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Wine consumption in Greece jumped 41.3% in 2021-2022

Domestic wine consumption in Greece increased by 41.3% in the 2021-2022 wine season compared to the 2020-21 season, approaching the high levels of 2013, 2014, according to a sectoral study on wine=making, prepared by the company Stochasis Management Consultancy. The share of bulk wine (non-standard or bag-in-a-box) in the total …

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Wine production in Greece up 8.13% in 2021

Greek wine production grew 8.13% in 2021 compared with the previous year, totaling 2,468,945 kilolitres, the National Agricultural Cooperative of Wine Products said in a report released on Tuesday. This figure was in full contrast with the first estimate sent to the European Commission in September 2021 which envisaged a …

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Greek olive oil, wines, other products exempted from US tariffs imposed on EU

Greek olive oil, olive products, cheese, wines and related export products remain exempted from the US tariffs on European Union products. Apart from these products, plum juice was excluded from the list of duties. On February 15, the US Department of Commerce renewed Greece’s exemption from US tariffs on the …

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Early Celts imported wine from Greece to mimic Greeks’ drinking culture

The early Celts had their very own twist on getting drunk but they loved to import wine from Greece which they drank out of Greek fancy ceramics to mimic the drinking culture of the folks in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the result of chemical analysis of fragments from Bronze …

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Council of State cancels Special Consumption Tax on Wine

The Council of State has ruled in favor of the cancellation of Special Consumption Tax on wine. The ruling of Greece’s highest court No. 1793/3-9-2018 was published by the Greek Wine Association on Tuesday. The judicial ruling comes as the government has repeatedly said since summer 2017 to abolish this …

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Greek Absurdistan: Gov’t considers a 6-euro tax on Tsipouro

Minister for Rural Development, Vaggelis Apostolou, shocked local authorities and professional groups of Tyrnavos when he told them last Friday that the government is considering to impose a 6-euro tax on tsipouro, the strong distilled grape pomace brandy for which Tyrnavos in Central Greece is famous. Apostolou argued that that …

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Oenorama 2018: Wine Exhibition in downtown Athens, Mar 10-12

The most important wine appointment of Greece for consumers and professionals, Greeks and foreigners. Oenorama, the world’s leading Greek wine exhibition opens its gates to public,  hosting up to 250 wineries with more than 1,600 wines to taste. Once again, this year’s Oenorama is being held in the city centre, …

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Wine Tourism to be included in Greece’s travel packages

The Federation of Tourist and Travel Agencies in Greece (FedHATTA), and the National Interprofessional Organisation of Vine and Wine held an event for the prospects of wine tourism in Greece and its connection with all inclusive holidays. The aim was the integration of wine tourism in travel packages with the …

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