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AEGEAN FOODS GMBH

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

Carl-Benz-Straße 23, 60386 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, +49 69 42601730

Ambrosia – Authentic Greek Taste

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

Bruine Kilhaven, Van der Kunstraat 12, 4251 LN Werkendam, Netherlands

Barrique Fine Wines

Representative of Vakakis Winery.

3 Emerald Street, York, YO31 8LQ, Phone 01904 207039, Email info@barriquefinewines.com

CANETTE Quality Wines S.A

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

Rue de Witte de Haelen 28, 1000 Bruxelles, Βέλγιο

Cava Nektar

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Ermou 121, Athens 10555

Divine Tastes Ε.U.

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Tuchlauben 7a, 1010, Vienna – Austria, ATU 71957224, FN 484902t

ELLENIKÁ SRL

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Via Panama 52 00198 Roma

ERGON Agora

Representative of Nopera Winery.

P. Mela 42, Thessaloniki 546 22

Glud Vin

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

Nikkelvej 1, 8940 Randers, Denmark

Hatziioannou Winery

Hatziioannou winery aims from the beginning to produce high quality wines. Having a special regard for the Muscat White Mikrorogo variety, the famous variety of Samos since ancient times, it aims to further promote it with all white dry and natural sweet wines consisting exclusively of this variety. To ensure quality, the annual number of bottles is limited and numbered. Some of these bottles are traveling to the Netherlands, with the intention of traveling to other countries soon.

 
Herve Restaurant

Representative of Vakakis Winery.

TRION IERARCHON 170, 118 52, ATHENS, GREECE, T. 210 34 71 332, M. 693 6637873, info@herve-restaurant.com

Karabournaki – Thessaloniki – Samos amphorae in the Thermaic Gulf

The existence of Samos amphorae in the region of the Thermaic gulf proves the intense commercial activity of the island.

Some more examples from Anchialos are also attributed to the Samos workshop (late 6th – early 5th century B.C.), while in Karabournaki a Samos amphora of similar shape survives almost intact, and dates back to the late 7th – early 6th century B.C. An intact amphora from the rescue excavations in the bank of Toumba dates back to the same period.

Source of text and image: http://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/321609/files/GRI-2020-28641.pdf

KOLONAKI Group of Companies

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

7 Vulcan St, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1L3, Καναδάς

Malbty&Greek Wholesale Limited

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Arch 17, Apollo Business Park Lucey Way, London, SE16 4ET

MAMOS Wines

Representative of Hatziioannoy Winery.

Mamos Wines Sphinxlunet 127-E 6221 JK Maastricht Netherlands, www.mamoswines.nl,  tel: +3 16 52 41 61 86

Mark Antony and Cleopatra in Samos (Rome, Alexandria-Egypt)

Mark Antony, the famous Roman general, and Cleopatra, the Greek queen of ancient Egypt, who were immortalised in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, had a tumultuous relationship and spent part of their love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C.

In April 32 B.C. the couple sailed from Ephesus to Samos, bringing with them an entourage of popular actors, comedians, and musicians.

US historian Adrienne Mayor, in her most recent book published in 2022, provides a glorious fictionalised description of their holidays, and mentions:  For three weeks their revels were the talk of Greece:  the island resounded with the sounds of pipes and lutes; there were sumptuous drunken banquets and all-night performances.

There were more riotous drinking bouts, torchlight parades, and outrageous behaviour. Antony dressed up in a Dionysus costume. Cleopatra bought tablets of onyx and crystal, had them inscribed with love letters, and sent them to Antony. Antony caused a scandal by caressing her feet in public.

According to historian Adrienne Mayor, Cleopatra was very fond of bathing, while Antony, according to Mayor’s research, was constantly drunk due to the tasty island wine.

Methoni Pierias – Samos amphorae in the Thermaic Gulf

The existence of Samos amphorae in the region of the Thermaic gulf proves the intense commercial activity of the island.

