Kir-Yianni, Boutari

Naoussa Xinomavro Experience

Xinomavro means 'acid black.' MW students consistently mistake it for Barolo in blind tastings — at twice the price. Yiannis Boutaris left his family's 145-year wine dynasty, became mayor of Thessaloniki, was beaten by nationalists, and died in November 2024. His Kir-Yianni winery on Mount Vermion makes the Ramnista that triggers the Barolo confusion. Dalamara's vines are 150 years old — only 300 bottles of Vieilles Vignes per vintage. Naoussa received Greece's first PDO in 1971. Every Greek wine law since is a copy of the template written here.