Griechischer Wein is a 1974 song by Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens, with lyrics by Michael Kunze. It was produced by Ralph Siegel and released by Ariola.
The song is about Greek migrant workers in West Germany and their homesickness. It became one of Jürgens's best-known songs.
Michael Kunze said that the lyric was inspired by a real Greek pub near Munich's Rosenheimer Platz, where Greek workers met after work.
âÂÂGriechischer Weinâ was one of Jürgens's biggest hits. It reached number one in Germany and Switzerland, and number two in Austria.
In Germany, it later received a platinum certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie for 600,000 units.
The song has often been discussed as an important popular song about migration in postwar Germany. An English adaptation, âÂÂCome Share the WineâÂÂ, was later recorded by Bing Crosby.