Country Guide
Greece: The Wine Country That's Been Hiding in Plain Sight
You've had the food. You've probably had the holidays. The wines are equally good, and you almost certainly haven't tried the interesting ones yet.
Greece has more indigenous grape varieties than almost any country in the world, over 300 documented. Most international wine drinkers have encountered two: Assyrtiko and Agiorgitiko. Many of these varieties evolved over centuries in specific Greek microclimates and taste like nowhere else because they came from nowhere else.
Greece has over 300 indigenous grape varieties. Most of the world's wine drinkers have tried three of them. The other 297 are the interesting part.
Three hundred grape varieties and most of the world knows two
Many of these varieties evolved over centuries in specific Greek microclimates, adapting to volcanic soils, island winds, high-altitude heat, and they taste like nowhere else because they came from nowhere else. That's not a wine marketing line. It's what happens when a grape spends 3,000 years in one place.
What the quality revolution actually looks like
A generation of winemakers trained in France, Italy, and Germany came home with different expectations. They found world-class raw material that had been undervalued for decades. The wines we carry come from small producers who took that ambition further: low intervention, careful farming, varieties and regions that haven't been simplified for export.
The grapes worth knowing
Vilana is the great white grape of Crete, aromatic, textured, with a herbal edge that makes it unlike any French or Italian white. Xinomavro is sometimes called the 'Barolo of Greece': tannic, acidic, with an earthy, olive-tinged character that takes some getting used to and then becomes completely addictive.
Moinoterra Vilana 2024
Pear, Lemon, Wet stone
Why Greece works especially well for a Dutch wine shelf
The Netherlands already has a strong connection to Greece through tourism, food, and culture. The barrier isn't interest, it's information. These wines don't need to compete on name recognition. They need to be tasted. Once they are, the conversation usually goes in the direction of: where do I find more of this?
Cuvée Hélène Goustolidi 2022
Poached pear, Mandarin, Toast
Deka Red 2011
Dried fig, Dark chocolate, Tobacco
Mylonas Naked Truth 2025
Peach, Orange peel, Herbal tea
Super Girl 2025
Green apple, White flowers, Brioche
