The Peloponnese wine story: Native grapes, ancient sites, and modern producers

The Peloponnese wine story: Native grapes, ancient sites, and modern producers

A first-hand journey through Greece’s most historic wine peninsula, exploring PDOs, producers, and the landscapes that shape them

Wine isn’t new to the Peloponnese; it’s part of ancient history. Mythology references Greek gods like Dionysus, poets like Homer wrote about its epic vineyards, and archaeologists keep turning up grape seeds to prove the point. Thousands of years later, the same hills and many of the same varieties still exist, and the wines produced carry both tradition and character.

Read the entire article, including my itinerary for this three-week journey to the Peloponnese, Greece.