On this episode of “The Sweet Life”, the discussion opened on wine tourism, while the program also took a walk through the largest wild olive forest in the Mediterranean.
Can a winery be transformed into a living organism of culture? Can Romeiko, a grape variety from Chania, stand on equal footing in ...
Wine and gastronomy took center stage on “The Sweet Life.”
In the studio was Sofia Perpera, a wine professional with a strong presence on the international scene and a deep, hands-on understanding of Greek wine: how it stands, how it is tasted, and how it is judged beyond Greece’s borders. She s...
The first guest to set the tone in the studio was Haris Charalambidis, who took us on a journey to the City of Light, sharing impressions from a unique educational and gastronomic trip organised by Gastronomy Essentials for professional chefs.Haris Charalambidis also introduced us to the philosophy...
Guests in the Voice of Greece studio included Giannis Georgizas, CEO of the City of Athens Development Company, on the occasion of two major distinctions for Athens at the World Travel Awards 2025: World’s Leading Cultural City Destination and World’s Leading City Break Destination.
Wine expert and...
“The Sweet Life” dressed up for the holidays, making three flavourful stops and closing with a strong wine-themed finale. We began with Ioanna Stamoulou, talking about the Christmas sweets that define the most aromatic season of the year. We then travelled to Cyprus with Florentia Kythreotou, discovering Cyp...
Alexia Kastro joined us in the studio and guided us through ProWein, the largest wine fair in the world, held every spring in Düsseldorf, Germany — an event that has significantly reshaped the international image of Greek wine.
Also in the studio was Michalis Marthas, a chef from Kalymnos, born in...
The programme’s first stop was Fthiotida, with a conversation with winemaker Dimitris Karadimos about the region’s evolving wine scene and the cultivation of Xinomavro.
Next, chef Giorgos Oikonomidis spoke to us about the safety standards and requirements of sustainable seafood consumption.
Finally, we ...
Stelios Dimitriadis and Lefteris Chanialidis (MS) introduce us to the Wine Explorers, a new format of wine exhibition — and, taking wine as our starting point, we talk about everything. As the iconic Café Greco in Rome reaches the end of an era, Vassilis Stathakis, founder of the Association of Historic Ca...
Guests on the programme:
• Wine and food journalist and author Niki Mitarea introduces us to the world of Paros’ traditional cured products, which will take over the Kypseli Municipal Market this weekend.
• Elena Kyriakou, Director of the Amyntaio Cooperative, guides us through the sparkling bubbl...
Two exceptional guests joined the Voice of Greece studio on this episode of “The Sweet Life.”
Oenologist and chemist Leonidas Nassiakos unfolded the wine-making story of three generations, as we explored together the multifaceted world of Moschofilero.
From the United States, chef Christos Bis...
We said farewell to October on “The Sweet Life”, celebrating both International Xinomavro Day and World Vegan Day.
Oenologists Panagiotis Kyriakidis and Vasilis Georgiou guided listeners through the history and potential of this exceptional Greek grape variety, while Anestis Haitidis, also an oen...
In the wake of Dionysis Savvopoulos’s passing and the 100th anniversary of Manos Hadjidakis’s birth, “Sweet Life” fills the air with beloved melodies — and, as always, with words about the gastronomy and culture carried within flavors.
Guests on the show include:
Dimitris Theofilou, who takes...
In this episode, we ask how much physics can fit into a kitchen, leaf through 40 issues of Grape, and travel all the way to Monemvasia.
Thaleia Kartali and Pinelopi Katsatou, creators of Grape — Greece’s first free-press wine magazine — join us in the studio for a conversation all about wine.
Also in th...
"The Sweet Life" welcomes chef Stella Spanou, who introduces listeners to the rich cuisine of Thrace and Macedonia. The talented cook speaks about her collaborations, her experience as a culinary instructor, and her books, which showcase local gastronomy and the regional cuisines of Greece.
Also...
Guest on the program “The Sweet Life” was Michalis Boutaris, who spoke about the initiative of the Yiannis Boutaris Foundation to establish the first Wine Library in Greece, located in Naoussa.
As he explained, the Library aims to offer educational programs and provide a practical solution for the...
From Naousa and Zakynthos to China, Portugal, and Germany, “The Sweet Life” took us on a journey of flavors and traditions.
– In the studio, we welcomed Michalis Boutaris, Secretary of the Boutaris Foundation, who introduced us to BIBON, Greece’s first Wine Library, set to open its doors in Nove...
Carolina Doriti – writer, chef and culinary historian – opens the door to Athens’ aromatic backstreets, where recipes become living archives of migration, art and memory.
Errika Chaidemenaki, olive-oil sommelier, uncovers the poetry and science inside every drop of Greece’s “liquid gold” – i...
Coffee, wine, beer, love, and pastourmas “blend together” in our two-hour gastronomy and nutrition show.
– We welcome to the studio the award-winning oenologist, chemist, wine taster, and author Maria Tzitzi, together with her novel of passion and intoxication “On Wines and Loves.”
– Wine journa...
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