Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece and the Hellenic world in general have…
History
History of the Greek Countryside
Vinegar – as an ingredient in recipes
Image 1. Bunch of Grapes, Corfu, July 2021. Photograph by S.M. Valamoti Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School of History and Archaeology,…
Ancient Greek wine: origins, colours, flavours and aromas
Image 1. Pressed grape marc, Dikili Tash (Philippi, Kavala), 4300 B.C. Photograph from S.M. Valamoti, 2023. Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School…
From the vineyard to the press: the ancient Greek origins of terroir
Image 1. Bunch of Grapes, Corfu, July 2021. Photograph by S.M. Valamoti Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School of History and Archaeology,…
Wine, 6300 years of history in Greece
Image 1. Pressed grape marc, Dikili Tash (Philippi, Kavala), 4300 B.C. Photograph from S.M. Valamoti, 2023. Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School…
Capers
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Capers are shapely plants that grow in maritime…
Kneaded barley products, the maza of the ancient Greeks
Image 1. Barley plants at the experimental AEGILOPS cultivations, Kato Lechonia, Pelion, summer 2014. Photograph by S.M. Valamoti, from the…
Wild pears (gkortza)
Image 1. Carbonised whole wild pears from the neolithic settlement of Dikili Tash, 4300 B.C. From S.M. Valamoti 2023, Plant…
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The juice produced by crushing grapes is most…
Wheat trahanas
Image 1. Chachles from Lesvos (left) and wheat trahanas (right), photograph by S.M. Valamoti, July 2025. Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, School…





