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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...

Description: THALASSITIS OAK FERMENTED is produced by fermenting and ageing Santorini’s Assyrtiko grape in oak barrels from Nevers and in acacia casks from Southern France. The fermentation is carried out in 225lt new French oak casks from Nevers. After fermentation, the young wine is aged “sur lie” (on lees) in the same casks for 4-5 months. During this period yeast lees are once a week put into suspension by stirring (bâttonage). THALASSITIS OAK FERMENTED is a well-structured wine with...

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,...

Description: Having created two very different wines made from the world class Agiorgitiko grape variety our NOTIOS RED – a wine designed best enjoyed in its youth – and GAIA ESTATE – our made to last flagship we have now added : AGIORGITIKO by GAIA. This wine was the missing link of that admirable chain called Agiorgitiko The exceptional 2000 vintage produced high quality grapes harvested from hillside vineyards in NEMEA. The wine was aged in French oak casks. A structured wine, showing the...

This unique wine is produced on the island of Santorini. The vines are planted on a 15-degree slope facing East and Southeast on transferred pumice stone soil. The wine is made from the Assyrtiko grape and is light and aromatic. Only free run must is used, which is then fermented for approximately days at 15C. The resulting wine is almost white in color with honeysuckle aromas and a minerally finish. - Winery ** Only 6 in Stock ** ...

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...