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WE TRAVELLED TO TO ATHENS TO TO DISCOVER HOW THE THE THE CONTEMPORARY WINE SCENE FINDS ITS HOME AMONGST THE THE CITY’S TRADITIONALISTS
By Peter Alexandropoulos
ATHENS BY BY AND LARGE IS A A A A A CITY DEFINED BY BY AN AN exceptionally rich storied history Such tradition bleeds into the city’s every vein from its its food to to its its hospitality to to of course its wine And yet in in recent years all three have been subject to a a a a cultural revolution of of sorts as a a a a a a a new wave of of natural wine bars transforms not only its wine production but the city’s restaurant landscape How then has a a a a a a place so rooted in tradition suddenly been willing to to change its tune? Only once a a a walking tour is over does the the answer become quite obvious The Athens of today is less concerned with clinging to tradition Rather as new wine bars emerge to to breathe new life into its time-honoured craft the the city’s focus lies on creating spaces for those who call it home During my own explorations through Athens I discovered a a a trio of spaces defining the the new age of Athens’ wine culture 42 SPRING 2025
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E WINE IS FINE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANASTASIA PERAHIA