DIRECTORY OF GREEK WINERIES

Macedonia

ALPHA ESTATE

Region: Macedonia alpha.gr

Alpha Estate, founded in 1997 by viticulturist Makis Mavridis and chemist-oenologist Angelos Iatridis, is situated in the heart of the PDO region of Amyndeo, where Xinomavro reigns. The privately-owned 220 hectares of vineyards follow the rules of sustainable viticulture while the gravity-flow winery is designed to apply the minimum possible stress to the raw material.

Imported by Hallgarten & Novum Wines and Maltby & Greek

BOUTARI

Regions: Macedonia, Santorini, Peloponnese, Crete www.boutari.gr

Boutari was established in Naoussa in 1879 and is one of Greece’s most famous producers, with wineries also in Santorini, Mantinia, Goumenissa, Attica, and Crete. Boutari played a decisive role in preserving the Xinomavro variety and promoting the PDO regions of Naoussa, Santorini and Mantinia.

Imported by Aspris & Son

DIAMANTAKOS WINERY

Region: Macedonia diamantakos.gr

In 1978, the Diamantakos family purchased a winery in the heart of Naoussa. Today it is run by third-generation family member George Diamantakos. The vineyards are planted on limestone and schist soils, and the winery predominantly focuses on the indigenous varieties Xinomavro and Preknadi.

Imported by Clark Foyster Wines

DOMAINE COSTA LAZARIDI

Region: Macedonia domaine-lazaridi.gr

Costa Lazaridis planted the first vineyard in Drama’s Mount Falakro in 1979 and built the first modern winery in the region in 1986. Since 1992, Domaine Costa Lazaridis has expanded from 100 acres to over 2,800 acres across four sites. Additionally, a second winery called Oenotria Land was built in Attica in 2003.

Imported by Private Cellar

KIR-YIANNI ESTATE

Region: Macedonia kiryianni.gr

Kir-Yianni was founded in 1997 by Yiannis Boutaris, one of the leading figures in the Greek wine industry. Today, fifth-generation Stellios Boutaris runs the estate with two wineries and vineyards spreading from Naoussa over to Amyndeon, on the western side of Mount Vermion.

Imported by Enotria&Coe

KTIMA VOYATZI

Region: Macedonia ktimavoyatzi.gr

Although the Voyatzis family has been making wine in the region since the early 20th century, brothers Yiannis, the winemaker, and Nikos, an engineer, returned to their family’s land to create Ktima Voyatzi in the 90s. The 40 hectares of organically-grown estate vineyards are located on the foothills of the Pieria mountains, near Lake Polyfytos. Currently seeking representation

NOEMA WINERY

Region: Macedonia facebook.com/people/Noema-Winery

Noema Winery is based in the most remote, mountainous PDO region of Amyndeon, Macedonia. It was established by American investor David Wittig. Noema is one of Greece’s newest wineries producing distinctive expressions of the Xinomavro variety which flourishes in this region.

Imported by Winetraders

Central Greece

AVANTIS WINERY

Region: Central Greece avantisestate.gr

Avantis Winery is a 20-hectare estate located on the island of Evia. Apostolos Mountrichas and his wife Lenga established the winery in 1994, although the Mountrihas family has been growing grapes since 1830. Their wines are made with indigenous and international varieties and the family has also established a second winery in Santorini.

Imported by Amathus Drinks

GREEK WINE CELLARS

Region: Central Greece

Greek Wine Cellars, formerly known as Kourtaki Wines, is a historic wine producer in Markopoulo, just a few kilometres outside of Athens. The company was founded in 1895 by Vassili Kourtakis, one of the first Greeks to gain a diploma in oenology. It produces several brands: Kourtaki, Apelia, Calliga and Kouros.

Imported by Bibendum

HATZIMICHALIS ESTATE

Region: Central Greece hatzimichalis.com

Located in the Atalanti Valley, Domaine Hatzimichalis is run by its founder Dimitris L Hatzimichalis and sons Leonidas and Panagiotis. They own 220 hectares of vineyards, capitalising on the ideal microclimate of the cool breezes of Mount Parnassus and the Euboean Gulf of the Aegean Sea.

Imported by The Oxford Wine Company and Marathon Food

MUSES ESTATE

Region: Central Greece musesestate.com

Muses Estate was established in 2005 by third-generation winemakers Nikos, Stellios and Panayiotis. The winery’s vineyards are located in the Valley of the Muses, in Viotia at the foot of Mount Helicon. Muses Estate works with both international and indigenous varieties including the rare Mouhtaro grape, grown only in this valley.

