A day
centered around good food and wine is always a success in my book. So for our
second day in Greece we decided to go for a Greek feast and wine tasting set in
The Plaka area of Athens. Plaka, the small neighborhood that sits just under
the Acropolis, functions as a miniature Greek village. It’s home to some of the
best restaurants in town but is still worth a stop if you don’t plan on eating
for a view of it’s colorfully painted houses and clustered alleyways.
For the wine tasting we went to a
picturesque café/bar called Brettos, famous for it’s oft-Instagramed wall of
homemade liquors. I am by no means a wine connoisseur (although potentially an
expert if we go by the Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hour rule…), but the process
behind making a ‘good’ wine fascinates me. While I generally prefer red to
white, I couldn’t believe how good the local Santorni whites were. Again I’m no
expert but I understand that this has to do with the high acidity of the
grapes, which produces a very dry taste.
Greek cuisine is known for being
some of the most varied and flavorful in the world. But what really surprised
me was how healthy most of the dining options were. Maybe that’s how so many of
the elderly Greeks are able to trek up and down those killer hills all day-
leaving us panting in a trail of dust.
1 comment:
Great pictures! Would love to visit Athens one day! :)
xx
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