#Assyrtiko

WINE OF THE WEEK: Gaia Wines Thalassitis Santorini Assyrtiko 2022, Santorini, Greece

£26.11–£34.85, Tannico, All About Wine, Hic!, Epinoia, Great Wines Direct, Drink Finder, Corking Wines This is slightly outside the...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Filos Estate Aspri Petra Assyrtiko 2021, Florina, Greece

£6.99, Aldi I know, I know, this week's wine is being posted late but, believe me, it's worth the wait for this terrific value, summery...

WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Santorini Assyrtiko 2020, Greece

£14.95, The Wine Society Just the sight of the words Santorini and Assyrtiko on the label will be enough for some people to reach...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Aldi Assyrtiko 2019, Peloponnese, Greece

£9.99, Aldi online To say that Assyrtiko is a stay-at-home grape variety is massively to understate it. If you want to drink wine made...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Barry & Sons Riesling 2017, Clare Valley, Australia

£13.40, Tanners Wines I don't think I can come up with two more refreshing still wines for hot weather than dry Riesling and Assyrtiko....

The white wine that thinks it's a red: Santorini Assyrtiko

No one knows quite how many indigenous grape varieties Greece has, because so many take different names in different regions and have...

Assyrtiko steps out of Greece and into Australia

I like classic wines made from so-called noble grape varieties as much as anyone, but there’s a thrill of a different kind in wines that...