Exploring Wine Regions - Greece
Exploring The Greek Gods, Unique Wines & Delicious Cuisine
9780996966085
500 pages
International Exploration Society
Overview
Ready to experience a side of Greece that most travelers completely miss?Exploring Wine Regions – Greece is now the fifth book in this award-winning book series. It is 500 pages, displaying over 900 color photographs, exploring the prominent and hidden wine regions of Greece.
From award-winning author and photojournalist Michael C. Higgins, PhD, comes Exploring Wine Regions – Greece, the ultimate luxury roadmap to a 6,500-year-old wine culture undergoing a spectacular modern renaissance. Over four years in the making, this 500-page masterwork is a gorgeous love letter to a romantic land of myth, volcanic soils and unparalleled culinary adventures.
Whether you are a seasoned wine connoisseur, an ambitious home chef or a passionate traveler dreaming of your next escape, this book will make your taste buds explode and completely change how you view the world of wine.
Why This Book is a Must-Have:
Authoritative Insider Guide: Higgins spent fourteen weeks on the ground in Greece working alongside legendary winemakers and chefs exploring vineyards, wineries and restaurants to bring a personally vetted subjective survey of the best Greece has to offer.
Breathtaking Photography: Feast your eyes on authentic spectacular images captured directly through the author’s eyes. Journey visually from the historic ruins to majestic sun-drenched volcanic caldera of Santorini and the lush mountainous vineyards of both Crete and Macedonia.
6,500 Years of Culture: Discover the fascinating history as the first to commercialize and pair wine with food. Learn about innovations like the pioneering winemaker aging Assyrtiko wine in a submerged cellar deep beneath the Aegean Sea.
Perfect Pairings: Dive into the secrets of Greek gastronomy far beyond standard tourist fare to uncover the soul of Greek cooking. Travel from the mountains of Crete where premium local lamb is slow-roasted over open wood fires to sophisticated coastal bistros serving chargrilled calamari. Even learn the methodologies of native experts to recreate an authentic Greek Salad in your own kitchen.
Pour a Glass and Plan Your Escape
Whether you want to expand your cellar knowledge of Greek wines, master authentic Mediterranean cooking or plan a dream vacation to spectacular vineyards, this book brings the insider’s view of Greece straight to your living room.
Author Bio
For more than 20 years, author, photographer, and wine expert Michael C. Higgins is the publisher of Flying Adventures magazine, a lifestyle travel publication for food and wine lovers who own and travel on private airplanes. As a private pilot, travel enthusiast, and food and wine lover himself, Higgins continues to live the story he’s been sharing for decades.
Between the magazine and this book series, Higgins has participated in some of the most extraordinary experiences. He has virtually done it all: from pruning vines, picking grapes, working alongside winemakers, to participating in blind tastings, food and wine pairings, judging Cru Bourgeois wines, and sharing many meals with world-renowned winemakers, over countless hours, discussing everything wine. His time in wine regions add up to thousands of days and counting. And as an accomplished photographer, he has captured even more spectacular images of the wine world.
Higgins has participated in many unique wine experiences, indulged in the most exclusive culinary affairs, been pampered in highly luxurious destinations and jumped into the wildest of adventures. His goal is to inspire his readers to join him in exploring the wine regions of the world and experiencing the unimaginable.
Higgins has a BA in Commercial Art, an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration. He is a California native and lives in Pasadena, California.
For more than 20 years, author, photographer, and wine expert Michael C. Higgins is the publisher of Flying Adventures magazine, a lifestyle travel publication for food and wine lovers who own and travel on private airplanes. As a private pilot, travel enthusiast, and food and wine lover himself, Higgins continues to live the story he’s been sharing for decades.
Between the magazine and this book series, Higgins has participated in some of the most extraordinary experiences. He has virtually done it all: from pruning vines, picking grapes, working alongside winemakers, to participating in blind tastings, food and wine pairings, judging Cru Bourgeois wines, and sharing many meals with world-renowned winemakers, over countless hours, discussing everything wine. His time in wine regions add up to thousands of days and counting. And as an accomplished photographer, he has captured even more spectacular images of the wine world.
Higgins has participated in many unique wine experiences, indulged in the most exclusive culinary affairs, been pampered in highly luxurious destinations and jumped into the wildest of adventures. His goal is to inspire his readers to join him in exploring the wine regions of the world and experiencing the unimaginable.
Higgins has a BA in Commercial Art, an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration. He is a California native and lives in Pasadena, California.
