Get to know the wines of Santorini via Twitter. SommChat featured George Koutsoyiannopoulos of Koutsoyiannopoulos Winery and Haridimos Hatzidakis of Hatzidakis Winery. Here's a recap of of some of the most interesting questions and answers. Also check out our roundup of seven articles about Assyrtiko.
Let's start talking #wine with @SWinemuseum & @hatzidakiswines #WW #SommChat
— KeeperCollection (@keepercoll) April 2, 2014
@keepercoll its volcanic soil, the native varieties, the ungrafted vines, the aged vines (80 to 200 years) and low yields #SommChat
— ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ (@hatzidakiswines) April 2, 2014
@winegrapestone @hatzidakiswines The soil is the first reason,which contains many mineral elements and also dioxide silicon #SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@ShibaSommelier @hatzidakiswines . Assyrtiko is an elegant match with a range of first courses,salads,entrees of fish,seafood.#SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@Vin_Chicago @SWinemuseum @keepercoll better without oak #SommChat
— ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ (@hatzidakiswines) April 2, 2014
RT @hatzidakiswines: @Vin_Chicago better is w/o oak, due the minerality & complex cahracter expresed better without oak #SOmmChat
— KeeperCollection (@keepercoll) April 2, 2014
@ShibaSommelier @Santoriniwines @hatzidakiswines @keepercoll Some good enologists are Margarita Karamolegou, Gianna Varvarigou, #SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@keepercoll it’s a 3500 year old vineyard that planted by Phoenicians 2 centuries after great eruption of Santorin’s volcano #SommChat
— ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ (@hatzidakiswines) April 2, 2014
@elloinos @hatzidakiswines Assyrtiko can offer a sparkling wine, because this variety has the suitable acidity #SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@SWinemuseum @elloinos @hatzidakiswines We will see a lot of great sparkling wines coming out of Santorini soon! #SommChat
— Sofia Perpera (@sperpera) April 2, 2014
@keepercoll The most planted are Assyriko , Athiri, Aidani, Mantilaria, Mavrotragano, Mavrathiro.#SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@keepercoll It is believed that Aidani is a very special variety, cause is very aromatic. #SommChat
— santorini winemuseum (@SWinemuseum) April 2, 2014
@keepercoll produced from sun dried grapes of Assyrtiko, was selling in pre communist Russia for communion use in big amounts #SommChat
— ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ (@hatzidakiswines) April 2, 2014
