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DRINKING WITH DOMINGO
We be drinkin’ krasi every night oh,
Greek wine be sweet, yes I know so
We never sleep, baby I know,
Drinkin’ wit Domingo....
Krasi Finally Opens a Greek Restaurant!
Bet you that got your attention. “What do you mean Krasi finally opens a Greek restaurant?” Let me explain: Lots of folks have a very stereotypical view of Greece. When you ask someone to describe Greece to you, they tend to talk about blue seas, windswept islands, seafood, fishing boats bobbing in the water, whitewashed houses with blue doors… you know, that Greece. And let’s face it folks, Krasi is a DIFFERENT Greece. Krasi is about lesser-known regional dishes from across the Hellenic world and, of course, wine. Lots and lots of wine. Krasi means wine. Literally.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Agiorgitiko
I had always been a lover of the Greek grape Xinomavro. It was the underdog, the plucky grape that could. Xinomavro is the second most widely planted red grape in Greece behind Agiorgitiko and I hated Agiorgitiko for it. Agiorgitiko was in first and in my mind did not deserve it.
2023, A Year in Greek Wine.
So another year has run its course and this is the time of year to remember, give thanks, assess, and of course look forward to a new year with bright opportunities and new horizons. In general, it is a thrilling time of year. Here at Krasi, we had a wonderful year serving fabulous guests glorious
THANKSGIVING AND TRADITION GO HAND IN HAND. TRY BREAKING ONE THIS YEAR
Thanksgiving is all about traditions: The food, the football, the family, the fighting with family, and unfortunately for a lot of us, the drinking of bland, bad, and boring wine all day. Well, I am here to propose we put a stop to that. STOP DRINKING THE SAME OLD WINE FOR THANKSGIVING. Now this is
DRINK A LITTLE SUNSHINE & HAPPINESS: MOSCHOFILERO
If you want to feel like you are on the set of “Mamma Mia” while drinking wine, Moschofilero is the way to do it. This wine will put you on a beach with the sounds of ABBA soaring through your head. The fact that Moschofilero can do that is impressive seeing that it comes from
Don’t Call It a Comeback. Greek Wine.
Don’t call it a comeback, I been here for years I’m rockin’ my peers, puttin’ suckers in fear -Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J In 1986, there were seventy wineries in Greece. Seventy. The nation that created much of what we take for granted regarding the culture of wine had a mere seventy
Alone On Valentine’s? You Always Have Wine!
For starters, Valentine’s Day is a fake, commercialized, over-hyped, and cynical holiday that should be banished by all of us. There, I said it. I love romance, I adore love, I think passion is what makes the world go round but Valentine’s Day is about none of that. One of worst things about Valentine’s Day