Sea Bass from the Aegean with Greek Chardonnays

Summer in Greece &  seafood is at its best; one can easily enjoy - without necessarily spending a fortune -  really fresh fish such as Sea Bass (lavraki) -  which is actually my favorite - especially when I have a bottle of a Greek Chardonnay - either as a monovarietal or blended with an indigenous grape to accompany it !!

 Lavraki (seabass) on the grill

 Lavraki (seabass) with corn

 Lavraki (seabass) with balsamico

Lavraki with tagliatelle

...and here's a shortlist of my favorite Greek Chardonnays

100% Chardonnay by Nico Lazaridi (in stainless steel tanks)

100% Chardonnay by Spyros Lafazanis  (aged in oak )

Chardonnay blended with Malagouzia by George Karelas

BON APPETIT

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SUMMER DREAMING WITH GREEK TRADITIONAL SOUVLAKI & RETSINA

Souvlaki is a notorious Greek specialty made with tender cuts of meat, either pork or chicken.

In this pork recipe, the meat is marinated in a lemony olive oil mixture.

Serve it with a fresh cut Greek salad and complete the feast with a bottle of chilled Retsina (a traditional Greek dry white wine made with the addition of a small portion of pine resin)

    What you need

    1 lemon, juiced

                                                1/4 cup of Greek olive oil

    1 teaspoon of dried oregano

    3 cloves of garlic (crushed)

    4 pounds pork tenderloin  cut into 1 inch cubes

    2 medium yellow onions cut into 1 inch pieces

    2 green or red bell peppers  cut into 1 inch pieces

    skewers

 

How to prepare it

   

      In a large glass bowl, mix together lemon juice, olive oil, soy sauce, oregano, and garlic; add pork, onions, and green peppers, and stir to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
     Preheat the grill for medium-high heat. Thread pork, peppers and onions onto skewers.
    Lightly oil grate. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or to desired doneness, turning skewers frequently for even cooking.

How it looks

the chicken souvlaki version

You can taste the best Greek Souvlaki in Agios Prodromos village, Chalkidiki, Macedonia

Souvlaki (with pitta bread & tzatziki) to go...

Chilled Retsina in a caraf

(Ask for the nearest location of ....your Retsina)

LAFAZANIS GREEK VARIETAL SELECTION

           

            The already successful Lafazanis Varietal Selection has been recently through some fine-tunings in its labels as well as in its packaging by using updated screw cap closures, according to the international markets' demand.

      Moreover,  Lafazanis Varietal Selection has been enriched by the addition of  more wines, in an effort to offer a complete range of the the most important indigenous grape varieties of both mainland & Greek Islands.

The new Lafazanis Varietal Selection is consisted of :

• Lafazanis Agiorgitiko
• Lafazanis Moschofilero
• Lafazanis Roditis
• Lafazanis Assyrtiko
• Lafazanis Xinomavro
• Lafazanis Malagouzia
• Lafazanis Retsina

 

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Happy Summer Holidays

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