Retsina of Attica Kourtaki NV
February 26, 2010
Wine Makers Notes: Made from the Savatiano grapes grown near Athens this Greek classic is not the Retsina of old that any people might remember. It is a fruit driven wine framed by the addition of a small amount of Pine tree resin during frermentation. The pine flavour is disticive and works well with the fruit. This wine is extremely popular in Greece and nearly every holiday maker that has made the trip to Greece will have at some point tried this wine. Ideal with Greek food – hence the 4000 year heritage of this wine.
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I purchased this wine at Publix Supermarket for around $6.00. It has a distinguished taste that I can not make out. The write up says pine is used while making the wine so maybe that it it. I am not a big fan. It just might be an acquired taste for us Americans.