Thursday 31 July 2008

MODERN GREEK - MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE in HOLLAND

  • Have you been thinking of your holidays in Greece, lately?

  • Do you really wish to taste the classic as well as extraordinary dishes from the land of your dream holidays??

  • Do you live in the Netherlands?

If YES is the answer to all the above questions....here is the place to be...

ZEFYROS
Grieks - Mediterraans restaurant
Koningsplein 11 - 2981 EA Ridderkerk
tel. 0180 420 034
All you have to do is to put the address into your GPS...and I promise you an experience to remember...

Cheers!!

Friday 25 July 2008

GREEK WINES IN POLAND

ALPHA is the company
GDYNIA is the location in POLAND
THEOFANIS MITSOULAS is the man
GREEK QUALITY WINES are the products

For those in Poland who wish to taste the best of Greek Wines, it is now as easy as a phone call or e-mail to the following co-ordinates:

Theofanis Mitsoulas

Tel: (+48 58) 762 88 00

Fax: (+48 58) 762 78 84
mobile:(+48) 509 791 613
e-mail 1 : t.mitsoulas@chbhellas.pl
e-mail 2 : t.mitsoulas@sklep-agora.com

GRAPE VARIETIES OF SANTORINI - ASSYRTICO


Assyrtico is the island's main grape variety as it represents about 80% of grape production. It's a multidynamic variety with excellent adaptability to the different bioclimatic conditions. That is why its cultivation has been spread almost all over Greece... The assyrtico variety within Santorini's ecosystem acquires a unique expression, procucing wines with metallic character,excuberant body and high alcohol level, while at the same time they retain high acidity & freshness...



ARGYROS ESTATE since 1903 is maybe the best Assyrtico producer on the island and one of the TOP 100 wineries in the world, according to
WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE / USA 2006


WORLD CLASS WINES by DOUGOS WINERY (www.wein-plus.de)














We are proud to inform you that that the 2005 reds of Dougos Winery have been rated by Wein-Plus as follows:



-2005 Meth Ymon Syrah 86 /100

-2005 Meth Ymon 7 88 /100

-2005 Meth Ymon late harvest 88+ /100


Those "excellent" ratings (by the very strict criteria of Wein-Plus) mean almost world-class!


Congratulations!



for more info on our wines you can visit http://www.dougos.gr/

Thursday 24 July 2008

DISCOVER THE SANTORINIAN VINEYARDS part 2


....Every process applied on the soil-ploughing, digging of pits - aims at improving the absortion of the winter's precious rain water. In the summer, only the sea fog that covers the island cools down the thirsty plants during the morning hours. Afterwards, the strong etesian winds (Meltemia) and the hot sun dry up the grapes from humidity, preventing the risk of developing illnesses such as mildew & bortytis. The only intervention required for protecting the plants is sulphuration that allows for the principals of organic cultivation to be applied.In order to
protect the plants from the strong winds and to limit their need for water, the vine dressers of Santorini adapted and refined a primitive pruning technique, the "kouloura". The plants are pruned to form a low vegetable basket where grapes are protected and mature, without run the risk of being damaged by sand,which is carried by the wind. The fine sandy soil, poor in nutritious ingredients,with low argil content protected Santorini's vineyards from vine louse. Today they are one of the few self rooted vineyards in Europe. Vine dressers can renew their vineyards using layers and grafting, without having the extra cost of buying grafted American rootstocks which are prone to various infections. The roots of native varieties have grown directly into the volcanic soil for many centuries. ASSYRTICO, ATHIRI, AIDANI, MANTILARIA, MAVROTRAGANO, BOUDOMATO, POTAMISI & GAIDOURIA are just a few of the approx. 40 grape varieties, cultivated on 3.706 acres of Santorini. The average yield is 350 kg per 1000 sq.meters. The total production adds up to 4.500 tons, resulting approx.3.200 tons of wine, depending on the year due to unfavourable weather conditions.
Local grape varieties produce high quality wines, fully expressing Santorini's unique ecosystem...


to be continued...

Wednesday 23 July 2008

DISCOVER THE SANTORINIAN VINEYARDS part 1


The cultivation of vine in Santorini goes back some 3.500 years ago. Findings from the excavations of the prehistoric town of Akrotiri show that vine cultivation,wine making and wine trade were the habitants' important activities.
The volcanic eruption in the 17th Century BC led to the extinction of every trace of human life and vegetation on the island for about 3 centuries.
According to Herodotus, the first colonists that went to Santorini after the disaster were the Phoenicians who,as well as their followers, had to face the extreme ecosystem in order to survive and to meet their food needs they tried to cultivate various kinds of plants that they brought with them and with which they were familiar.
Only vine managed to survive over the centuries in the inhospitable environment of Santorini.

It is an easily adaptable and particularly tenacious plant as far as the hot & dry conditions of the island are concerned, while it possesses a rich and strong system of roots that penetrate the volcanic ground.

The locals call "ASPA"this hard solid ground that was created by the concecutive layers of volcanic matter including ash, lava, pumice and rust and covered the limestone and slate subsoil during the successive eruptions.
Centuries of human labor are stampled on the island's landscape and prove the efforts made by the local people to hardness their land.
The cultivated area begins at an altitude of 300 meters and the vines go all the way down to the level of the sea.
The vine dressers built dry stone walls with pieces of petrified lava in order to protect the soil from erosion caused by the strong winds that sweep across the island throughout the year,to increase the cultivable land and to limit the loss of water due to minimal rainfall.




TO BE CONTINUED....

Tuesday 1 July 2008

GREEK WINES IN THE NETHERLANDS....ON LINE




This is the website addressing to those who would like to taste quality Greek Wines in the Netherlands by...just a click!!



A wide range of wines available to your door....to remind you of the great times you had in your vacations...or to prepare you for the good times ahead...



YAMAS !!

INCORT GMBH - GREEK QUALITY WINES IN BERLIN

Nikos Chrisidis, one of the most respectable Greeks in Germany, after many years of successful presence in the Food & Drinks sector, has recently established INCORT GmbH - a new company based in Berlin - focusing exclusively on the importation & distribution of selected high quality greek wine producers.
A wide selection of some of the best greek wines, supported by people who are ready to also give interesting information on every aspect concerning the greek wine history, philosophy, indigenous grape varieties etc. is now only a visit or a phone call at the following address
INCORT GMBH
Beusselstrasse 44-q
D-10553 BERLIN
GERMANY
Tel. + 49 30 396 0990