| Dec. 15, 2002 |
Vintage Report 2002-Flerianou
We recently spoke to Yiannis Flerianos of Flerianou vineyards. Following the
unexpected death of his father earlier this year, Yiannis, a UC Davis-trained oenologist,
left his position at Hatzimichali to work with his mother Mary Flerianou. In addition
to the heading the family-owned vineyards and label, Mary is herself a highly respected
consulting oenologist. The pair is working hard to establish their wines in Greece
and abroad. Our profile of this mother-son team will appear soon. In the meantime,
a digest of my conversation with Yiannis:
The vineyards escaped destruction during the hard rains of the harvest season. Unlike
some other Peloponesian producers, they were able to select their harvest bunch by
bunch. Although this year did not produce a bumper crop (or perhaps because it did
not), the raw grape quality was very good. In the past they have purchased from other
growers. Because their growers took a severe hit, quantities will be limited, but
quality will be high.
Learn more about Yiannis and Mary when our profile is released, probably later this
month. |
