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ARIOUSIOS

Chios Island

Greece

Owner: Dimitri & Panagiotis Kefalas

Viticulture: Organic

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It was the dream and vision of Dimitris Kefalas and some friends, in 1998, that revived the production of wine on the island of Chios, specifically in Ariousia Chora, in the north-western area of the island. This land is mentioned as the most famous and important wine area of the ancient world; for about 2500 years the area had the reputation that Bordeaux has today. The construction of the winery as we know it today was completed in 2008. The company's will be to keep rare varieties of local vines alive and cultivate new ones with traditional methods, preserving the environment from any pollution, without using of chemical fertilizers, using only organic chicken manure. This process is carried out for all the wines that are produced, both conventional and natural. On the 9 hectares of vineyards, cultivation and harvesting are done by hand since the mountainous landscape and the terraces do not allow easy access to technical means. Today, thanks to Luca Gargano's input towards a more natural production, Dimitris intends to increase production more and more in this direction. The most representative wines are the natural dry red "Chiotiko" and the natural dry white "Assyrtiko". Old amphorae are also used to allow fermentation and approach the production method of the old ancestors.

WHITE/ORANGE

RED

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