2016 harvest started on Tuesday 9 August at our vineyard in Halkidiki. It was an earlier kick off by at least a week, something expected due to the climate conditions recorded throughout the year in Northern Greece. Overall: Mild winter that led to a normal bud break Warm spring and summer with cooler nights Occasional rainfall during summer, beneficial for the water reserves of the vine Lack of heat wave and extreme
Nikos Varvarigos, SantoWines Head Oenologist, gives a full report for 2016 harvest in Santorini. Harvest calendar: 2016 harvest started a week earlier than the average starting date of the last decade and 10 days earlier than 2015. The grapes matured on time leading to the following calendar: BEGINNING OF HARVEST VARIETY (type) 28 July Athiri (white) 1 August Assyrtiko (white) for the sparkling wine from the
The latest issue of Robert Parker’s WINE ADVOCATE is out and Mark Squires talks about the “Great Red North of Greece”. Indeed lots of impressive reds, but also some exciting whites and roses that wine enthusiasts should be looking for. Mark Squires has tasted our wines presented in this issue during his visit in Greece (June 2016). The tasting took place at the winery of BOUTARI in Naoussa (many tha
The “Guide to the Wines of Greece” by Konstantinos Lazarakis MW is out and ready to take wine enthusiasts on a fascinating journey through Greek winemaking. History, regions, grapes, styles, food pairing, useful maps, stunning photos: this handy and thorough guide has it all. Click HERE and explore! #drinkgreekwine
“Greek varieties on the rise” was the theme of a most interesting Masterclass held at the Yacht Club in the southern suburbs of Athens a few days ago. The presence of Dr. Jose Vouillamoz, acclaimed grape geneticist and co-author of Wine Grapes, and Yiannis Karakasis MW has certainly been the intriguing factor that made this event stand out. Eight native grapes of Greece have been presented in full detail
We are proudly announcing our synergy with FRESH LINE, a leading Greek company that produces fresh organic cosmetics. Thanks to FRESH LINE, all our RAPSANI WINE ADVENTURE guests will be provided with HEPHAESTUS, a high quality face cream with natural filters. When moving upwards and onwords Mount Olympus with our convertible 4X4 sportscars, it will be conforting to know that one of the Olympian gods will be in our ba
The curtains of TEXSOM INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS had fallen setting new record regarding the number of submitted wines and participated countries. This year, Sofia Perpera, New Wines of Greece Ambassador, and Yiannis Karakasis MW were invited as critics at the most esteemed competition held in the US. The results were a huge applause for Greek wines (87 medals /12 Golds, 40 Silvers and 35 Bronzes) , highlighting at t
We are wearing our “Awards” hat to celebrate three new Gold medals for our red wines from top Wine Competitions in Germany. BERLINER WINE TROPHY 2016 Gold for PANTHEON RAPSANI Organic 2013 MUNDUS VINI 2016 Gold for PANTHEON RAPSANI Organic 2014 – BEST GREEK RED OF THE SHOW Gold for MOUNT ATHOS VINEYARDS 2010 Proud for our MOUNT ATHOS VINEYARDS, the only Greek wine availabe at HAWESCO, that maintains
Remarkable results for SANTO WINES at the 16th Thessaloniki International Wine Competition with a total of 5 medals: 1 Grand Gold, 3 Golds and 1 Silver. Undeniably, the stars have been the SANTORINI VINSANTOs hitting pure gold. One of the two Grand Golds given at the Competition was won by VINSANTO 12 years of aging, while Gold medals were attributed to all the labels of the family (2008, 4 and 8 years of aging), set
This Monday, 8 February 2016, SHOP GREEK WINE invites us to the first “Private Greek Wine Dinner” at the Vintage Conservatory. A fantastic journey with over 12 top Greek wines, paired with 3 dishes by Chef Andrew. It is a joy to have on the line up our Rapsani Reserve from Mount Olympus, as well as Santorini Assyrtiko Grande Reserve and Santorini Vinsanto by Santo Wines. For reservations, please visit ht
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