Imported by Hallgarten & Novum Wines

SAMARTZIS BROTHERS

Region: Central Greece samartziswines.gr

The Samartzis family-owned vineyards and winery are located in the communities of Askre and Vagia, on the southern slopes of Mount Helicon in Viotia. The estate’s vineyards are planted at an altitude of 350-550 metres with Kontoura white (a rare clone of Savatiano), Savatiano, Malagousia, the local red Mouhtaro, and some international varieties.

Currently seeking representation

Attica

Papagiannakos Winery

Region: Attica papagiannakos.gr

Domaine Papagiannakos was established in 1919 in Mesogaia, Attica, one of the most important and historic winemaking regions of Greece. The winery is now run by third-generation winemaker Vassilis Papagiannakos. At the outset, the Savatiano variety was the winery's sole focus, but other varieties have been introduced since. Papagiannakos is the first bioclimatic winery in Greece.

Imported by Boutinot

Peloponnese

CAVINO

Region: Peloponnese cavino.gr

Cavino was founded in 1958 on the slopes of Aegialeia in the Peloponnese, and includes a winery in Patra and the Mega Spileo Estate. Their main vineyard is located on a plateau above the picturesque Vouraikos Canyon planted with Mavro Kalavritino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Lagorthi and Assyrtiko.

Imported by Kingsland Drinks

Domaine Skouras

Region: Peloponnese skouras.gr

Domaine Skouras was established in 1986 by Dijontrained winemaker George Skouras, whose name became synonymous with the emblematic Megas Oenos, a blend of Agiorgitiko and Cabernet Sauvignon. The new Skouras winery is located in Malandreni within the zone of Nemea, the largest PDO red wine region of Greece.

Imported by Eclectic Wines

GAIA WINES

Region: Peloponnese & Santorini gaiawines.gr

The pioneering Gaia Estate was first established in 1994 by Greek agronomist Leon Karatsalos and agronomist and winemaker Yiannis Paraskevopoulos. Gaia has wineries in both Nemea and Santorini where it produces terroir-driven Agiorgitiko (Nemea) and Assyrtiko (Santorini).

Imported by Hallgarten & Novum Wines

KTIMA SPIROPOULOS

Region: Peloponnese ktimaspiropoulos.com

The Spiropoulos family has been cultivating vines for five generations in the mountainous region of Arcadia. This modern winery was built in 1987 inside a traditional Arcadian stone tower. The family owns over 35 hectares of organically-certified vineyards, mainly planted to Moschofilero. A second winery was built in 2007 in the Nemea PDO and focuses on 12 hectares of organicallygrown Agiorgitiko.

Currently seeking representation

MONEMVASIA WINERY

Region: Peloponnese monemvasiawinery.gr

Monemvasia Winery was founded in Monemvasia, Laconia in 1997 by George and Elli Tsimpidis with the goal to revive the historic Malvasia-Monemvasia wines and terroir. The first years were devoted to the study of native varieties and experimental vinifications. Today the winery owns 30 hectares of organic vineyards.

Imported by Hallgarten & Novum Wines

PALIVOU ESTATE

Region: Peloponnese palivos.gr

Palivou Estate was established in 1995 by George Palivos in ancient Nemea, an area continuously producing wine for 3,500 years. The estate has 40 hectares of organicallycultivated vineyards focusing mainly on Agiorgitiko but also Roditis, Moschofilero, Malagousia and some international varieties. Today the estate is run by the founders’ daughters, Evangelia and Vassiliki.

Currently seeking representation

PARPAROUSSIS WINERY

Region: Peloponnese parparoussis.com

Parparoussis Winery was founded in 1974 in Achaia by oenologist Athanassios Parparoussis and is now run by Athanassios and his daughters Erifili and Dimitra. The winery is located at the family estate in Bozaitika, Patras. The privately owned vineyards include 10 hectares in Movri Achaias and Bozaitikia, producing Assyrtiko, Athiri, Sideritis, Mavrodaphne, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Imported by Cava Spiliadis

ROUVALIS WINERY

Region: Peloponnese rouvaliswinery.gr

Rouvalis was founded in Aigialeia in 1990 by Angelos Rouvalis, an oenologist who comes from a local vinegrowing family. The estate is now run by Angelos’s daughter Theodora Rouvalis and husband Antonio Ruiz Pañego. The vineyards are planted on extremely steep terraces overlooking the Corinthian gulf at an average altitude of 862 metres.

Imported by Bibendum and Maltby & Greek

Wine has been made in Nemea for 3,500 years

TSELEPOS WINERY

Region: Peloponnese tselepos.gr

Yiannis and Amalia Tselepos founded Tselepos Estate in 1989 in the PDO zone of Mantinia, and now look after 65 hectares of vines. In 2003, Tselepos created the nine-hectare Driopi Estate in Koutsi, Nemea, where he focuses on Agiorgitiko. In 2013 the winery joined forces with the Chryssou family in Santorini, producing different expressions of the island’s wines.

Imported by Cava Spiliadis