{"id":7873,"date":"2024-10-12T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:48:38","slug":"ariousios-winery-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/en\/ariousios-winery-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariousios Winery: The return of a Greek legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7873\" class=\"elementor elementor-7873\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e440d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e440d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946d351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"946d351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1340.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0d12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d0d12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OIP-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OIP-4.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OIP-4-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OIP-4-421x99.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45cdec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e45cdec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Between Myth and History - Ariousios Winery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665cc42 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"665cc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e012c5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e012c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f62eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61f62eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>English Version\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today I have the great pleasure and the honor of introduce to you a very old story, made up of land, men, legends and wine.Today my story takes you to Greece. A thousand-year-old land, home of great stories and culture. And i&#8217;m glad to introduce a great Winery. Ladies and Gentleman, here we go, today we are with Dimitris Kefalas, founder, winemaker and Presidento of\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" href=\"https:\/\/ariousios.gr\/el\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariousios Winery in Chios &#8211; Greece.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7893 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-421x280.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dear Mr Kefalas, first of all i woul like to thank you for accepting my proposal to be interviewed and welcome to Mister Wine.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>Thanks to you Giovanni, it&#8217;s a great pleasure to be here with you all today.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. Could you start by telling us a bit about your winery and how you got started in the wine industry?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>It was in 1998 when together with some good friends, we envisioned the revival of the production of the famous Ariousios Wine that was produced in Chios Island in ancient times. It was a particularly difficult undertaking, as cultivation in the area had been abandoned for more than 50 year. Until then only few villagers produced wine for their own use. Professional cultivation and the construction of a modern winery was something that was happening for the first time on the island.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>What an inspiring story! What varieties of grapes do you cultivate and what types of wine do you produce?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>We are cultivating only Greek grape varieties. For the white ones we have Assyrtiko and Athiri and for the red ones we mainly have the indigenous varieties Chiotiko Krassero and Agiannitis. Especially Chiotiko Krassero is cultivated only in Chios Island and it is a unique variety all over Greece.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-421x237.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>That sounds impressive. Could you tell us about the production process and what makes your wines unique?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong><em> Everything stars from the vineyards. In our case in the vine terraces spread around the mountains of N.W. Chios Island. We usually have no diseases, as the microclimate of the area is proper for vine cultivation and the balance of the temperature between mountains and sea is the perfect one. The wines are being fermented in inox vessels and the red ones are maturing in oak barrels in our winery\u2019s cellar. What makes the wines unique is mainly the local variety of Chiotiko Krassero.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Interesting. What are some of the challenges you face as a wine producer and how do you overcome them?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>\u039fur vision was the revival of the famous wine of antiquity that was known throughout the then known world. The first challenge was and still is the recognition and promotion of the local unique varieties of our island and our effort to make the wines we are producing nowadays known outside of Greece, which we have achieved as we already export to 8 countries.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>It\u2019s good to know that you are taking steps to address these challenges. Finally, what advice would you give to someone thinking about entering the wine industry?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>The cultivation of the vine and the production of wine is a difficult and tough business. Many things depend on you, but many others depend on external factors. If there is one thing one learns from winemaking, it is patience. Anyone who wants to get involved in this will need a lot of patience, persistence, endless hours of work but above all love. If the love and the vision are not there, it is better not to start.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Interesting. Could you elaborate on the aging process and what makes it special?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>We use oak barrels to mature our red wines. Their stay there is about 18 months and then they age in the bottle. We do not market our red wine that is younger than 5 to 6 years, because the varieties are strongly tannic and need to take their time.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>What are some of the most memorable vintages in your winery&#8217;s history?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong><em> \u0399t was our first experimental bottling in 2005, something we will never forget. Since then, 2009 was also a very good year for our region, we can also stand out in 2016, always talking about red wines. For our whites I think all the years are very good and maybe 2023 was a much better year as we got two prizes in an international competition.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7932 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw: <\/strong>Do\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0any\u00a0limited-edition\u00a0releases from\u00a0those years?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>D.Kefalas <\/strong><em>No, we do not have limited edition releases, we just keep some bottles for further aging.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Mw: <\/em><\/strong><em>Last question, why did you choose Mister Wine for this interview?<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>D.Kefalas: <\/strong><em>They did us the honor of asking for an interview and for us the audience they are addressing is a target audience, as we export a sufficient amount of the wines we produce to Italy.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mw:<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Thank you very much for your time and for sharing your experience with us. We wish you all the best in the future. Has been a pleasure to have you here with us Dimitris. We say goodbye with our usual recommendation, if you find yourself passing by Dimitris in Greece, don&#8217;t forget to say i&#8217;m here because of Mister Wine.