On Wine Education
by Peter Pharos
If you think A-Levels are hard, it’s because you’ve never attempted the Panhellenic exams. A gruelling, ruthless ordeal, it holds a special place in the Greek national psyche. Perhaps its...
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
Reds From The Iron Mountain
by Peter Pharos
Monferrato is a land on the margins of history. Among the ruins of industrial archaeology and a landscape that could be in the Balkans, lies a land that is of...
Making Fun Of Foreign Accents
by Peter Pharos
I know some of you are here for the dirty bits, so I’ll get those out of the way first, so the rest of us can concentrate on the review....
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,...
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...