Top 100 wines of Koropi
Discover the top 100 best wines of Koropi of Attiki as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Koropi and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Koropi
The wine region of Koropi is located in the region of Attiki of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ktima Davaris or the Domaine Ktima Davaris produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Koropi are Cabernet-Sauvignon et Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Koropi, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Koropi go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
News from the vineyard of Koropi
Former mafia boss Michael Franzese targets international expansion for his wine brand
Franzese was known as the ‘yuppie don’ in the 1980s after rising to the rank of caporegime in the Colombo crime family. Fortune Magazine placed him at No. 18 on its 50 Biggest Mafia Bosses list, and he gained a reputation as one of the mob’s biggest earners since Al Capone. He was portrayed by Joseph Bono in Goodfellas. Franzese became a born-again Christian during a lengthy prison sentence for racketeering, and he managed to walk away from the mafia without going into protective custody. He is ...
Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines
The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...
American whiskey becomes most valuable auction sale of its kind
The Sotheby’s New York sale of Bourbon and Rye Whiskey, held at the weekend, combined two significant collections of American whiskey, with almost 100% of lots sold and 75% of them selling for above their pre-sale high estimates. The top spot for the most expensive lot in the auction went to a bottle of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrell #4, which sold for $43,750, double its pre-sale high estimate and making it the joint most valuable bottle of rye whiskey ever sold at auction. The sum w ...