Athanasiou Winery located in the center of the largest Protective Designation of Origin (P.D.O.) vineyard of Greece the historical Nemea, where grows the noble red grape variety Agiorgitiko for 35 centuries.In our modern facilities which were constructed in 2007, we produce high quality wines by using the most up to-date technology, always in combination with great respect on the origin’s tradition. Our vineyards extend on the center of the historic valley of Nemea at an altitude between 340 and 380 metres. The special area’s terroir is characterized by the geographical relief of a valley between mountains and the anual weather ranges from mild cold winters with enough rainfall, to the warm and relatively dry summer periods with several weather differences between the short distances within the P.D.O. Nemea area. Observing the terroir’s diversity could discover the different wine’s organoleptic results among the locations of the vineyard, with most impressive the uniqueness and importance of each vintage in the character of the legendary
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