Demetri explores the Peloponnese Part 1

By Demetri Walters MW

I have long possessed a desire to visit the Peloponnese and to understand its wines better. This is the very heartland of ancient Mycenae and the greater part of the story of classical Greece. When driving from Athens one soon sees the famous acropoli of Nafplio, Corinth, Megara, Argos, Tiryns, Nemea and so many more besides. They’re astonishingly close together; reminding us that the various polities and city states were supporting minute populations by today’s standards. This individuality of the Greek achievement is still very much a part of the fabric of the Peloponnese, particularly when it comes to the wines. These then are unique wines with a rooted sense of place. I wanted to find out more about them and to determine how authentic they are.