Tatsis brothers used to surprise us many times, but with Decennium, they pushed the boundaries even further. Ten vintages of Goumenissa (Xinomavro, Negoska) bottled together and created another perspective for the region's potential.

Assyrtiko is planted in Australia, Northern Italy, California and Southern France, hoping to become the first variety from Greece with international success.

Arguably, the white wines from Santorini and especially those are made from Assyrtiko start showing their true qualities after the third year of their life.

I guess the most noteworthy wine event of last year was the release of the wines of Giannis Oikonomou after a long waiting period. His idiosyncratic intelligence hit the market and the heart of every wine lover with plenty of new labels. But, without a doubt, the jewel in the crown is Antigone.

Karamolegos winery seems to be the most innovative on the island of Santorini, with their wines expressing the terroir in various ways. Pyritis is a genuinely authentic wine with minimal interventions by the winemaker and crystal purity into the glass.

This rosé sparkling wine from Assyrtiko and Limniona is a new release from Domaine Zafeirakis and is definitely worth a taste.

It needs an artistic sense and "out of the box view" in order to craft wines like Giannis Economou.

Artemis Karamolegos winery handled Mandilaria in a sufficiently smart way. They crafted a pale wine with light tannins that even the aromas remind of Valpolicella. Another dimension of Mandilaria.

Marchese Antinori is one of the largest wine producers in Italy, with plenty of privately owned estates all over Italy and abroad as well. So, deep know-how is needed to keep high quality in such a commercial wine.

This great Greek wine competes qualitatively with any other regardless of region, country or price.

Domaine Gerovassiliou has established a reputation for crafting top-quality white wines all these years. That 11 years Chardonnay is a good example that is still showing freshness and fruit purity.

2021 was a benchmark year in my life since plenty of significant changes happened. So let me make a summary with the most meaningful.

It is a lovely aged wine from an area considered the source for the best Cabernet Sauvignon in Greece.

That wine is evidence of what Agiorgitiko is qualified for if the winemaker has vinified it with love, care, and passion and a target to age for many years.

That wine is produced from a block named Barba Yannis with ungrafted bush vines more than 100 years old. It is aged 24 months in new French oak barrels and 12 months in the bottle.

Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful Cabernet Sauvignons based wines in Chile. It is an award-winning wine inside as well as outside Chile and a Jewel on the country's wine crown.

Even if Viognier might be the sexiest vine variety in the world, it does not attract close attention. Also, it is the only French grape that still the best wines come from its place of origin, Northern Rhone, and it is not easy to find alternatives from the new world like every other international grape.

I still remember how the WSET educator described Viognier: “is the most sexy grape variety in the world”. And that’s it! With a small phrase, you have all the information you need. Soft and tasty in the mouth, the charming aromatic character will never disappoint you.

That wine was the least impressive of the three, not because it is a bad wine but because the other two were remarkably good. However, the ageing potential is clear.

We are always like to scout for the next big thing, the next wine variety, the next wine region, the producer who will intrigue us with distinctive wines. Well, I am sure nobody will have seen that coming when Savatiano and Attica will reach the whole of fame.