Oenophile's delight.

 oenophile

Oenophiles are also known as wine aficionados or connoisseurs. They are people who appreciate or collect wine, particularly grape wines from certain regions, varietal types, or methods of manufacture.

     Having followed Anna around Greece before, 2016, i've visited several wineries, this was the best yet. Once we found and the dead tractor was moved it was delight. (See the name and town in the previous blog.) Sampling three whites and three reds, they were all excellent. In fact one of the reds was named world's best in it's class.

     While we were touring the facility we were shown sparkling wines in bottles. One of our group asked for a sample which was provided. This is for mass consumption and may be a money maker. However, after samping the world class wines served previously it did not compare well.

     Wine harvest is in August so there was no activity except in the huge oak casks and large stainless steel tanks where the wines are aging. The winery has 30 acres of grapevines, the oldest of which is 25 years. The town of Tyrnavos is located in the foothills of Mt. Olympus, not far from the Mediterranean Sea.

Takk for alt,

Al

Your assignment is to Google King Philip II of Macedonia. 

                           Wine tasters.

                     The proprietor by the sparking wine.