by Andy W » 06 Oct 2009, 16:56
The retsina needs to be chilled (which it will be at Pachos), just like normal white wine . Don't buy a bottle in a supermarket and drink it without chilling it first - otherwise you're almost certain to dislike it. Again just like normal white wine, there are different retsinas, and you will probably prefer some to others if you persist long enough to try them. Probably the commonest on Symi is CAIR, which is produced in Rhodes, and is definitely drinkable, but retsina is also sold as a house wine in tavernas, and then it is often decanted into carafes or aluminium jugs of various sizes from 250ml to 1 litre, and you won't know the brand or region of origin unless you ask. Confusingly they actually sell the "draught" wine by weight with 1 litre = 1 kilo.