Wine and Wintering: Lessons from the Blue Zone Island of Ikaria
Winter can be a long, dull, and lonely season, but it gives the soul space and time for wintering. In this difficult season, we look to nature and its quiet wisdom, the sole and steady mirror to our souls. The trees shed their leaves and endure the long, dark nights with a stolid equanimity; silence […]
Winter Celebrations on the Blue Zone Island of Ikaria
The way in which each culture celebrates its holidays is reflective of its values and zeitgeist. While New Year’s Eve is a time for renewal, celebration, and community in many cultures, each country has a different flavor. America––true to its extravagance, commercialism, and celebrity culture––culminates yearly in the New York City Times Square celebration. While, […]
Immortality of Ikaria: Living Myths of the Blue Zone Island
Rock of Icarus Arising slyly from the sea in the southern tip of Ikaria, the Rock of Icarus batters the constant remembrance of its namesake into the water. Jutting up near the beach of Vaoni, this mythical landmark is a living record of one of the most infamous legends in human history and a cultural […]
The Cult of Dionysus and Ikarian Wine as Sacrament
History has not survived the glance of the modern human. In most places around the world, when one looks out of their window, the eye is stuffed with the freneticism of automobiles, highways, clunky concrete construction––a memory constricted and innumerable epochs forgotten. But in the Blue Zone of Ikaria, where the god of wine, ecstasy, […]
What To Expect On Our Blue Zone Ikarian Wine Tours
This blog post will go into more detail about our tours, and what to expect when you join us for the ultimate wine and wellness tour on the gorgeous island of Ikaria.
Words & Wine: The Fascinating Connection of Ancient Literature and Wine From Ikaria, Greece
Ikarian wine has been acclaimed throughout the centuries, and appears in some pivotal scenes in both The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Why is Ikaria, Greece a Blue Zone? What the Heck is a Blue Zone Anyway?
Discover why Ikaria, Greece is one of the world’s five Blue Zones.
Who We Are: Odyssey Of Wine Tours Inc., Exploring Wine from Ikaria, Greece
Welcome to our blog! We are thrilled to officially launch this space that will act as a way to connect with our community, sharing in our love of the island, and of course, wine from Ikaria, Greece. We will feature news articles relevant to Ikaria, as well as our own reflective pondering about the way […]
