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Post by sunfun on Mar 28, 2009 12:49:42 GMT
Hi :)Any advice on retsina?Have never tried it before...does it blow your head off?  i usually drink red wine,but understand this is white.Is it sweet or dry?What's the best brand to try?All tips welcome.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2009 13:56:04 GMT
There are many brands of Retsina but you are most likely to get CAIR on Halki and those of us who drink it regularly feel it is the best. Many locals do as well. Actually, many Greeks wouldn't touch the stuff! It has an element of pine resin and hence the name. Usually it takes a little getting used to and the first taste may be a bit like aviation spirit. Persevere, you will doubtless become addicted like the rest of us.
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Post by kathy on Mar 28, 2009 17:17:51 GMT
Hi Sunfun,You have to try ouzo, not the Greek way with water, but with lots of fresh orange and ice, its stunningly delicious - but be careful.....its so easy to drink, it can catch you unawares when you try to walk in a straight line afterwards!  ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2009 17:57:29 GMT
The Greek way is neat. |
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Post by Di on Mar 28, 2009 18:08:04 GMT
Sunfun. Retsina - love the stuff ;D ;D. It is very very dry and you will either love it or hate it (a bit like Marmite). Over here, you can usually only get Kourtaki (in Tesco) or occasionally Tsantali, both of which are quite "tame" to some of the ones you get in Greece which tend to be quite "resiny" (Giorgiadis is one of my favourites) ;D ;D. I personally prefer the ones you get in Greece, (most of them come in clear Newcastle Brown shaped bottles with a flip top on them). Its the only drink that really compliments Greek food. Tends to vary from pale yellow to mid yellow, depending on how much resin is in it. Word of warning tho'... if it looks quite dark (a bit like a urine sample - sorry folks, only way to describe it) don't touch it   |
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Post by sunfun on Mar 28, 2009 18:52:06 GMT
Thanks for the tips folks :)I have tried ouzo before but wasn't too keen,but will certainly give it a go with the orange and ice ;)Kathy,i'll try to walk straight,but i make no promises ;D Di,is kourtaki not a sweet dessert wine?Does it have on the label.mavrodaphne of patras alongside kourtaki?I have had this from tesco and asda and think it is lovely,but it is very sweet,so i don't think it's retsina.I'll remember to try the cair retsina,cheers all! |
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Post by Liz on Mar 28, 2009 19:00:35 GMT
Ah retsina ...nectar of the Gods ;D.........just love it ! and best of all you can get a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge bottle from the supermarkets for about 3 Euros ....Bargain ;D Can't do Ouzo ..makes my tongue numb and my legs like jelly ;D .........and then theres the Metaxa ;D That said the red wine is not to be sniffed at ..there are some good ones to be had ( according to OH ) and Mr Daisy had a never ending jug of wine ;D ;D |
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Post by sunfun on Mar 28, 2009 19:05:05 GMT
Hi Liz :)If ouzo makes your tongue numb and your legs like jelly,does that mean retsina makes your tongue like jelly and your legs numb? ;DJust want to know what i'm letting myself in for!P.S. Do they rent out wheelbarrows for our other halfs to get us home? |
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Post by sunfun on Mar 28, 2009 19:07:04 GMT
Liz,forgot to ask,what's the best red's to go for? |
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Post by Liz on Mar 28, 2009 19:18:04 GMT
Oooh I don't know Sunfun ..I stick to Retsina or Rose ....there is the Rhodos ( I think thats what its called ) or theres Chavalier ?? .......I'm sure one of our wine buffs will be along soon to help you more |
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Post by Di on Mar 28, 2009 19:37:52 GMT
Sunfun. Kourtaki is one of the companies that makes it ( like Lindemanns, or Banrock Station etc). I can assure you that it's nothing like Mavrodaphne (which I also like). Retsina (affectionately referred to by me and the hubby as "ratty") is a very dry white. Get a bottle from Tesco and give it a go ;D ;D Best served ice cold.
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Post by kathy on Mar 28, 2009 20:21:46 GMT
 Liz, surely the numb tongue and the jelly legs is a good thing!! ;DAs for metaxa, as you say, thats something else!! ;D ;D
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Post by carol on Mar 28, 2009 22:28:36 GMT
Go for it Sunfun, its the best drink in the world maybe a slight exagerration ;D I love it and it has to be Cair, dont let Nick give you the other sort, the name escapes me, drink it very very cold and drink lots of it , you will be fine ;D |
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Post by janeandtony on Mar 29, 2009 15:02:01 GMT
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Post by Liz on Mar 29, 2009 16:02:24 GMT
That Carol ...she can sniff out retsina blindfolded and with one hand behind her back ;D ;D
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i usually drink red wine,but understand this is white.Is it sweet or dry?What's the best brand to try?All tips welcome. 
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Liz, surely the numb tongue and the jelly legs is a good thing!! ;DAs for metaxa, as you say, thats something else!! ;D ;D