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Thank you. I&#8217;ll wait you all in Greece. It has been a great pleasure.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0Article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/en\/about-misterwine-sommelier-aisnapoli\/\">Mister Wine &#8211; Giovanni Scapolatiello &#8211; Sommelier Ais.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff33c62 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff33c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d104d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7d104d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8734e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8734e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5231286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5231286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Versione Italiana\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Oggi ho il grande piacere e l&#8217;onore di presentarvi una storia molto antica, fatta di terra, di uomini, di leggende e di vino. Oggi la mia storia vi porta in Grecia. Una terra millenaria, patria di grandi storie e cultura. Sono lieto di presentarvi una grande cantina. Signore e signori, oggi siamo con Dimitris Kefalas, fondatore, enologo e presidente della <a href=\"https:\/\/ariousios.gr\/el\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cantina Ariousios a Chios in Grecia.<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7893 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4-421x280.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cellar-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Allora Dimitris Kefalas, prima di tutto vorrei ringraziarti per aver accettato la mia proposta di essere intervistato e grazie per l&#8217;opportunit\u00e0 che mi dai di parlare della tua realt\u00e0, noi tutti ti diamo il benvenuto su Mister Wine.<\/p><p><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>Grazie a te Giovanni, \u00e8 un grande piacere essere qui con tutti voi oggi, un saluto a te e ai tuoi lettori.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Grazie per aver trovato il tempo di chiacchierare con noi oggi. Potresti iniziare raccontandoci un po&#8217; della tua cantina e di come e quando \u00e8 iniziato tutto?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> Tutto ha avuto inizio <em>nel 1998 quando, insieme ad alcuni buoni amici, abbiamo immaginato la rinascita della produzione del famoso vino Ariousios che veniva prodotto nell&#8217;isola di Chios nei tempi antichi. Si \u00e8 trattato di un&#8217;impresa particolarmente difficile, in quanto la coltivazione nella zona era stata abbandonata da pi\u00f9 di 50 anni. Fino ad allora solo pochi abitanti del villaggio producevano vino per il proprio consumo. La coltivazione professionale e la costruzione di una cantina moderna era qualcosa che avveniva per la prima volta sull&#8217;isola.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Che bella storia! Ma dimmi un po&#8217;, quali variet\u00e0 di uva coltivate e quali tipi di vino producete?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>Coltiviamo solo vitigni greci. Per quelli bianchi abbiamo Assyrtiko e Athiri e per quelli rossi abbiamo principalmente le variet\u00e0 autoctone Chiotiko Krassero e Agiannitis. In particolare, il Chiotiko Krassero \u00e8 coltivato solo nell&#8217;isola di Chios ed \u00e8 una variet\u00e0 unica in tutta la Grecia.<\/em><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2-421x237.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Davvero impressionante. Ci racconti del processo di produzione e di cosa rende unici i vostri vini?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>Tutto nasce dai vigneti. Nel nostro caso nelle terrazze di viti sparse intorno alle montagne dell&#8217;isola di N.W. Chios. Di solito non abbiamo malattie, in quanto il microclima della zona \u00e8 adatto alla coltivazione della vite e l&#8217;equilibrio della temperatura tra montagna e mare \u00e8 quello perfetto. I vini vengono fatti fermentare in recipienti di acciaio inox e quelli rossi maturano in botti di rovere nella cantina della nostra cantina. Ci\u00f2 che rende unici i vini \u00e8 principalmente la variet\u00e0 autoctona di Chiotiko Krassero.<\/em><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VINEYARD-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong><em> Quali sono alcune delle sfide che devi affrontare come produttore di vino e come le superi?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>La nostra visione era la rinascita del famoso vino dell&#8217;antichit\u00e0 che era conosciuto in tutto il mondo. La prima sfida \u00e8 stata, ed \u00e8 tuttora, il riconoscimento e la promozione delle variet\u00e0 locali uniche della nostra isola e il nostro sforzo per far conoscere i vini che produciamo oggi al di fuori della Grecia, cosa che abbiamo raggiunto in quanto esportiamo gi\u00e0 in 8 paesi.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Che consiglio daresti a chi sta pensando di entrare nel mondo del vino?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas<\/strong>: <em>La coltivazione della vite e la produzione di vino \u00e8 un&#8217;attivit\u00e0 difficile e dura. Molte cose dipendono da te, ma molte altre dipendono da fattori esterni. Se c&#8217;\u00e8 una cosa che si impara dalla vinificazione, \u00e8 la pazienza. Chiunque voglia mettersi in gioco in questo avr\u00e0 bisogno di molta pazienza, tenacia, infinite ore di lavoro ma soprattutto amore. Se l&#8217;amore e la visione non ci sono, \u00e8 meglio non iniziare.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw<\/strong>: <em>Potresti approfondire il processo di invecchiamento e cosa lo rende speciale?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas:<\/strong> <em>Usiamo botti di rovere per maturare i nostri vini rossi. La loro permanenza \u00e8 di circa 18 mesi e poi affinano in bottiglia. Non commercializziamo il nostro vino rosso che ha meno di 5-6 anni, perch\u00e9 le variet\u00e0 sono fortemente tanniche e hanno bisogno di prendersi il loro tempo.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Quali sono alcune delle annate pi\u00f9 memorabili nella storia della tua cantina?<\/em><br \/><strong>D.Kefalas<\/strong>: <em>\u00c8 stato il nostro primo imbottigliamento sperimentale nel 2005, qualcosa che non dimenticheremo mai. Da allora, il 2009 \u00e8 stato anche un anno molto buono per la nostra regione, possiamo distinguerci anche nel 2016, sempre parlando di vini rossi. Per i nostri bianchi penso che tutti gli anni siano molto buoni e forse il 2023 \u00e8 stato un anno molto migliore perch\u00e9 abbiamo ottenuto due premi in un concorso internazionale.<\/em><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7932 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.misterwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gallery-15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Hai delle uscite in edizione limitata di quegli anni?<\/em><\/p><p><strong>D.Kefalas<\/strong> <em>No, non abbiamo uscite in edizione limitata, teniamo solo alcune bottiglie per un ulteriore invecchiamento.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Ultima domanda, perch\u00e9 hai scelto Mister Wine per questa intervista?<\/em><\/p><p><strong>D.Kefalas<\/strong>: <em>Mi hanno proposto, tramite un&#8217;intervista di raccontare la nostra realt\u00e0 e per noi il pubblico a cui si rivolgono \u00e8 un pubblico di riferimento, in quanto esportiamo in Italia una quantit\u00e0 sufficiente dei vini che produciamo, per noi \u00e8 stato un onore e un piacere accettare.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Mw:<\/strong> <em>Grazie mille per il tuo tempo Dimitris e per aver condiviso la tua esperienza con noi. 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