Wine merchant who dug Phoenicians owned this island. Just 5 letters

I don't dig Phoenicians or Venetians, so "NO IDEA".

How about "Spanish with island get building material" (8 letters)

I'm sure it's because it's late, but I hear Phoenicians and island and 5 letters and all that pops in my head is Malta.

Harzer, yours is concrete!

LVSue, LVSue, how my heart goes out to you ..........

You've earned the right to post a clue

Harzer

If it's not Malta, could it be Capri?

Excuse me, but what happend to Degas Paris trip report? Does anyone know?

Crete?

Not Malta or Crete, but I think Steve MIDHT know this place.

P.S. Another hint: BRITISH wine merchant.

That was "might," not "midht.&quot

British wine merchant who dug Phoenicians owned this island. (Both common alernatate spellings have 5 letters.)

That's a lot of clues now, so keep trying. It's a serious one.

(Too early to spell. I meant "alternate.&quot It's also not Capri.

Oddbins has 7 letters so that won't work!

Not Oddbins (I didn't think that was the name of an island).

Repeat clues:

dig
Phoenicians

Is this island no longer known by that name?

It's known by several names. Its modern name has 11 letters. However, it is also still called by various versions of its ancient name.

cmt, this is a toughie. By "dig Phoenicians" do you mean "Man I really dig you, babe!" or are we thinking archeology?

I have resorted to my historical atlas and am still coming up blank. I am usually entertained by friends in Britain and so do not have enough experience of British wine merchants for that clue to be helpful.

I was thinking Thera/Santorini, but that's not 11 letters. Are you sure you counted right, cmt?

Help, I can't get on with my day until I know the answer! (But I did like "concrete", harzer.)

Didn't the word have 5 letters, not 11?

Author: cmt
Date: 08/02/2003, 02:21 am
Message: Wine merchant who dug Phoenicians owned this island. Just 5 letters


Or am I lost again?

Brim -- "It's known by several names. Its modern name has 11 letters. However, it is also still called by various versions of its ancient name."

Thera/Thira/Santorini just fits soooo well, except for the 11 letters.