Episode 56 – In The Vineyards of Nemea with Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, Gaia Wines

moshe
5th April 2023
Greece, Podcasts
Agiorgitiko, Gaia, Greece, Greek wine, Koutsi, Nemea, Verzami, Wine podcast, Yiannis Paraskevopoulos
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In this episode I was driving in the car with Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, co Owner of Gaia Winery in Nemea, in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.

Episode 39 – Gaia Wines – Yiannis Paraskevopoulous

moshe
22nd July 2021
Greece, Podcasts
Aghiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Greece, santorini
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In this episode I was chatting with Yiannis Paraskevopoulous from Gaia Wines on the island of Santorini and the Nemea region in Greece about his personal journey into wine, making wines in Santorini, experimentation with ageing white wines on the sea floor, off the coast of the island, the main characteristics of Nemea as a region and Aghiorgitiko, its main grape. We discussed Assyrtiko and its qualities and heard about the latest from Yiannis, an orange Assyrtiko, ageing in Ceramic sphere for 4 years. Yes, it has tannins and before you ask…. He can’t stand the term ‘’Natural wine’’ !

What wine he’ll take to a desert island and where is the most beautiful vineyard on earth ( after Santorini …). Prepare to be surprised!

Naoussa in Northern Greece the kingdom of Xinomavro

Naoussa in Northern Greece is the kingdom of Xinomavro. This grape, grown all over northern Greece, finds its best expression here, in the hills surrounding Naoussa city. Nestling in the shadow of Mount Vermio, the 400 hectares of vineyards are scattered in small plots on an area the size of the entire Saint Emilion and Haut Medoc combined. According to Stelios Boutaris, owner and winemaker at Kir-Yianni, one of the leading producers in the region, the Naoussa vineyards resemble the Burgundy plantings, vineyards, carefully selected to best suit Xinomavero , rather than the Bordeaux vineyards of big plots that carpet the landscape.

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A Greek Wine Odyssey Part 2 Naoussa, The northern Highlands Virtual Event with Stelios Boutaris CEO of Kir-Yianni Zoom Video

In The Vineyard With… Stelios Boutaris CEO of Kir-Yianni, all about Naoussa, The Northern Highlands of Greece.

Also featuring rising young stars of the region, Kostis Dalamaras, Christos Taralas and Christopher Georgiadis.

Zoom meeting on Wednesday 8th July 2020 at 7pm UK, 9pm Greece.

A greek wine odyssey part 1 – With Chloi Chatzivariti and Laurens Hartman about the regions of Goumenissa and Amyndeo Zoom Video

The first leg of our Greek Wine Odyssey! On Wednesday 1st of July, our journey began in the northern Greek regions of Goumenissa and Amyndeo, in Macedonia. Laurens Hartman (Domaine Karanika) and Chloi Chatzivariti (Ktima Chatzivariti) shared their passion for these regions with us.

A visit to Venetsanos-Santorini

I visited Venetsanos winery in May 2019, as a guest of the General Manager, Petros Vamvakousis.

Venetsanos has a very interesting story, as winery built by the Venetsanos brothers in 1947, it was, at the time a very innovative winery. Santorini back then had no electricity, so the idea of placing a winery high up on the cliffs above the port, was to vinify the wine then pipe it down to the port, using gravity, in order for it to be shipped to the mainland.

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Santorini 2019

Santorini is a stunning island. It is obviously different to most other Greek islands because of its huge caldera and the two, very photogenic islands in the middle of that caldera. Paleo Kameni and Nea Kameni (the burnt islands). As well as the sister island of Thirasia.

The cliffs facing the caldera are the real reason people flock here to see the villages clinging the volcanic rockface in a tapestry of white and blue that is uniquely beautiful. The houses are dug into the mountainside creating spaces and alleyways that are begging to be explored.

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