Mt Ampelos

Samos Wine: The Sweet Muscat of the Aegean

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Samos wine is the sweet Muscat that made this eastern Aegean island a name in the wine world. Growers press Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on stone terraces that climb the slopes of Mt Ampelos. The island earns a PDO Samos designation for dessert wines that run from fortified Vin Doux to sun-dried Nectar. This … Read more

Things to Do in Samos: Pythagoras, Beaches and Muscat Wine

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Samos rewards travellers who want more than a single beach. This large, green island off the Turkish coast carries a UNESCO-listed ancient town, the vast Heraion sanctuary. North-coast pebble coves and the terraced vineyards that produce its famous sweet Muscat wine. The birthplace of Pythagoras, Samos joins early science, deep history and mountain scenery on … Read more