Weddings in Greece

Greece is a wonderful country for your wedding, anniversary or any special occasion. Getting married on a beautiful Greek Island is now easier than ever. Most of the ceremony are held in the islands of Santorini, Corfu, Mykonos and Rhodes where foreign weddings are more common because they are such popular tourist destinations. It is possible to have a ceremony anywhere in Greece. Outdoor, indoor, in the beach , at Church virtually anywhere. Santorini is the most popular wedding destination in Greece (for non-Greeks) because of its breathtaking position on the Aegean Sea--1,000 feet above it, that is, and perched on the rim of a volcano. Endless beaches stretching with white, black and red sand, and blood-red sunsets make the small Greek isle one of the top wedding destination locations in the world.

Wedding Planning On A Budget

Getting married in a foreign country requires a lot of paperwork and red tape. There are many professional legal consultants who can handle all of the paperwork and legal hassle for you; these professionals can be found through Greek wedding package services. If you plan to do the wedding on your own, getting married first in your country followed by a spiritual ceremony in Greece is also a hassle-free option. Foreign nationals who wish to have their wedding in Greece can do so in either a civil ceremony performed by a mayor or in a religious ceremony performed by a priest, or both. The couple has to be in Greece for eight days prior to the wedding day! Most church weddings in Greece are Orthodox, but Catholic, Jewish and even Buddhist weddings are possible as well. Civil weddings don’t necessarily have to be performed at a town hall, but can take place in other locations as well, with the permission of the local Mayor.

Greek Wines

Let’s start with Resina. What the local people said about this wine is that you either love it or hate it there is no middle with it. As a wine it is not very expensive and while in Greece it is good to try it. Resins are used for the preparation of this wine and it is store in a pine barrels.

Now a day’s Resina is offered mainly to tourists. Greek people drink Ouzo, Raki (Tsipouro) and red or white wine mostly. Some taverns offered their own wine which doesn’t damage the Greek wine reputation in either way.
Greek wines today share the same high quality like some of the best wines of the world. Getting popularity: the Asirtiko, the Roditis, the Moscofilero, the Agiorgitiko.

Island of Santorini produce many different wines from very dry to very sweet. While here try the “Santorini” wine from Boutary winery which is fresh, dry white one. Another great taste wine is Niktery from Santo Winery, which is barrel aged white wine, Mavratiro-barrel aged dark red, sweet wine and Caldera – red dry. There is another sweet red wine that taste like a sherry called Visanto.

Santorini have 13 Wineries which are promoting high quality wines.
• Gavalas Vineyard
• Gaia Wines
• Santo Wines
• Canava Roussos
• Argyros Estate
• Kasteli Wines
• Domaine Sigalas
• Antoniou Winery
• Volcan Wines
• Boutari Winery
• Hatzidakis Winery
• Santorini Winery

The wines are made naturally withought any chemicals. Many factors affect the production of the wine such as volcanic soil.

You can do a tour so you will see how the wine is made. All local travel agency can offer you a winery tour. It is basically a Smart busses that will take you with one ticket all over the island. You can get out of the bus and take it again when you are ready. You will be able to taste 6-7 different wines and have a portion of chesses looking at the Caldera 300 meters above the water.

If you decided to taste the house wine in the taverns you may find your favorite wine as well. Usually prices are very low for Santorinian wines but don’t think that the quality is low as well.

You can check this book and become an expert:
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)"