A fine portfolio of Greek wines tasted in London to mark 20 years of hard work by this UK importer. Most of the wines are also available in the US.
Mary Pateras is a force to be reckoned with. She has been importing Greek wines into the UK for 20 years, from a standing start. As she explained to me, 'I had never worked in wine: before Eclectic I was a full-time mother and housewife.' The business was a 'nest filler' set up by Pateras just after her youngest son went off to Durham University.
Pateras's husband, Polys, is Greek. His...