A proper history of winemaking in Greece would require hundreds of pages, the superhuman distillation of vast sums of data from many disciplines, the devotion of a monk and the patience of a saint.
It would still not be complete.
Anyway, ... here it is if you have nothing better to do !
The arrival of winemaking in ancient Greece is undocumented. Many believe it was brought to Crete by Phoenician traders. It is also likely that it arrived from the north as well, via the land route from Asia Minor.
The earliest evidence of winemaking in Greece is a stone foot press at Vathipetro, a Minoan villa on Crete, dated to 1600 BC. The sophistication of the site suggests that Minoan production of wine had been underway for some time. Decoded Linear B tablets from the Minoan site at Knossos in Crete revealed an advanced economy fueled by trade with Eastern cultures, including Egypt.
Archaeological finds on the Greek mainland indicate a close connection with the
Mycenaean culture. By the sudden end of the Minoan civilization shortly after
1500 BC, winemaking was probably common throughout mainland Greece and the
Aegean.
The demise of the Mycenean culture around 1100 BC is believed to
have resulted in a brief period of cultural and economic depression on the
mainland. The gradual recovery of technical arts and the emergence of
ironworking, there and on Crete, characterize a period from around 1050 BC to
around 900 BC (Protogeometric or Sub-Mycenean) in which peoples from mainland
areas and the Aegean islands also began to colonize parts of Asia Minor and the
northern Aegean coast.
Trade routes were reestablished, and during the period from 900-700 BC Greece underwent major cultural, political and economic transformations. During this time, urbanization commenced and written language reemerged with the adoption of a Semitic alphabet. It was during this period also that the Homeric poems are thought to have been recorded. More significantly, it marked the beginning of the formal practice of deity worship.
The first references to Dionysos appear in Homer, although they do not indicate the existence of cult-worship per se before this time. Some scholars believe that Greek cultism in general had origins in colonized regions of Asia Minor and were imported to Greece during this period of expansion.
The first reference to Dionysos is now widely believed to be part of a Linear B inscription found during excavations at the Mycenaean site at Pylos in which appears a deity name approximating 'Diwonysos'. Whether this deity was associated with wine cannot be proven, but there is little doubt that wine, which already had become an integral element of Greek culture, had developed a religious status by the end of this period. This legacy outlived the polytheism of Greece and Rome, surviving today even in the staid rituals of Christianity. ...
It is hoped that someone possessing all or some of these attributes will attempt a complete history, as it would be the most interesting story ever written about wine. If reading this, piques any interest, the next step is to buy a copy of miles Lambert-Gocs' The Wines of Greece.
The next step is to order and savor the wines of a Monk's Mountain - Agioritiko white, rose, or red, ...
Afstiros (austere) Afsteeros
Anthosmia (bouquet)
Apsitos (unbaked, immature)
Aroma (aroma)
Drimys (pungent, acrid, sharp)
Efkharistos (pleasing, satisfying, gracious)
Eftonos (well-toned, firm, vigorous)
Eklektós (selected, choice)
Evarmostos (balanced, harmonious)
Evodis/ Evosmos (sweet-smelling, fragrant)
Eygenis (noble)
Glykys (sweet)
Idys (delightful)
Inodis (winy, vinous)
Kharaktiras (character)
Khondros (coarse)
Koufos (light)
Liparos (oily)
Moskhatos (sweet-smelling, musky)
Myelodis (mellow, marrowy)
Nevrodis (firm, nerved)
Opos (sap)
Pakhys (fat)
Pikros (bitter)
Pyknos (thick, dense)
Romaleos (robust)
Sapros (mellow)
Skliros (hard)
Spoudeos (excellent)
Strongylos (round)
Stryfnos (astringent)
Synthetos (complex)
Trakhys (rough)
Tryferos (mild)
Varys (heavy)
Xiros (dry)
Yeodis (earthy)