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    TERRACES OF THE GODS

    Aug 23, 2019 4 minutes
    BY SUSAN KOSTRZEWA

    If Zeus were to celebrate his earthly joys in any one place, this surely would be it.

    Tucked into a pocket of sun-drenched Mount Olympus slopes, sturdy rows of Xinomavro catch a cooling mountain breeze, their gentle rustling creating a whistling song at 1,640 feet above sea level. After a jaunty, open-top 4x4 ride up the storied mountain, we wander the Rapsani plot in silence, feeling privy to a secret garden known to few.

    Special indeed, but singular it is not. As one of Europe’s most mountainous countries, Greece is a hotbed of excellent high-altitude wines. A large percentage of those made here are produced from vines grown at jaw-dropping heights. The resulting elegance, acidity and balance, thanks also to the winemaking know-how

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