Over the past few years the diet of the people living in Mediterranean area has come into focus and many people where surprised to learn the prominent role wine plays in keep us healthy. You can create a healthy gourmet wine gift basket based on the Mediterranean diet and give the wine lover on your list a taste of the wonderful assortment of Greek wines.
Greece has a 6,000 year old wine tradition supported by mythology which attributes the origin of winemaking to Dionysus. Each of the local wines has a distinct identity and quality, which has been supported for the past 20 years by the formation of the Appellation d’ Origine Controlee (AOC). Wine producers in Greece have enjoyed much success in culinary circles and gourmet wine gift baskets are a natural extension to this.
Greek gourmet wine gift baskets make a wonderful addition to any wine enthusiasts collection. For a country that is smaller that the state of Georgia in America, ranking after the 12th largest wine producing country of Chile is a testament to the improvement of wine quality over the last ten years. Wine production in Greece is a natural result of its variable, temperate climate and all...