Newsletter June 2016

Andrew Jefford on the Cretan Wine (video).

Andrew Jefford visited Crete, at the Cretan Wine fair “OiNotika” in Heraklion and had the chance to discover the unique Cretan Vineyard. He took a tour on the cretan countryside and tasted the Cretan indigenous varieties, with the writer and journalist Nico Manessis. They wandered around the vineyards with the help of the agriculturists Niko Somaraki & Dimitri Tsoupei. Nico Manessis took an exclusive interview from A. Jefford and you can find all the videos HERE.

Wines of Crete Master class in Oslo, Norway

“Wines of Crete” presented a unique master class about the Cretan Vineyard, for the first time in Oslo, Norway. The masterclass, that took place at the “Det Norske Teatret”, was presented by the oenologist Manolis Stafilakis and the wine writer Nico Manessis. Read more… Find photos HERE.

Wines of Crete masterclass in New York

For the fourth time, the Cretan Winemakers Association – Wines of Crete, organized a unique educational master classes for the Cretan varieties and the Cretan Wines at New York. The master classes took place in New York City at the 22nd of June at “CorkBuzz” wine bar & restaurant, that creates trends on the wine in the city. This campaign was financed with aid from the European Union and Greece and the main cause was for the attendees to get to know the Cretan wines of origin, P.D.O. and P.G.I.. Read more…

Find photos HERE.

The Cretan Wines at Decanter World Wine Awards

Find all the Cretan wines that were awarded HERE.