“Yia mas!”
Today, wine lovers the world over can enjoy the excellence of the new Greek wines, produced from varieties and vineyards which for millennia on end have yielded wines which were renowned in their time and have been entered in the annals of worl wine history. What is more, the new wines of Greece carry within the history of Greek wine and are the ideal vehicle to a journey through time. The history of Greek wine is difficult to understand if torn away from Greek history itself and even more difficult to describe. However, it all becomes simple and clear when enjoying a glass of new Greek wine responsibly and in moderation. “Evi evan!” was the toast at the celebrations of the cult of Dionysus. “Let us be merry but never drunk” Socrates used to say at the symposia he would attend. “Wine gladdens the heart of man” acknowledged Christianity. To all that, the Greeks of today come to add their own toast and literally mean every word of it: “Yia mas!” ("Here is to health!")
