Mastodawn

3/3 If you guessed Pinot Noir on this aromatic red, I wouldn't mock you. Has some hints of Grenache & Mavrodaphne too. Overall, a fine success, maturing but aging slowly. I hear less than 5% of Santorini vines are Mavrotragano! 14%, $50-ish. #wine #greece #santorini

Mark Squires 1d ago

1/2 or 3, as chatty humor strikes. 😀 Step away from the Assyrtiko!😄 For now. Santorini also has a rare RED grape with flavors of raspberry, cherry and brambles. Recently posted on a '13 Sigalas. From another fave producer, Argyros, this '08 has also held beautifully. #wine #greece #santorini

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Mark Squires 1d ago

Still full of flavor, a touch earthy, & textured, it's leaning to Burgundy. If you guessed Pinot Noir on this aromatic red, I wouldn't mock you. Has some hints of Grenache & Mavrodaphne too.

Overall, a fine success, maturing but aging slowly.

#wine #greece #santorini #mavrotragano

Mark Squires 1d ago

1/2
Step away from the Assyrtiko! 😄 Yeah, put it down, bucko. For now. Why, you ask?

Santorini also has a rare RED grape with flavors of raspberry, cherry and brambles. Recently posted on a '13 Sigalas. From another fave producer, this '08 has also held beautifully. It's differently styled--brighter, arguably fresher despite the greater age & more focused. And delicious. It's concentrated, but not as rich as the Sigalas.

14%, $50-ish.

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#wine #greece #santorini

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD 2d ago

Greek #CruiseShip #MSSeaDiamond struck a volcanic reef in the sunken #caldera of #Santorini in 2007 on #ThisDayInHistory. It sank the next day, with beaching made impossible by the steep, almost vertical shoreline of the volcano. Containment booms could not prevent the oil spill.

FediBoard Travel 5d ago

Santorini Is Packed — These Secret Greek Beaches Aren't
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While tourists crowd the usual spots, these three islands offer something better. Dramatic white cliffs perfect for jumping, over 60 beaches on one …
#travel #santorini #econopass

Nachrichten aus aller Welt 5d ago

Blutroter Himmel über Kreta sorgt für spektakuläre Szenen.

Ein ungewöhnliches Naturschauspiel sorgt derzeit auf Kreta für Aufsehen: Der Himmel erscheint in einem intensiven Rotton, als läge ein Filter über der gesamten Insel. Verantwortlich dafür ist feiner Saharastaub, der durch starke Winde aus Nordafrika bis ins Mittelmeer getragen wurde.

https://t1p.de/s9voh

#Kreta #Griechenland #SaharaStaub #Unwetter #Extremwetter #Sturm #Regen #Orkan #Rhodos #Athen #Santorini #Mykonos #Naxos

spanoudis 6d ago

#Ifestia #Festival 2025 #Fireworks
#Santorini #Greece
#celebrating the island's #volcanic #origins
photo by Steve Spanoudis

What a setting. Fortunate to be there on the right day.
Over Nea Kameni #volcano in the center of the #Caldera

#history #eruption #travel #festivals #events #photography

Erich M.6d ago

In #Santorini fluchen die Hoteliers. Gerade nachdem alle Gebäude für die neue Saison frisch weiß gekalkt wurden, färbt sie ein Südsturm mit Saharasand in schmutzige Orangetöne um.