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ALPHA ESTATE


VIEILLES VIGNES SINGLE BLOCK RESERVE XINOMAVRO 2016

VINEPAIR’s #1 Wine of 2020 - 97 points


OTHER NOTABLE PRESS

 

Diamond Wine Importers: IMPORTER OF THE YEAR 2020

Stray Dog Wild Gin: First from Greece Imported to US

Why You Should Change Your Rose Outlook

NYT: Greek Wines Get Back to Their Roots

Domaine Sigalas & Domaine Karydas: VinePair's Top 50 Wines of 2019

Wine Enthusiast: The High-Altitude Wines of Greece

New York Times: WINES OF THE TIMES: From Greece, Surprisingly Tannic Reds of Energy and Balance

Focus on Diamond Wines

Ted Diamantis: Importer of Greek Wine in US

Ted Diamantis: The Man Who Made Greek Wine Imports A Great Success in the US

If Rose Runs Out, What Should I Drink This Summer

3 Greek White Wines for Summer Drinking

A Zeal for Xinomavro: Alpha Estate winemaker Angelos Iatridis forges a new path in Greece's cold north

Ode on Grecian White Wines—a Modern Success Story

It's Time To Give Rose The Respect It Deserves, NY Post

Wines That Greece Can Bank On, Wall Street Journal

Skouras Zoe Rose: What to Pair with Greek Salad According to Cooking Light Magazine

It's All Greek to Me - Ted chimes in on the beauty of Xinomavro

Greek Winemaker's Winning Ways in Vineyards and Politics - Kir-Yianni

Stellios Boutaris's Guide to Athens

Snapshots from Greece: How the Boutari Family Saved Xinomavro Wine

Alpha Estate: Top Winery of 2013, Wine & Spirits

Alpha Estate 2013 Harvest Report

Douloufakis 2013 Harvest Report

2013 Greek Harvest Looks Promising

Moscofilero: Most Elegant Wine Ever, Skouras Salto

Moscofilero: White & Lovely White Wine for A Late-Summer Evening

Greek As The Sea: Eric Asimov, NY Times 'Greek Whites Go-To Summer Wine'

Life with Wine: Greece

Winereviewonline.com (Blake Gray) Raves about Alpha Estate

Wine Spectator's Jim Laube Recommends 2012 Sigalas Assyrtiko as a Wine To Seek Out

Dallas Morning News Announces Sigalas Assyrtiko 'A Wine You Need to Know About'

Diamond Wines Dominate Most Popular Greek Wines

Jancis Robinson's Favorite Varietal: Assyrtiko (forward to minute 1:50)

2012 Harvest Report: Alpha Estate

Greece's White Wines Rival Italy, Spain

Ted's KRON TV Interview at SF's Park Tavern

Santorini Assyrtiko Shines According to Blake Gray

Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko - Best Wines of Summer, Food & Wine

Greek Wines Go Mainstream

Greek Cuisine and Wine Gain Popularity

Ted Diamantis Spotlight: New Wines of Greece

Opa! Greek Wines Create Buzz

Alpha Estate: Winery Spotlight in Sommelier Journal

Greece: Europe's Newest Wine Country, Travel & Leisure

Tara Q Thomas on Greek wines on NPR (forward to minute 21:45)

Imbibe Magazine recommends Greece and Diamond Wines

OPA! Here's to Delightful Greek Wine (Seattle Times on Diamond Wine Importers)

Verge of a Greek Renaissance (Chicago Daily Herald on Diamond Wine Importers)

Skouras: Hogsheads Wine reviews Moscofilero and St George

Sigalas: Assyrtiko/Athiri 2010 Top 100 Wine Value of 2011, Wine Spectator list

Sigalas: Assyrtiko 2010 Top 100 Wine of 2011, Wine Spectator list

Skouras: Wine & Spirits 2011 Restaurant Poll Winner

Alpha Estate 2011 Vintage Report

"Focus on Santorini & Other Greek Offerings", Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate's June '11

2010 Skouras White: "The Wine & Spirits Extreme Values" August '11

"Variations on a Theme of Santorini Wine", Wine & Spirits August '11

A Grecian Ode, The Washington Post July '11

Vinography's Alder Yarrow on Skouras July '11

Megas Oenos: db bistro moderne (NYC) wine list feature

Master Sommeliers Tasting at Sigalas