Sixteen published fragments or ostraca from Samos amphorae with graffiti, come from the Methone Ypogeio (cellar). Most of the amphorae date back to the late 8th – early 7th century B.C. The amphorae of Methone that date back to the late 8th century are in reality the only examples of early Samos amphorae in the northern Aegean.

Source of text and image: http://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/321609/files/GRI-2020-28641.pdf

Muscat wine travels to Smyrna

During the period from 1600 to 1700, households seemed to combine vine-growing with the cultivation of cereals, vegetables, and various trees. This secured, on the one hand, the products necessary for their survival, and on the other, through the sale of wine and part of their vegetable production, the money necessary to cover their tax and other obligations.

In the century that followed (1700 to 1800), there are countless testimonies, mainly of travellers, recording vine-growing as the most important productive activity on Samos.  Muscat wine turned into an exclusively exportable good, as it was intended for sale to the French merchants of Smyrna.

Oinoforos Emporiki

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Vilara 44, Ioannina

Samos amphora in Berezan, Ukraine.

On the islet of Berezan (ancient Borysthenitis) in Ukraine, the oldest ancient Greek settlement in the North, many vessels from Samos, Rhodes, and Chios from the 7th-6th centuries B.C. have been discovered.

The amphora from Samos that dates back to the 6th century B.C depicting revellers stands out. Specifically, the main theme of the decoration of the Samos vessel, is the pair of komasts (revellers) who are drinking wine and participating in a dance event in honour of the god Dionysus.

The Samos amphora is stored and exhibited at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

Samos wine and the Catholic Church

The Catholic Community of Samos, prior to the creation of the Union of Winemaking Agricultural Cooperatives of Samos and the (mandatory at the time) vinification and trade of the product through it, acted as a supplier and trader of sweet wine for the needs of the Catholic Church in Italy, Africa, and elsewhere.

The memories survive of the old Samiots and Catholic priests in the basement of the Catholic Church on the coastal road of Samos.

They were filled with masonry tanks with Samos wine, as well as oversized wooden barrels, each bearing the coat of arms of the Cardinals. According to the testimony of the last Abbess of the Order of Saint Joseph on Samos, sister Mikelina, during the bombing of the capital during World War II by the Germans, the wine in the basements of the church flowed to the port, changing even the colour of the sea!

Samos Muscat wine supplies Catholic Missions in various countries even to this day, albeit in smaller quantities.

Samos wine at exhibitions in Constantinople

Pierre de Gigord Collection of Photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, 1850-1958

In the early 1860s, the potential of vine-growing was highlighted, when sulphur helped production recover. Samos products including raisins and wine were initially sent to the Constantinople exhibition and then in 1863 to the London International Exhibition. In 1873 Samos products were sent to the Vienna World Fair.

On the one hand, access to these fairs and European markets, and, on the other, receiving awards or distinctions, contributed to the Principality taking measures to improve the production and trade of Samos wine.

These measures were: a. Inviting a specialist wine maker from France to teach farmers vine-growing and wine making, and b. the establishment of a wine making company for trading and managing the wines.

Πηγή φωτογραφίας: http://www.eskiistanbul.net/tag/1860/

Samos wine at exhibitions in London.

In the early 1860s, the potential of vine-growing was highlighted, when sulphur helped production recover. Samos products including raisins and wine were initially sent to the Constantinople exhibition and then in 1863 to the London International Exhibition. In 1873 Samos products were sent to the Vienna World Fair.

On the one hand, access to these fairs and European markets, and, on the other, receiving awards or distinctions, contributed to the Principality taking measures to improve the production and trade of Samos wine.

These measures were: a. Inviting a specialist wine maker from France to teach farmers vine-growing and wine making, and b. the establishment of a wine making company for trading and managing the wines.

Samos wine exported to France due to phylloxera

In 1870 the insect of phylloxera made its appearance in France, destroying millions of hectares of French vineyards. This led to an increase in the demand for Samos wines, which recorded a significant increase in sales and price in 1880, with a record number of ships arriving at Samos island.

