A Family Story Rooted in Wine
Who We Are
From our 20Ha of vineyards, we ‘organically dry farm’ well-known international varieties, as well as some of Greece’s most interesting indigenous ones”, says our agronomist Anthi
Charalaboglou. Anthoula (Anthi), the middle child of 3, graduated as an Agronomic Engineer in Greece and then studied Oenology in France.
In 2017 she travelled to New Zealand to gain some overseas work experience, and it was there that she met Matt Van Der Spuy (our Winemaker). Together, the winemaking couple decided to move to Greece for good and started rebranding in 2022.
Older brother Nikos takes in the roles of vineyard manager & local sales manager.
As luck may have it, youngest sister Christianna happens to be a talented artist, and is behind the design of each of the new labels in the portfolio.
Location
The proximity to this mountain range makes for warm
ripening days contrasted by cool night breezes allowing
them to make aromatic & mineral white wines as well as
elegant, fruit-driven reds.
Thanks to its forgiving climate, silty loam & rich clay soils, abundant spring rainfall, and access to underground aquifers, they can ‘dry farm’ their Organic grapes without the need for any further irrigation.
Due to these favourable growing conditions, they encourage natural competition for resources in the
vineyard in the way of wildflowers and many other plant
species.
‘'This means no use of any herbicides, our vines compete
by establishing a nice deep root structure, organic matter is returned to the soil when we mow, and we keep our ecosystem happy’’, says Winemaker Matt.
What We Do
Since rebranding in 2022, the focus is on the indigenous Greek varieties. Muschat of Alexandria, Assyrtiko, Malagouzia, Malvasia Di Candia Aromatica, Vidiano & Rhoditis for the whites & Agioritiko, Koiniariko Mavrotragono & Mavroudi for the reds. These fantastic varieties make up the 3 new ranges:
Mono-varietal wines in Anthesis, Field Blends & Pet Nats.
Meet The Family
Our Philosophy
Inspired by the renaissance of Greece’s indigenous varieties, the goal is to combine the ‘old’ with the ‘new’, integrating their Organic vineyards into an already thriving ecosystem.
Thanks to the fantastic growing conditions, the region effortlessly grows a huge variety of fruits, nuts and wildflowers – it truly is one of Greece’s fruit baskets!
This, coupled with a rich history of settlements and an important commercial crossroad, they embrace optimising diversity as their philosophy which translates into their wines.
They embrace the fact that the region is less well known for its great wines, and much like the beautiful new labels they created, they see this as a blank canvas to work with!