Alpha (= ? ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. The choice of this name came from the initial letter of Amyndeon, the geographical location of the estate's vineyards and additionally declares a quality term in the Greek argo.
Alpha represents the "new beginning", the "birth" of a new era in the world of Greek wine. Makis Mavridis, a third generation skilled grapegrower, and Angelos Iatridis, the winemaker, educated in Bordeaux, trained in France, Italy and Greece and ''good father'' to many international well known Greek wines, planted a 65ha vineyard in the Amyndeon region in the late 1990's.
The Malamatinas family’s involvement with retsina and wine began two centuries ago. When Efstratios Malamatinas first began to cultivate grapes on the family’s land holdings in Tenedos in the 19th century, he obviously never imagined that his initiative would evolve into the powerful brand name of "Retsina Malamatina".
Papagiannakos Winery is located in Markopoulo, Attica, just 35 km southeast of Athens, in an area which presents high viticultural, archaeological and historical interest. The almost century-old winery was founded in 1919 and it safeguards the viticultural character of the area by preserving and expanding its vineyards.
Thanasis Papaioannou is one of the first producers who understood and promoted the idea that wine must maintain its unique characteristics. These characteristics come of the grape variety, the vineyards location as well as the procedures, which are followed by the viticulturist - producer for the sake of a biological balance. The family has private owned vineyards in various locations of Nemea and the chosen grape varieties are cultivated with the aim of achieving ultimate harmony with the eco system.
It was in 1890 in the northeastern of Greece when the Tsantali family first started cultivating vineyards and making wine and traditional Greek distillates (ouzo and tsipouro).
The insight and instinct of Evangelos Tsantalis led to the development of all infrastructures according to an extrovert-oriented strategy of no prior for the time (1940s). Moreover, thanks to his profound passion for the local terroirs, some of the most unique Greek vineyards were revived.
Tselepos family is one of the eminent producers and exporters of Greek wine turning some of the most popular indigenous Greek grape varieties into deliciously aromatic wines enjoyed worldwide.
It took Giannis Tselepos 10 years to carefully observe and study Arcadian vineyards so as to select the perfect location for the establishment of his Estate, which was founded at the eastern foothills of Mt Parnon; an ideal location due to its poor, clay-rocky terrain with excellent drainage guaranteeing high quality wine from Greece.
