ΟΙ ΑΜΠΕΛΩΝΕΣ – Organic Wines Crete

Our vineyards are privately owned and are located in a perimeter around our winery on sloping land at an altitude of 400 to 500 metres, with a north-east orientation and covering an area of 20 hectares. They are cultivated with full respect for the environment and hu-mans, according to the standards of organic farming. In this context, most of the tasks are done manually, the plant is nurtured with organic sub-stances of animal or plant origin, dis-eases are fought with natural minerals such as sulphur or copper, while the inspection and certification are carried out by DIO, the official agency for the certification of organic products in Greece.

Our vineyards are up to 60 years old and have low yields of 600 – 800 kg/hectare, an example of our effort to harvest quality grapes. The soil is stony, with limestone and clay and very good drainage while the climate is Mediterranean with abundant sunshine. The winters are relatively mild with plenty of rainfall while the summers are cool and without heatwaves, main-ly thanks to the altitude. The difference in temperature between day and night is such that it has a positive effect on the slow ripening of the grapes.

ORGANIC FARMING

The work is done manually, the nutrition of the plants is made with organic animal or vegetable substances origin, the fight against diseases is done with natural minerals such as sulfur or copper while control and the certification is done by DIO, an official body certification of organic products in Greece.

CLIMATE

The climate is Mediterranean with abundant sunshine. The winters are relatively mild with lots of rainfall while the summers are cool without heat waves mainly due to the altitude. The temperature difference between day and night is such that it works positive in the slow ripening of grapes.

ALTITUDE

Our vineyards are located around it of our winery on sloping land with an altitude of 400 to 500 meters with north-east orientation and cover an area of 200 acres.

TERRAIN

Our vineyards are linear up to 60 years old and have low yields per hectare 600-800kg/acre sample of our effort for harvesting quality grapes. The ground is stony, limestone and clay with very good drainage.

The varieties

The Domaine Paterianakis grows and makes wines using the white endoge-nous Vidiano, Moschato Spinas and Thrapsathiri varieties as well as the red autochthonous varieties of Kotsifali and Mantilari. We also cultivate certain French varieties that have been se-lected according to specific criteria so that they produce blends with a multi-dimensional character in combination with the Domaine’s native varieties. These are the varieties Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
Organic and biodynamic cultivation is used for all the varieties, without the addition of chemicals or other sub-stances, so as to showcase their or-ganoleptic properties to the full.

These varieties produce all the family’s single-variety wines known as the Lo-cal treasures, the Premium series

which includes a blend of French and native varieties with the label “Melissi-nos”, with whites, rosés and reds, as well as the legendary Domaine Pateri-anakis, the Domaine’s first wine with the Peza Protected Designation of Origin.

In addition, the Vidiano and Kotsifalis varieties are used to make the Do-maine’s organic tsikoudia spirit, “Para-dise”, while the Vidiano, Kotsifalis and Syrah varieties also produce the latest series of 3.14 natural wines in red, white and rosé, with minimum inter-vention.
All the Domaine’s products are in-spected and certified by DIO, the offi-cial agency for the certification of or-ganic products.

Our philosophy

The combination of traditional “natural” methods and modern forms of cultiva-tion and winemaking, with an absolute respect for humans and the environ-ment. We believe greatly in this bal-ance as it promotes the sustainability of our ecosystem while showcasing in the best possible way the organoleptic properties of our region. From the very first moment, we adopted the princi-ples of organic farming as through this we can constantly discover the natural beauty of our homeland while making our own small contribution to the global effort to protect our ecosystem.

Our goal is to produce wines with a strong personality that will transport the consumer to our homeland. The im-portant distinctions awarded in Greece abroad in international competitions such as Decanter, seal the success of our continuous efforts.