French wine producers, due to the well known phylloxera problem, turned to importing ever-increasing quantities of Samos wine. In 1883, of the total production of 99.300 staters, 62,000 were exported to France.

As a result, Samos Muscat is currently considered a similar — if not identical — variety to the French Muscat de Frontignan, cultivated in southern France, as noted by Professor of Viticulture Od. Davidis in his book, Ampelographia.

It is also rather interesting that, according to Theodore Bent (Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1886), the entire ancient city in Tigani (Pythagoreion) was covered in vineyards, which reached the castle of Lykourgos and even lower, near the port.

Samos wine travels to various countries via NOPERA WINERY

In recent years the wines of NOPERA WINERY have been successfully exported to serious markets with strong competition, such as Italy, Sweden, Germany, and Austria. An important part of the overall production of NOPERA WINERY is supplied to these markets, with a continuously increasing trend.

The goal of NOPERA WINERY is, in the immediate future, to double its volume of exports, and to that end it is designing and funding its development plans.

Listed below are the export-oriented companies with which NOPERA WINERY is collaborating for the promotion of Samos wine in foreign retail markets.

Samos wine travels to various countries via the UWC Samos

Samos wine is one of Greece’s main ambassadors abroad, with exports to countries such as France, the largest export market for the UWCS, Toronto – Canada, the USA, the UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Cyprus, Australia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Finland, China, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania and others. New markets are constantly being added to the 24-country total.

The UWCS uses both direct and indirect distribution channels. Specifically, as regards direct channels, it sells in bulk or retail from its winery to consumers. Thus, interested parties have the opportunity to visit the space and see the environment and production conditions.

With regard to the indirect channel, distribution is achieved via various networks or channels, in order to connect the UWCS to consumers, using a variety of independent companies (e.g. airlines, shipping companies).

Distribution of the products of the United Wine Agricultural Cooperative of Samos on the Greek market (outside Samos) and in Cyprus, is carried out by W.S. KAROULIAS S.A.

Samos wine travels to various countries via VAKAKIS WINERY

VAKAKIS WINERY’s ambition is for its wine to become the most recognisable high-quality ambassador for Samos wine abroad. It already exports to China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands, while there are immediate plans to expand to new markets.

The comparative advantages of VAKAKIS WINES in comparison to its competition can be summarised as grape selection from the best terroirs on Samos, the highlighting of local endemic varieties, the absence of any loan, control of operating costs, and immediate decision making.

SARL DIONIS

Representative of UWC Samos Winery.

35 rue d’Yvours 69540 Irigny  tél. :+33 (0)4 72 31 02 06

The Kyrenia shipwreck at Cyprus

The Kyrenia shipwreck was a commercial vessel of Classical antiquity, just 15 metres long, which was located at the bottom of the ocean, near the city of Kyrenia, Cyprus. The ancient shipwreck was an exceptional find, because besides the shipment, the wooden hull was also in excellent condition. When it sank, it was carrying 403 amphorae for wine transportation, 29 millstones, some copper coins, and various vessels for preparing and serving food.

The ship of Kyrenia had travelled the Aegean for almost an entire century and, in fact, during a period when sea trade was at its peak. The ship’s load indicates the stops it had made on its final voyage.

Most of the load was point-based amphorae for transporting wine and oil, from Rhodes and Samos. The millstones were loaded in Nisiros or even Kos. The almonds may have been loaded in Cyprus. The ship was travelling the eastern Aegean. It may have set off in Samos, stopped off at Kos or Nisiros to load the the millstones, then set sail for Rhodes, the port of which was an important commercial centre of the era, where it would have loaded its many amphorae of wine. It would then have headed to Kyrenia, Cyprus, where it was sank.

The Somerset Wine Co.

Representative of Vakakis Winery.

Market Place, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7AL, 01963 548228, info@somersetwinecompany.com

Vin du Sud

Representative of Nopera Winery.

Frau Pilar Meladinis Neuhauserstr. 15 81331 München

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