Erin Scala explores the renaissance of winemaking happening today on the Greek island of Crete.
Erin narrates a tour through the Crete wine regions near the towns of Heraklion, Chania, and Sitia, and gets answers about grape varieties like Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Malvasia di Candia, Kotsifali, Liatiko, Plyto, and more.
This episode contains interviews with winemakers and wine professionals working on Crete, including:
Nikos Douloufakis (Douloufakis Winery)
Antonis Dourakis (Dourakis Winery)
Zacharias Diamandakis (Diamandakis Winery)
Abbot Filotheos Spanoudakis (Toplou Monastery)
John Masaoutis (Oenologist)
Yiannis Stilianou (Stilianou Winery)
Nikos Paraskevas (Paraskevas Winery)
Bart Lyrarakis (Lyrarakis Winery)
Afshin Molavi (Manousakis Winery)
Nikos Gavalas (Gavalas Winery)
Maria Tamiolakis (Rhous Winery)
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439: Jean Gonon on Why Every Vintage Should be Different
438: Five Decades of Burgundy with Dominique Lafon
436: Patrick Comiskey on the High Highs and Market Lows of American Syrah
435: Samuel Guibert on the Unique Blend of Mas de Daumas Gassac
434: The Transformation of Lodovico Antinori
433: Peter Liem's Insider Guide to Champagne
432: Doug Frost is a Double Master
431: Victor Hazan and the Problem of Italian Wine
430: Becky Wasserman-Hone Gives a Burgundy Tour
429: Bill Easton Ignored the 90s Monster Wines
428: Swedish Sommelier Totte Steneby on Restaurant Success and Disaster
427: Gianluca Garofoli on One Hundred Years of Verdicchio
426: Giampaolo Venica Remembers a Different Friuli
425: Cherasco Barolo Survives Today Solely Because of Marchese Umberto Fracassi Ratti Mentone
424: The Complete Stephen Brook
423: Elena Pantaleoni Remembers When Making Natural Wine Felt Lonely
422: Christian Moueix on 50 Years of Pomerol and Napa Valley
421: Sommelier Victoria James is a Rosé Believer
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