Peloponnese

Assyrtiko Wild Ferment is made from 100% Santorini Assyrtiko whose fermentation takes place with only the naturally occurring yeasts found on the grapes. Once fermentation takes its course, 20% of the wine is aged in a blend of wood (oak, acacia, etc…) and then blended with 80% stainless steel fermented Assyrtiko. Wild Ferment is a gamble every year – the yeasts control the process and the final product is limited. Since its first release in 2008, Wild Ferment has brought Assyrtiko’s potential...

A red dry wine made from the Agiorgitiko grape. The vines are planted on a ten-degree slope facing West-Southwest. After harvest, selected grapes are destemed, crushed and inoculated with strains of dry active yeast. The skins and juice are left in contact with each other for approximately six days at 28C. After fermentation, the wine is racked twice for clarity and then matured in French oak casks for approximately forty-five days. The result is a violet colored wine with intense flavor,...

The only high quality retsina available in the market today. Ritinitis is made from the Roditis grape variety that is harvested in the Aegialia region of the North-eastern Peloponnese. Once the grapes are destemmed and crushed, only the free-run must is kept for the Ritinitis production. Fermentation lasts approximately 30 days at 16C. During fermentation, a carefully calculated quantity of resin from the Pinus Halepensis pine tree is added to the must. After fermentation, the wine is...

Vineyard:From the privately owned vineyard at Kokkinomylos (Tegea, Arcadia, Greece), located on a hillside with a north-west orientation and clay-rocky soil at an altitude of 750 meters. The low yield per stremma and late harvesting result in ripe and aromatic grapes. Wine and Wine-making:Classic red wine vinification with a lengthy period of extraction lasting for 25 days. Aged 15 months in new oak barrels. Tasting Notes:Deep red colour with a rich velvety texture. Aromas of ripe red fruits...