Katogi Averof Winery

The visit to the basement of the winery Katogi Averoff it really is an impressive experience. The whole path inside the cellars between the rows of oak barrels, the artistic lighting interventions, the visual effects, the path over a glass corridor where one can see hundreds of bottles lying beneath them, create an atmospheric tour of the charming world. of wine, in the process of winemaking and finally in the history of the winery.

The history of the Katogi Averoff company begins in the late 1950s, when Evangelos Averoff plants the first vines of the variety in Greece Cabernet Sauvignon on its steep slopes Pindos and bottles in the basement of his house at Metsovo the wine that gets its name Katogi Averoff.

"Vines from France in Greek mountain soil…" wrote the handmade label of the first wine that he had designed with passion. The project of revitalizing the abandoned slopes of Pindos and reviving the old viticultural tradition that flourished in the area in the 18th and 19th centuries was part of a wider effort of the Baron Michael Tositsa Foundation - its administrator was Evangelos Averof Tositsas With hundreds of projects to revitalize Metsovo.

The 1989 the Katogi societe anonyme is founded. Katogi red wine is known throughout the country and has won awards abroad. This wine will be the first stone in the emergence of Greek varieties and in their marriage with foreign varieties.

A significant part of the wines come from the vineyards in Yinets which are the most mountainous vineyards in Greece and are perched on the slopes of Pindos, where the seasons follow their own rhythm and the vines are slow to mature. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Traminer are cultivated in Gniets, which in the Vlach local dialect means vineyard.

The wines of Katogi Averoff circulate in the following categories.

Katogi series

Katogi Averof Red (Cabernet Sauvignon -the first vines of foreign variety grown in Greece-, Merlot and Agiorgitiko) which is the first premium wine in Greece produced since 1963, Katogi Averof White (Roditis, Chardonnay), Katogi Tvero Averoff Rose, Averoff Traminer Estate, Averoff Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ίνιμα Series

INIMA Xinomavro 2013, INIMA Negoska, INIMA Assyrtiko Athiri.

Miscellaneous

Fiery Merlot Averoff with 12 months maturation in oak barrels, Xinomavro Averoff

Premium series in limited bottles

Flora di Munte (afrodes), Rossiu di Munte Βλάχικο, Rossiu di Munte Pinot Noir, Rossiu di Munte Syrah-Traminer, Rossiu di Munte Γινιέτσ.

Katogi Averof Winery

Operating hours: 10: 00 - 16: 00

The tour of the Katogi Averof winery lasts about 30 minutes and includes:

• Visit to the cellars of the historic winery through a theatrically set setting.
• Watching video screenings with the various stages of wine making and the story behind Katogi Averoff.