You mean that retsina isn't made by fermenting lumber?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: A PLATE OF GREEK.] Reference
And the second glass of retsina was better than the first. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Triptych] Reference
When we asked for retsina in Santorini, the owner laughed. From Wordnik.com. [Glad to be here] Reference
I also like white retsina which my darlin 'Brigitte finds entirely repulsive. From Wordnik.com. [Thanksgiving Dinner 2004] Reference
Twenty minutes later they were sitting in a little restaurant drinking retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Lady]
“I will save a table for you, and put aside your favorite bottle of retsina.”. From Wordnik.com. [Act of Treason]
They were sitting in a tavern, playing charades and drinking retsina with a few friends. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Panic]
Palazzi could feel its spiced lamb and retsina breath in his face, beckoning him to the feast. From Wordnik.com. [Psychosphere]
Greek cuisine in a country where lamb, feta, and retsina were all illegal wasn't his idea of dining. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the World to Come]
A waiter hurried over uncorking a bottle of retsina, followed by another carrying a stack of white plates. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Care]
He was sitting at a table out back of their inn, nursing a small glass of retsina and admiring the sunset. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
It can't be easy for you to lie there and watch Aristotle steadily lowering the level in a bottle of retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Santorini]
To anyone who has ever tasted a decent bottle of French Bordeaux, retsina is about as enjoyable as drinking turpentine. From Wordnik.com. [Act of Treason]
I stayed with a Greek family in Athens for a few weeks, where I learned that besides lemon juice, garlic and retsina oh yum!. From Wordnik.com. [Because everyone is doing it...] Reference
Still, persistent readers will be rewarded with a deeper appreciation of their next bottle of wine, be it retsina or Pouilly-Fuisse. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Roots of the Vine] Reference
But if I'd really been thinking, I would have found a bottle of retsina to go along with it — and tossed a glug or two into the mix. From Wordnik.com. [National Meatloaf Day: Greek Lamb Meatloaf] Reference
The mushrooms may as well be beef essence and the resin-y pine cubes draw so many herbs out of the wine it ends up tasting like a retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Spain] Reference
They had been drinking retsina all afternoon, and after a while decided they needed a game to play that did not require as much standing up. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Panic]
There are many interesting Greek wines that will prove a revelation to those for whom the standard drink with their moussaka is a bottle of retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Take a Trip Beyond the Taverna: Reinterpreting the Greek Lexicon] Reference
We're told that the Greeks have only themselves to blame: They retire too early, drink too much retsina and often break into dance without warning .... all on borrowed money. From Wordnik.com. [Les Leopold: Help! What's the Cure for Financial Insanity?] Reference
The generations came together at a party given by Milos and my mother, the music was eardrum-shattering and blood-quickening, and the champagne, ouzo, and retsina flowed like water. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxembourg Run]
They have already laid aside their other laughter, that of mothers braiding their daughters 'hair, or of the dance steps of the plump-faced girls tumbling to their first retsina at the age of three. From Wordnik.com. [The Dance Begins] Reference
He took a swig of retsina and returned to his lemon chicken. From Wordnik.com. Reference
We also got a bottle of awesome retsina which we drained almost immediately. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Reviews Near San Francisco, CA] Reference
He is more likely to be caught drinking retsina in Corfu than hugging huskies in Norway. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
It's difficult to conjure up an awful clash (though retsina with Dover sole must come close). From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
As the last of his vines was harvested, winemaker Alexandros Megapanos sampled a saviatano grape from which the ancient Greeks used to fashion retsina. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Greece heads for early election in October] Reference
We're told that the Greeks have only themselves to blame: They retire too early, drink too much retsina and often break into dance without warning …. all on borrowed money. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Discusse it with an American colleague over lunch (Greek Meze and retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Snapshots: Bento, Berlin & (of course) Chinese Food | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
The old man’s promise that he would set aside his best bottle of retsina could have been taken as an attempt at humor. From Wordnik.com. [Act of Treason]
"I'm almost certain," he said finally, furrowing his brow and waving the empty retsina bottle at the waiter, "that Connolly made it all up. From Wordnik.com. [Terra Incognita]
Gazich hated retsina, and so did Andreas. From Wordnik.com. [Act of Treason]
Greek retsina is a vestige of this tradition. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Roots of the Vine] Reference
I ordered "that" pointing and a glass of retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Triptych] Reference
I'm looking forward to having a glass of retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Meat-Free Monday: Inspiration Lost Edition] Reference
We split the pie, Jen ordered some retsina. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
We went through a bottle and a half of retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Up The Line]
Passilidis, puzzled, uncorked some retsina. From Wordnik.com. [Up The Line]
Dairy Queen, surround sound, Six Flags, Home Depot, cargo pants, retsina. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2006] Reference
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