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  1. Sparta vs. Athens: The Cultural Divide Over Wine and Its Impact on Greek History

    Sparta vs. Athens: The Cultural Divide Over Wine and Its Impact on Greek History

    The contrasting approaches to wine in Athens and Sparta offer a metaphor for their broader cultural differences and ultimate historical trajectories. Athens' balanced approach to wine consumption - enjoying its pleasures while tempering them with moderation and using them as a catalyst for intellectual exchange - created a legacy that transcended its political decline. Sparta's rigid control of wine consumption paralleled a societal inflexibility that brought short-term military success but long-term cultural stagnation.

  2. In the Vineyards of Skouras: Dimitris Skouras on Greek Wine’s Global Elevation

    In the Vineyards of Skouras: Dimitris Skouras on Greek Wine’s Global Elevation

    Grape Collective talks to Dimitris Skouras about the evolution of wine production in Greece.

     

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