins

🍷 Krater → From the Greek ‘κρατήρ’
A large vessel used to mix wine with water during symposia — the heart of ancient wine culture.

🍾 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.

🌿 Symposion → From ‘σύν’ (together) + ‘πίνειν’ (to drink)
Not just a drinking party, but a ritualized gathering — the birthplace of philosophical dialogue over shared cups.

🍇 Ampelos → From ‘ἄμπελος’
The Greek word for vine — source of the term ampelography, the study of grape varieties.

🏺 Oinos → From Mycenaean Linear B
The ancient word for wine.

🎁 Featured Wine-Themed Gifts

📖 “Did You Know?” Greek Wine Facts

Malagousia was nearly lost — until a winemaker’s instinct brought this aromatic gem back to life.

Agiorgitiko is known as the “Blood of Hercules” in myth.

Vidiano is Crete’s rising white star — once nearly extinct, now hailed as Greece’s next great white grape.

Assyrtiko is one of the few white grapes that can age gracefully for decades.

In Greek, “moscho” means fragrant, and it lives up to Moschofilero's name.

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.

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