Mavrodaphne

According to the legend the vine was planted by King Kefalos in memory of his homeland city of Athens. The site where Kefalos planted the Mavrodaphne vine was named Athenaea Gis, currently in the  Thinia region.  The island’s topology  forms a natural bay, facing north and  the terrain  topography is dominated by steep slopes with sandy  aluminous soil and a majestic view whilst being one of the most prominent quality PGI zones of Mavrodaphne  Kefallinia. We find similar terrain morphologies in different areas of the island such as  Soularros and Havdata Paliki or Ratzakli of Eleios and the slopes of Thiramona and Mavrata also of Eleios where you can visit  our own vineyards. The vines traditionally cultivated in the island comprise small sized grapes of average yield, high concentration and an intense aromatic character. The Mavrodaphne variety is well established in Greece and known for its sweetness on the nose and in the mouth. This is not the case for the local variety of Kefalonia  which typically produces stunning   PGI wines of traditionally dry vinification.  In the late 90s we entered into the production of dry Mavrodaphne  joyfully dyeing our hands, during the extraction process, a deep inky black color due to the intensely  pigmented variety. This  childhood memory comes back every new harvest each time our hands get wine stained once again.