Artemis Karamolegos Winery - Wine Tasting:
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| " We Loved This Little Winery " |
Gaia Winery - Wine Tasting:
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| " We LOVED this winery on the WATER!!! " |
Artemis Karamolegos Winery - Santorini, Greece:
The Karamolegos Winery, founded in 1952 by Artemis Karamolegos, began from a passion for winemaking passed down to him from his beloved grandfather who made wine in a small cave or “canava” using the old traditional methods. In 2004, a new and modern winery was built to take advantage of the latest in modern technology, while also adhering to the traditional practices passed down from generations. Artemis has been a champion, not only of the main Assyrtiko variety, but has also invested in the cultivation of some of the more obscure indigenous varieties of Santorini, like Mavrotragano, Aidani, Mavrathiro and Voudomato.
Artemis Karamolegos Wines:
Barrel Aged Dry White Wine 2009
Assyrtico Dry White Wine 2009
Terranera Assyrtico 2009
Terranera Mandilaria, Assyrtico 2009
Terranera Mandilaria 2009
Vinsanto 2004
Aidani Dry White Wine 2009
Mavrotragano Dry Red Wine 2007
To contact this winery email: san_torini@yahoo.gr
Gaia Winery - Santorini, Greece:
Gaia Wine Timeline:
1994 - The company first emerged in the market in 1994 with the introduction of «THALASSITIS», a Santorini P.D.O. dry white wine that quickly rose to the top in the category of Greece’s finest new wines.
1995- NOTIOS White: appeared, celebrating a happy marriage between Moschofilero and Roditis, and gained respect by wine lovers for the exceptional quality and reasonable pricing that defines it.
1996- In 1996, GAIA Wines welcomed economist Christina Legaki as a third share-holder and grew bigger. At the same time we bought a 7 hectare private vineyard in Koutsi commune of Nemea, and within that we built a fully equipped winery with a capacity of 3.000hl. During that period, three new wines NOTIOS Red, AGIORGITIKO 14-18h rosé and the RITINITIS Nobilis retsina were produced for the first time, thus completing the company’s first goal to determine a strong presence in the Greek wine industry.
1999- In 1999, THALASSITIS Oak Fermented, a Santorini wine produced in a very small quantity, and their most prestigious wine, GAIA ESTATE vintage 1997, was born. It would be true to say GAIA ESTATE was the wine that changed the perception of the Nemea wines and brought a more sophisticated dimension to Agiorgitiko grape, that of deeply aged wines. In the same year, they also decided to produce a unique and rare vinegar from Assyrtiko grape, aged for 5 years, that had been released in 2004.
2000- Introduced the missing link in their Agiorgitiko chain by producing AGIORGITIKO by GAIA. This wine is the bridge between two wines that are polar opposites, NOTIOS Red, a young fruity red and GAIA ESTATE, a wine with great potential of ageing. AGIORGITIKO by GAIA could be described as the exemplar of a classic Nemea. In the same year, in 2000, an old, long-forgotten Nemean recipe for a sweet dessert wine produced from Agiorgitiko grapes dried in the autumn sun, returned to the forefront. The first bottles of ANATOLIKOS from their 2000 crop were introduced in 2006, after five years of ageing.
Recently- More recently, wanting to complete their adventure with the Agiorgitiko grape, they decided to combine it with a foreign variety. The charismatic Syrah, which is cultivated in Koutsi, participates at around 30% in this rich and mature blend. This wine was named GAIA S and they like to believe it augurs the dawn of a new era in Nemea winemaking. Lately, in 2008 an unconventional wine sprang to life in this Santorini winery. ASYRTIKO by GAIA Wild Ferment is produced exclusively from a carefully gathered Assyrtiko, which ferments in small tanks and barrels processed by the reaction of indigenous yeast strains existing in the vineyard where the grapes were picked. Every new crop of this very special wine is characterized by the ecological structure of the yeasts that take the overpowering role.
