Sitía of Crete, 2003 vintage
When I was a child, I would take great advantage of parental absence. I wouldn’t go to parties, or hang out in parks with my friends to learn how to smoke. I would buy a bottle of Cisco at the non-discriminatory liquor store, go straight home, and blast my favorite LP at top volume…
…and dizzily prepare the only vegan dish I could manage at the time: mashed potatoes.
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This weekend I bought a bottle of red wine from the Sitia region of eastern Crete. It’s made with this amazing local grape called called “liatiko”…
– a variety soooo old that it used to be pressed on a machine like THIS one.
I’ve never had a red that resembles Sitian wine; it’s like 17% alcohol cherry juice! While I’m drinking it, I’ll blast mp3 versions of my once-favorite LP, and make mashed potatoes (this time with garlic). Though a similar proofage, I guarantee sitia less malefic than Cisco.
A great site about Greek wines HERE, and some cool pictures of grapes HERE.
