Mastiha is made exclusively on the Greek island of Chios since antiquity. It derives from the resin that seeps from the bark of Mastiha trees ...

On the island of Chios, Greeks strategically cut the bark of trees to expose a gummy, sticky sap. The aromatic resin from the ...

The mastic growers of southern Chios go out to the trees in the early morning before the sun rises. In those mornings, the air is cool — fragrant with a piney, almost medicinal, smell.

Chios will open this year's tourist season as excursions from Turkey to the Greek island begin, which aspires to extend its ...