Greek & Spanish Tasting Saturday 1:00-5:00 pm
Join us for some tasty bites and sips!
This Saturday we will be sampling the following:
Gran Reserva Rioja 1998
Rhodos Amoriano from the Island of Rhodes, Greece
Xinomavro Macedonia
Restsina—why not?!
Akakies Rose 100% Xinomavro
Kefalotiri cheese from Greece
Greek Yogurt with Greek Attiki Honey
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We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Cheers,
The Shop Agora
The May 2010 issue of Bon Appetit features an Easy Drinking Greek White Wine section.
We are proud to carry the Boutari 2008 Moschofilero which can be described as a light, dry Greek white wine with beautiful aromas and floral notes.
If you’re curious about tasting some of the delightful wines featured in this Bon Appetit issue, stop in at The Shop Agora! We are proud to carry Seattle’s largest Greek wine selection!
It’s exciting that we are getting to be known more and more for our selection of Greek wines! We proudly offer the largest Greek Wine Selection in Seattle and are happy to seek out Greek labels that you are in search for if they don’t already have a place on the shelf.
Our variety of specialty foods are among some of the finest in the city and we are constantly bringing in new products. Please let us know of your specialty Mediterranean food and wine requests if you don’t find what you’re looking for!
After researching what other people are saying about Greek wines on the internet, I was pleasantly surprised by this Food & Wine Magazine article.
Top Greek Grape Varietals to look for in Greek Wines:
1. Agiorgitiko: Black, velvety reds with dark fruit and cherry flavors.
2. Assyrtiko: Dry, mineral, citrus whites that are indigenous to the island of Santorini. The volcano ash rich soil is essential in the success of ths grape.
3. Athiri: Aromatic whites known for it’s lemon character and flavors of peaches and other stone fruits. This grape is used to make Restina on the Island of Rhodes.
4. Malagousia: White wines with aromas of melons, honey and jasmine with lovely texture and length. This varietal almost disappeared from Greece, but winemaker Gerovassiliou has been reviving it. Grown in northern Greece
5. Moschofilero: A white wine coming from the Peloponnese, with common scents of blossom and tangerine. Sweet flavors and nice acidity, this grape has similar characteristics to the Muscat.
6. Roditis: If you are familiar with Falanghina from Italy, Roditis is the same varietal from Greece. Light bodied elegant white and rose wines come from this grape and are known for their crisp, citrus notes.
7. Xinomavro: This popular red, Greek varietal is produced all over the country. Xinomavro which means bitter and black is full of floral notes, spice, great fruit and firm tannins.
Visit what Food & Wine Magazine rates as the best new Greek White Wines, and the best new Greek Red Wines.
We are proud to carry numerous Greek wines of these varietals at The Shop Agora, as we offer the largest Greek wine selection in Seattle. The only wine that we do not carry currently is the Malagousia white.
