Buying Greek Wines Online in the UK
Buy Holiday Wines from Greece and the Greek Islands on the Internet
Oct 29, 2009
Buying Greek wines online in the UK is now easy thanks to the internet. Those favourite holiday wines from places like Santorini and Kefalonia, and from vineyards all across the mainland, can be bought on the internet.
A few years ago there was a flurry of interest by supermarkets and wine stores in Greek wines, when the wine world started to take notice of how good the new Greek wines had become. Today, though, supermarkets and wine shops seem to stock fewer Greek wines on their shelves, yet the quality is better than ever. Buying Greek wines online is the obvious answer.
Where to Buy Greek Wine Online
It's best to go to a specialist supplier, who will stock wines no-one will find on supermarket shelves or even in the best wine shops. Their websites have more information about the wines, and the vineyards where they are produced. There are some very unusual Greek grape varieties, and many buyers may need advice on what the wines taste like.
One good example of a good website specialising in Greek wine, is Yamas Wines, which includes a good wine map of Greece showing the vineyards whose wines they sell. There is also a useful page on pairing Greek wines with food.
Greek Retsina Online
One of Greece's best-known wines, if not always regarded as one of its best, is retsina. Love it or hate it, it is a unique Greek taste and for many visitors it sums up the sunniness of Greece, and goes well with Greek seafood. Some of the new Greek wine-makers have re-invented retsina, and produced a smooth white wine which retains the resin taste but the result is a wine that travels better than the mass-market retsina that many holidaymakers are familiar with. A particularly fine example is the INO Retsina Remvi made in Boiotia in Central Greece, which has a lovely citrus nose to it.
Greek Red Wines Online
One of the most popular Greek reds in the UK at the moment is a cabernet sauvignon from Domaine Hatzimichalis. It helps that this is a more familiar grape variety, and one good way to learn more about Greek wines is to start with the familiar grapes, like cabernet sauvignon, before going on to sample the less well-known indigenous Greek grapes.
Greek White Wines Online
An extremely popular Greek white wine is the Gentilini Robola. It is fresh and citrusy, light but still quite strong at 13%ABV. For a distinctive Greek white, try the Gaia Thalassitis, one of the very impressive wines now coming out of Santorini. Made from the Greek Assyrtiko grape, it has been described as the Pouilly Fumé of the Cyclades – high praise indeed, and a sign of the huge progress made in Greek wine-making in the last twenty years or so.
Other Greek Drinks Online
Other popular Greek drinks that can be bought easily online include Mythos beer, ouzo, mastic liqueur, and some of the wonderful sweet dessert wines that Greece produces, such as Mavrodaphne and Muscat.
Buying Greek Wines Online
All the above Greek wines, and other Greek drinks like ouzo and beer, are available from online retailers such as Yamas Wines. For more information on Greek wine visit the website of Greek Wine Experience. Although aimed at trade buyers of Greek wine in the UK, it contains much information that is useful to the consumer too.
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