Produced form the grape varieties of Pavlos, Rombola and Skiadopoulo. With a fine aroma of fruits and spices, full body and spicy taste.
You can drink it at 10-12 degrees C.
Its combined perfectly with starters, fish and the classic Greek mezes.
If you look around the local area you will see many vineyards that belong to the family or its cooperative producers. In Zakynthos there are 19.000 square meters of vineyards in which grow more that 110 different varieties of grapes. Of these grape varieties, 25 of them are used to produce 80% of the wine produced here. The typical wine of Zakynthos is Verdea. The production of Verdea began around 1800. Verdea is white table wine that is produced form different varieties of grapes. The wine has historical importance in Zakynthos and its name comes from the Italian word ' Verde ' meaning green. The grapes used were yellow - green and unripe - but the alcohol they produced was strong. The wine was amber in colour and had a spicy taste.
Traditional Wines of Zakynthos
On the beautiful Ionian Island of Zakynthos, in the central village of Kalipado , lies the Callinico Winery belonging to the Voultsou family.
In 1918 the family of Callinico began to produce wine, motivated by their love for good wine. This passion for producing quality wines drove the family to open a small traditional winery. The wine produced was made using typical equipment from this era. In order to produce top quality wine, grapes were collected from all over Zakynthos. The families in depth knowledge of wine production enabled them to select the appropriate grapes to produce a particular wine. This production involved storing the wine in oak barrels to allow the wine to mature. The wine would then be stored in bottles for further information. The quality of wine produced was surprisingly good - customers were coming from all over Zakynthos in order to purchase the wine.
In 1953 an earthquake struck Zakynthos destroying the island. It was at this time that the Callinico winery passed to the next family generation - and in 1990 the winery was passed onto the current generation.
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