The View from Abroad
by Peter Pharos
One of the nice things about wine publications is that one gets to read about more than the liquid itself. Wine writing can function as food writing, travelogue, cultural study,...
Peter Pharos
Peter Pharos likes to drink, talk and write about the wines of Greece and Italy.
He writes a bimonthly column, either covering Greek and Italian wine or discussing vinous matters from an oenophile’s perspective.
Articles by Peter Pharos
A Virtual Tour of Greece
by Peter Pharos
Let me invite you to a concert for the world’s smallest bouzouki. Rationally, I know full well that whining about not being able to travel in these circumstances is akin...
2020 Greece Mini Special Report
FREEIn his first mini overview of the country, Greek specialist Peter Pharos takes you on a virtual tour of the country, highlighting some of his favourite grape varieties, producers and...
Add to basketWhat do consumers owe wine producers?
by Peter Pharos
There is an old joke, of somewhat dubious taste, that has an elegant lady of a certain age approach a handsome young man in a café. She proceeds to make...
Identifying your inner Dionysus
by Peter Pharos
Lately, I’ve developed a fascination for cabbage. It started innocently enough, as an attempt to recreate a salad I had at a friend’s place, a simple affair pairing it with...
A variety of small pleasures
by Peter Pharos
Uncorked, Netflix’s newest addition to the cinematic wine canon, is a film you have already seen many times, and often you didn’t even make it to the end. The screenplay...
Letters from Monferrato
by Peter Pharos
This was not the piece I was planning to write. This was meant to be my write-up of my visit to Monferrato, the Piedmont region usually left out of the...
Not Bending It Like Beckham
by Peter Pharos
I have often been told I am a dream restaurant customer. I love thinking and discussing everything about them: the décor, the ambience, the service, the food and the wine...
This Wine Will Save Your Soul
by Peter Pharos
The problem with historical turning points is that the verdict is not out until it’s too late. It is clear now that corporal punishment is a cruel and ineffective tool...
Why Do Brits Hate Wine?
by Peter Pharos
My first wine piece was on Xinomavro, my second on Brexit, my third on why Brits hate wine. If I am writing about wine ten years from now, I think...
Why You Shouldn’t Care Much About Wine
by Peter Pharos
It’s funny how things change. Not so long ago in Greece, everybody would chip in to tell me what’s the right way to drink wine, as befits a place where...
It’s Time To Rethink Wine Criticism (But Not Like That)
by Peter Pharos
Like his fellow Athenian New Comedy playwrights, Menander is not a household name today, but there is one saying of his that his modern compatriots still use: “After the oak...