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Philia Winery
The Journal
Vineyard, cellar, kitchen, and the thinking that connects them


Benchmarking Greatness: 1990 • 1999 • 2000
A masterclass in tasting history. We open three rare Jura vintages—1990, 1999, and 2000—featuring Overnoy, Butin, and L'Étoile, to explore how lessons on acidity, non-intervention, and typicity from these giants shape the future of Samos terroir and Philia Wines' philosophy.
Vassilis Alexiou
Dec 30, 20255 min read


Your Wine Glass Is Failing. Make it Count.
Through the surrealist lens of artist Antony Duchêne , the wine glass is revealed as a living anatomical extension of the wine itself. It is the sensory bridge where the labour of the land meets the human palate. When the geometry is wrong, the truth of the Terroir is distorted. I n Gastronomy , a wine glass is not merely a vessel; it is the instrument that transfers the language of Terroir to our senses. If we were to liken wine to an
Vassilis Alexiou
Dec 16, 20253 min read


Sous le Végétal: A Living Encounter with the Terroir of Samos
Five years have passed almost in a flash — filled with joy, fulfilment, challenges, farewells, and beautiful new beginnings. All of it has become part of a journey that shaped me; a path that began with a shared intention and evolved into a collective experience, a belief, and a philosophy. Five years of inspiration that continue to unfold into an ongoing pursuit of authenticity. Sous le Végétal is a continuous journey that begins where light, sea, and century-old vineyards
Vassilis Alexiou
Aug 31, 20222 min read


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