tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post896872581326258067..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: A Load of Santorini Assyrtiko WinesBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-68801147860569828762013-01-06T21:55:21.776-05:002013-01-06T21:55:21.776-05:00where can i purchase assyritko wines in nyc/bk/que...where can i purchase assyritko wines in nyc/bk/queens?Brooklynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874959308361503973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-7155111469908398852010-08-24T13:56:14.509-04:002010-08-24T13:56:14.509-04:00Love this presentation of the wines of Santorini. ...Love this presentation of the wines of Santorini. I am Greek and I have the pleasure of drinking these wines all the time. Just came across your site while searching for Asyrtiko wines.<br />Magdamy little expat kitchenhttp://mylittleexpatkitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30298361211897649922010-08-03T19:50:46.156-04:002010-08-03T19:50:46.156-04:00thanks dan, appreciate the kind words. the Greeks ...thanks dan, appreciate the kind words. the Greeks have it better, believe me. <br /><br />and thanks to you too Keith.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-71243884223444059902010-08-02T17:35:01.245-04:002010-08-02T17:35:01.245-04:00What a blast this was. Sigalas will be a culty nam...What a blast this was. Sigalas will be a culty name soon, I predict. Count me in for xinomavro-fest.keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-46834490360933513212010-07-31T09:24:16.288-04:002010-07-31T09:24:16.288-04:00I think I remember once reading that Andrew Jeffor...I think I remember once reading that Andrew Jefford referred to drinking the wines of Santorini as tasting "the fury of the earth." I like that idea, and it was certainly present on this night, especially in the younger wines that were raised in steel. Nice to see also, though, how, just like (hopefully) in humans, that fury can mellow with age (or wood), while still showing the most appealing traces of its former self.<br /><br />As a side note, and I can't be sure about this, BG, but I think the basket-trained vines on Santorini are more of a tribute to the island's winds than to its heat. <br /><br />It also bears mentioning - frankly, the food deserves a post of its own - that BG's inability to "focus as he would like" on the wines was because he was SHUCKING FRESH CLAMS TO ORDER. The Greeks should have it so good...Danhttp://moselwinemerchant.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-66084473699677771112010-07-29T13:47:39.776-04:002010-07-29T13:47:39.776-04:00love how you're getting into the Santorini win...love how you're getting into the Santorini wines. I am fascinated by Greek wine in general - would love to see you start probing into the Northern and Central Greek/Macedonian appellations where Xynomavro is grown. I've tasted a few examples now and they have all been really impressive. They remind me of Brunello di Montalcino, but not as big or overly fruity as many Brunello's can be. I've drunk them from older vinages such as 2000 and 2001, and was really excited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com