This traditional Greek wine, made with the addition of pine resin, has been roundly scorned. But a new breed of producers aims to change minds. By Eric Asimov Anyone who has traveled to Greece or even ...

ANYONE who has travelled to Greece or even eaten at a Greek restaurant in the United States may have received well-meaning advice from wine-loving friends: Don't drink the retsina. On the face of it, ...

Hiking through lush forests, our writer follows ancient paths to witness the reinvention of Greece’s iconic wine We’re high in the mountains above Skopelos town and there’s not a single Mamma Mia! fan ...

The wine I’m recommending this week goes back to the days of the ancient Greeks. Retsina wine — Greek wine flavored with a distinctive touch of pine resin — is said to have begun as a result of a ...

The Greeks have been making wine for 3,000 years or more. But just when the mythical deeds of Dionysos, the god of wine, ended and records of mortal winemaking began is unclear. It is known, however, ...

Retsina, the Greek wine flavoured with pine resin, inspires an immediate love/hate reaction. For better or worse, it is still one of Greece's most iconic wines, and it harks back to at least the first ...