{"id":6914,"date":"2025-03-26T08:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/a-greek-wine-tasting-and-masterclass\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T08:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:20:22","slug":"a-greek-wine-tasting-and-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/a-greek-wine-tasting-and-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"A Greek Wine Tasting and Masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"

(October 2024) …<\/strong> <\/em>Thanks to Kolonaki Group for bringing Greek Wine Week to Ontario … hope they keep this event up; a great way to shine a spotlight on these great wines.<\/p>\n

Domaine Skouras 2020 Grande Cuvee<\/em><\/span> – <\/span>Nemea<\/span> ($39.95) \"GWW<\/em>
(Agiorgitiko)
Winery established in 1986. Dark fruit (cassis), with smoky-tobacco, subtle mocha, silky tannins, and a smooth mouthfeel.  (****<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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\"GWWKir-Yianni Winery 2023 Le Nord<\/em><\/span> ($18.00 – 25707)<\/em>
(Assyrtiko)
Great fruit and mineral component along with lots of nice stone fruit.  (****<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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Samos Wines NV Vin Doux<\/em><\/span> ($15.95) \"GWW<\/em>
(White Muscat)
95% of their 4400 acres is devoted to Muscat, so this is a staple wine, and it shows. Sweet dessert wine. A lovely vin doux with sweet tangerine\/marmalade and burnt caramel. Acid plays a nice balancing role; it’s also a great value.  (****<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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\"GWWAlpha Estate 2023 Malagouzia – SingleVineyard: Turtle<\/em><\/span> ($18.95 – 32161)<\/em>
(Malagousia)
Winery established in 2005 as a grower and maker partnership. Refreshing and floral, lovely with hint of sweetness, white fruit, peach, fruit forward with pleasant acidity.  (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Domaine Skouras 2022 Saint George<\/em><\/span>
(Agiorgitiko)
Soft and supple – easy across the tongue, slightly floral, along with some muted red fruit and smoke. (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Kir-Yianni Winery 2021 Cuvee Villages<\/em><\/span> ($18.00 – 14151)<\/em>
(Xinomavro)
Light in colour, good acidity with some grippy tannins. Fruit has cranberry, sour cherry, and subtle raspberry. (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Mega Spileo 2022 Cuvee III<\/em><\/span> ($21.95 – 25708)<\/em>
(Mavrodaphne \/ Cabernet Sauvignon)
Aged in American oak and developed to 9g of sugar. Obviously, there’s a sweet flavoured palate; smooth and silky, rich in dark fruit with a long finish.  (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Wine Art Estate 2022 Idisma Drios<\/em><\/span> ($28.95 – 36834<\/em>) \"GWW
(Assyrtiko)
This winery was established in 1995 by hobbyists and is located in Drama. Here they use 1\/3 new oak, bringing some sweet vanilla and slightly nutty note to the wine. There’s great acidity and fruit forward, notes of apple, peach and kiwi.  (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Wine Art Estate 2019 Techni Alipias<\/em><\/span> ($24.25 – 26944<\/em>)
(Cabernet Sauvignon 70 \/ Agiorgitiko)    
Dark fruit forward: black cherry and cassis, smoky-tobacco, herbal finish.  (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Alpha Estate 2021 Axia<\/em><\/span> ($21.95 – 239897<\/em>)
(Syrah \/ Xinomavro)
Gentle fruit, subtle spice and easy drinking. Name means value, and yes that is what it is: simple but tasty.  (*** ½)<\/p>\n

Thalia 2023 White<\/em><\/span> ($13.20 – 273490<\/em>)
(Assyrtiko \/ Sauvignon Blanc)
Easy and pleasant; summer in a glass: with its nice white fruits, almost tropical.  (*** ½<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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Wine Art Estate 2018 Idisma Drios – Xi<\/em> <\/span>($56.95 – 35719<\/em>)
(Xinomavro)
1 year in oak; delivers on some sweet fruited notes; but also prune, tomato and oak.  (***+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Boutari 2023 Moschofilero<\/em><\/span> ($16.15 – 172387<\/em>)
(Moschofilero)
Has a very floral character, almost gewurztraminer-lite.  (***+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Thalia 2022 Red<\/em><\/span> ($12.95 – 15285<\/em>)
(Cabernet Sauvignon 30 \/ Agiorgitiko 70)
Gentle, easy, uneventful, but with a nice touch of fruit.  (***+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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(October 2024) … Thanks to Kolonaki Group for bringing Greek Wine Week to Ontario … hope they keep this event up; a great way to shine a spotlight on these great wines. Domaine Skouras 2020 Grande Cuvee – Nemea ($39.95) (Agiorgitiko)Winery established in 1986. Dark fruit (cassis), with smoky-tobacco, subtle mocha, silky tannins, and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}