Muscat blanc

Chatziioannou family has a rich, five-generation history in the cultivation of muscat blanc à petits grains variety.

The organically farmed vines of at least 20 years of age respond with consistency to their fruit and consequently to the wine.

Best served at 8-12°C. Enjoy it with mediterranean dishes. Perfect to accompany fish and seafood.

Vatis

Demi-sec muscat blanc wine from the organically grown Chatziioannou vineyards.

Get impressed from its intensely aromatic and fruity character.

Enjoy it at 8-12 ° C.

Demi-sec muscat blanc wine from the organically grown Chatziioannou vineyards.

Get impressed from its intensely aromatic and fruity character.

Enjoy it at 8-12 ° C.

Ροδάνι

Δροσερή οξύτητα, ζωηρό χρώμα και κόκκινα φρούτα της άνοιξης και του καλοκαιριού συνθέτουν τον γοητευτικά ανάλαφρο χαρακτήρα του. Απολαύστε το στους 6-10°C.

In 1994 George Chatziioannou returned to his homeland, Samos island. From 1996 up to 2017 he was engaged as a senior software developer, developing and supporting the integrated software and hardware platform for UWC-Samos (United Winemaking Agriculture Cooperatives of Samos). While working there, he met professionals of the wine industry and he understood the great potential of Samos muscat, or muscat of petit grains, as well as the special characteristics of the soil and climate of Samos with respect to the cultivation of wines.

In 1998, under the supervision of his father, Themistocles Chatziioannou, 3d generation viticulturist, George planted his first vineyard on eastern Samos.

In 1998 he formed a hill of 5 acres into terraces. The soil was clayey and of limestone, and the area exposed to strong winds from the north. There, in 2000, he planned the first 2 acres of vineyards. Continuing his program of planting he ended up with 5 acres of vineyards.

Chatziioannou winery is targeting primarily on the production of wines of superior quality. Based on the high quality of organic grapes we have the ability to vinify avoiding to implement industrial protocols, thus basing our philosophy of vinification to “Nature makes it Better”. The production and the selection of grapes is based on carefully selected vineyards owned by the winery.

Samos, the Lady of the vineyards

According to folkloric tradition, muscat blanc was brought in Samos by Ageos from Asia minor, during the era of Policrates, the Samian. Lots of ancient texts from Hippocrates, Galinos and Theofrastos mention and give us information about the samian wines, adn it is a fact that samina wines were transported to various ports with the ship from Kirinia during the 4th century B.C.

Traditional tales also mention that Anthony had been ordering wine from Samos to drink with his lover, Cleopatra.

For Musat Blanc, Jancis Robinson in her book “Vines, Grapes and Wines”, (Mitchell Beazley,1986) writes: “The best variety of Muscat was known in Greece centuries before the other varieties emerge. Samos island is the leader and the variety is still the most important of the island.

In the depths of the centuries, this noble variety acquires an astonishing locality in the combination of soil and climatic system of Samos and as the old people say, the vineyards here are made by themselves.”