The Cinque Journal / The Greek Wine Journey
RECOGNITION · ESTIA 2019
ESTIA Awards 2019: Excellent for Cinque’s Total Experience
Recognition in the Café–Bar / Total Experience category, presented in November 2018.
Published 2018-11-16 · Cinque — The Greek Wine Journey
IN THIS ARTICLE
In the ESTIA Awards 2019 results, Cinque Wine & Deli Bar received the distinction “Excellent” in Café–Bar / Total Experience. The ceremony took place on 12 November 2018 at the Benaki Museum on Pireos Street.
The year in the awards title identifies the edition. This celebration belongs to November 2018, the period recorded by the original publication of this article.
Wine at the centre
Cinque’s entry placed wine at the centre of the experience. For our team, that means giving a glass its context: the people behind it, the place it comes from and the ways a guest can enjoy it.
The conversation can begin with a simple preference and grow into a discovery. Explaining a wine with warmth and clarity helps visitors take part, whatever their previous knowledge.
The people behind the experience
Nikitas Prassas accepted the award on behalf of Cinque. As an oenologist and sommelier, his contribution connects wine knowledge with the everyday work of welcoming guests.
Behind that moment stood the shared effort of the team: preparing the space, caring for service and making time for questions. Those details give a wine tasting its personal character.
Recognition and everyday care
For Cinque, the celebration was encouragement to continue developing the experience around Greek wine. The value of a distinction also lies in what follows it: the attention given to the next guest and the next table.
We preserve the photographs from the ceremony as part of that story, with gratitude to the people who contributed to the work.
The official results
The organiser’s ESTIA Awards 2019 winners’ table records Cinque’s category and the designation “Excellent”. This article follows that published terminology.