The history Lafazanis Winery began in 1946 when Vasilis Lafazanis started crafting wine in Piraeus. In 1960, the Lafazanis family established its first privately-owned winery in Magoula, Attica, and in 1985, the family’s second generation laid the foundations for a high-quality, state-of-the-art winery. Ever since that time, it works seamlessly to cultivate grape varieties native to Greece and produce[…]
Yiannis and Amalia Tselepos founded Ktima Tselepos in 1989. The estate is located at the southeastern end of the Mantinian plateau, at an altitude of 750 meters. The exceptional soil and climate of the region, characterized mainly by the continental climate, poor claystone soils, and excellent sun exposure, were chosen for their ability to produce high-quality[…]
George Skouras was born in Argos, and in 1980 went to study Agriculture at the University of Dijon, in Burgundy, France. On graduating from Dijon with a degree in oenology, he started gathering experience in many classic wine-producing regions of France, Italy, and Greece.The creation of Domaine Skouras materialized in 1986. Initially, the small wine-making[…]
Ancient Nemea: Nemea is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, Greece. The small village of Archaia Nemea is immediately southwest of the archaeological site, while the new town of Nemea lies to the west.In Greek mythology, Heracles overcame the Nemean Lion of the Lady Hera. The Temple of Nemeios Zeus[…]
Ancient Corinth: It has resided since Neolithic times (5000-3000 BC). The cult of Melicartus on the Isthmus of Corinth is perhaps related to the cult of the Phoenician Melkarth.Its name, which has survived reconstructed in Greek, may indicate the establishment of Phoenicians in Corinth. Of course, according to Greek mythology and contrary to the previous[…]