2013- Today, the 9,800 bottle production figure of 1994 is quite significantly surpassed by some 350,000 bottles, which they produce with the highest degree of quality in mind, in honour of those who show their trust in us.
1995- NOTIOS White: appeared, celebrating a happy marriage between Moschofilero and Roditis, and gained respect by wine lovers for the exceptional quality and reasonable pricing that defines it.
1996- In 1996, GAIA Wines welcomed economist Christina Legaki as a third share-holder and grew bigger. At the same time we bought a 7 hectare private vineyard in Koutsi commune of Nemea, and within that we built a fully equipped winery with a capacity of 3.000hl. During that period, three new wines NOTIOS Red, AGIORGITIKO 14-18h rosé and the RITINITIS Nobilis retsina were produced for the first time, thus completing the company’s first goal to determine a strong presence in the Greek wine industry.
1999- In 1999, THALASSITIS Oak Fermented, a Santorini wine produced in a very small quantity, and their most prestigious wine, GAIA ESTATE vintage 1997, was born. It would be true to say GAIA ESTATE was the wine that changed the perception of the Nemea wines and brought a more sophisticated dimension to Agiorgitiko grape, that of deeply aged wines. In the same year, they also decided to produce a unique and rare vinegar from Assyrtiko grape, aged for 5 years, that had been released in 2004.
2000- Introduced the missing link in their Agiorgitiko chain by producing AGIORGITIKO by GAIA. This wine is the bridge between two wines that are polar opposites, NOTIOS Red, a young fruity red and GAIA ESTATE, a wine with great potential of ageing. AGIORGITIKO by GAIA could be described as the exemplar of a classic Nemea. In the same year, in 2000, an old, long-forgotten Nemean recipe for a sweet dessert wine produced from Agiorgitiko grapes dried in the autumn sun, returned to the forefront. The first bottles of ANATOLIKOS from their 2000 crop were introduced in 2006, after five years of ageing.
Recently- More recently, wanting to complete their adventure with the Agiorgitiko grape, they decided to combine it with a foreign variety. The charismatic Syrah, which is cultivated in Koutsi, participates at around 30% in this rich and mature blend. This wine was named GAIA S and they like to believe it augurs the dawn of a new era in Nemea winemaking. Lately, in 2008 an unconventional wine sprang to life in this Santorini winery. ASYRTIKO by GAIA Wild Ferment is produced exclusively from a carefully gathered Assyrtiko, which ferments in small tanks and barrels processed by the reaction of indigenous yeast strains existing in the vineyard where the grapes were picked. Every new crop of this very special wine is characterized by the ecological structure of the yeasts that take the overpowering role.
2013- Today, the 9,800 bottle production figure of 1994 is quite significantly surpassed by some 350,000 bottles, which they produce with the highest degree of quality in mind, in honour of those who show their trust in us.
Gaia Wines & Vinegar:
NOTIOS WHITE
NOTIOS RED
AGIORGITIKO 14-18 H
THALASSITIS
THALASSITIS OAK FERMENTED
ASSYRTIKO BY GAIA WILD FERMENT
AGIORGITIKO BY GAIA
GAIA S
GAIA ESTATE
ANATOLIKOS
VINSANTO BY GAIA
RITINITIS NOBILIS
AGED VINEGAR FROM ASSYRTIKO
NOTIOS RED
AGIORGITIKO 14-18 H
THALASSITIS
THALASSITIS OAK FERMENTED
ASSYRTIKO BY GAIA WILD FERMENT
AGIORGITIKO BY GAIA
GAIA S
GAIA ESTATE
ANATOLIKOS
VINSANTO BY GAIA
RITINITIS NOBILIS
AGED VINEGAR FROM ASSYRTIKO
Click the following link to read about each wine or place an order - http://www.gaia-wines.gr/en/products/notioswhite
Lots Of Love,
Nicole & Anthony
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