IONIOS OINOS

ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF LOCAL WINE VARIETIES IN THE IONIAN ISLANDS

BENEFICIARIES

ZAKYNTHOS AGRICULTURAL – OLIVE – RAISIN – WINEMAKING COOPERATIVE

Since 1920, the Cooperative has been collecting, standardizing and marketing the local products of Zakynthos: oil, wine, raisins. It has a winery with wine tanks with a capacity of 20,000 hectoliters and a bottling plant with a capacity of 10,000 bottles per day. In 2007 the winemaking and standardization facilities were modernized so that the…

WINERY KYRTZOGLOU ATHINA – PONTIGLIO WINERY

Pontiglio winery is a family business founded in 2014. “Pontiglio” is a Venetian word meaning “determination”. This “determination” stems from 1980 when the vineyards of Corfu were in danger of disappearing, and the owners of the winery decided to continue the traditional way of wine production. The estate specializes in unique grape varieties of Corfu…

WINERY NIKOLOUZOS ANASTASIOS – Nicoluzo Estate

An. Nikolouzos is a 4th generation Winemaker. In selected Vineyards, he collects and processes International & Native grape varieties. He ages most of his wines in new American & French Oak barrels. Since 2000, with the help of old amateur winegrowers, he has been collecting Corfu varieties lost to time, for their promotion, by creating…

GOULIS SPYRIDON WINERY

The Goulis Spyridon winery is activating in the Winemaking of Corfu PGI Wines, mainly of the Kakotrygis wine variety. The company’s estate consists of 7.5 acres of the Kakotrygis variety, while at the same time the winery also collaborates with many local producers. The winery produces 6 types of wines (Goulis Kakotrygis White Wine, Goulis…

LABORATORY OF OENOLOGY AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

The Oenology Laboratory of the Agricultural University of Athens, was established in July 2015 and serves educational and research needs in wine technology and microbiology, grape and wine chemical composition, and wine & spirits bottling, preservation and aging processes. The staffing of the wine industry with suitable executives, but also the help in solving the…

LABORATORY OF VITICULTURE – DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

The main activity of the Laboratory of Viticulture of the Department of Agriculture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the study of the physiology, reproduction and cultivation techniques of grapevines. In the context of its research activities, the Laboratory of Viticulture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has studied in particular the ecophysiology of…

AGENCY FOR TRANSNATIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT –TRANSCOOP

The Agency for Transnational Training and Development (TRANS COOP), a non-profit company, was founded in January 1994 by Greek and German partners as a result of their long-term cooperation in the field of promoting entrepreneurship, supporting development initiatives and developing human resources. TRANSCOOP is activating in the fields of project planning, transnational and national project…