Peloponnese wine regions
Argolis / Arcadia / Messenia / Laconia
For your "Kopiaste" hospitality
the Greeks are generally known.
If you ask some people what characterizes the Greek, the most frequent answer is probably the identification with the character played so masterfully by Anthony Quinn. played by Anthony Quinn. Incidentally, the personality of the "full-blooded Greek", from the "pen" of the famous writer Kazantzakis, is based on his notes about a miner in the local Kalogria, Stoupa, Lektron Messenia (outer Mani). http://www.wolf-reiser.de/sorbas_link_1.pdf
The likeable bon vivant with his temperament and thirst for action is the epitome of Hellenic joie de vivre.
Food and drink occupy a special place in the social life of the Greeks. As a man of pleasure, many a private citizen is also a tavern owner and presses his own grapes.
Fruity, light table wines, mostly aged in 400l wooden barrels, with a short aging period.
You will certainly encounter these Greek wines, with their often typical smoky resin flavor, along the way. But we would like to draw your attention to the "cultivated" wines of the Peloponnese. (Wundertravel will be happy to put together your individual Peloponnese - wine tour )
In this regard, the areas of Nemea in the district of Argolis and the district of Arcadia stand out. (Special wines of Arcadia and Patra`s Mavrodapfne- liqueur wines). Especially in the last 15 years, the winemakers & enologists have shown the potential of the native grape variety Agioritiko.
Between an altitude of 450 - 650 meters, the productive vine produces full-bodied, dark wines with good acid structure. In terms of quality, these wines with such distinctive character rank high in the wine charts internationally.
Both autochthonous and international grape varieties such as Sauvignon and Cabernet are cultivated. Trace the winemakers, philosophers & "wine spirits".
Travel the breathtaking lands of the southern Peloponnese & trace ancient cultures.
Linger in places that Homer & Pausanias already reported enthusiastically.
The identity of Alexis Zorbas can be an example for us, with his sense for life and the gift to fully enjoy the moment...
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