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Published 2006
Some idea of the leading wines of classical Greece can be obtained from references in literature, particularly lyric poetry and the Athenian comic poets; these make it clear that in Athens, at least, there was a degree of connoisseurship, different poets singing the praises of different wines while disparaging their rivals. The most frequently praised wines are those of Thásos, LĂ©svos, Mende, and KhĂos (especially one called Ariousian), while those of Ismaros (in Thrace), Náxos, Peparethos (modern SkĂłpelos), Acanthos and, from the 4th century, KĂłs were also admired.
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